RE: vancouver conference These are excellant concerns, and similar concerns that I have had - but no more. Right now the world is way out of whack. You can see it in SBB's share price which is far to low given the fundamentals - and its still falling. People are not trading rationally - their misguided emotions have gotten the best of them. Add to that a few major mitigating circumstances on the horizon - such as the potential collapes of the Euro. There is also enormous pressure on the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank to add massive amounts of money into the system to keep interest rates low and to keep governments operating. And they will absolutely add all the money they need to add. Fiat currency will continue to devalue at an accelerating rate. Gold can only rise in value, not drop as many presume. Its only a question of time before enough people come to this realization. Right now, the majority of people have no idea what is about to happen.