RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Temptation bites Each has to invest according to their risk tolerance, level of patience, confidence within their own due diligence, etc. That being said, no other sector provides the type of upside that the juniors provide when measured from trough to peak on a long term cyclical chart.
You aren't going to get 10, 20 or 50 baggers investing with the crowd in the S&P 500 or DOW index stock market funds. I'm sure most of us here already realize that.
I'm hoping for a 20 bagger based upon my average cost basis in WRN. Even if you take Sooner's low end estimate of $6 for an eventual buyout price, if you were in early enough at the all-time lows you could still get that 20 bagger.
You have to spend the time and effort researching the jewels that are mixed in with the trash and then buy at the proper times and be patient. Investing in the juniors isn't for everyone, you have to be content to be the tortoise in the story of the tortoise and the hare. Many will see superior gains in the interim, but when the dust settles, those invested in the proper juniors willl see the largest gains, gains which will outpace those seen in the general equities.
Also, as we are witnessing the slow death of fiat, the rest of the world will wish they knew then what many of us know now. Position yourself accordingly.