Bob,

Thank you for that perspective. However, you are far less critical by nature than I. It is a characteristic I have that often rubs people the wrong way. Now that I've laid some groundwork for what I really think of Saxena's comment of "we are currently out of this asset," allow me to be more explicit:

To be out of "this asset" - i.e., gold - in this day and age solely due to short term price weakness, is analagous to going on a camping trip without toilet paper because you've gone to the bathroom just before you left.

Strike