Mumbai, Sept. 16 -- Investors may shrug off silver's old moniker, the "poor man's gold", as the metal has outperformed every other asset class so far this year.

With a 43% return, it has even outshone gold's 37% rally. Currently, silver's spot price on the Commodity Exchange Inc. (Comex) is $42.5 per ounce, still shy of its $50 peak in 2011.

However, the story doesn't end with this silver lining.

Experts caution that silver's shimmer may prove fleeting, with turbulent prices likely over the next couple of quarters amid global uncertainty. "Silver may not rise at the same pace over the next three months," said Anil Ghelani, head of passive investments and products at DSP Mutual Fund.

Given silver's unpredictability, prices may consolid...