Many years ago I put a bottle of champagne in my fridge waiting for a big celebration and a huge increase in my gold shares. The bottle is still in the fridge ... So I compared my investments with the big guys -the experts paid millions to take care of other people money, while making money on them!!!

Check the link and look at the 3 years return of Morning Star "favorite equities Precious metals funds" (November 2006 gold was trading at below $600)

http://news.morningstar.com/fundReturns/FundReturns.html?category=$FOCA$SP

If AFTER 3 years your return is over 12% you are as good as these "experts".

I will add that the first big Gold ETF was launched in 2005 by Barclays...Do you see a connection???

What could REALLY lauch the mining shares is the proof that ETF funds DO NOT have the gold they are supposed to buy when investors put their money in these funds and this is coming soon...

GWTW