litecoin has the second longest track record to it after Bitcoin. It has all that stability and organic pump goodness to it, that stuff takes time lots of it. 10 years of growth behind it which many other coins cant say the same. Its also proof of work, the best economic model IMO. Its the same as silver in that it is a poor mans Bitcoin. Silver to gold compliment each other and so do Bitcoin and Litecoin. Its going nowhere and if it goes down the privacy route well it should do very well indeed.