So what we are looking at is a far stronger fundamental backdrop for gold, coupled with an investment landscape in which almost all the alternatives look overpriced and unattractive. While wealthy Westerners will be dragged into the next gold bull market kicking and screaming, dragged into it they will be. They may not like gold, but they like losing money even less. This will create the buying power so desperately needed for a new gold bull to catch fire, and many people will be caught off guard. Personally, I think a new bull market in precious metals will be birthed with the next 12-months, and it’ll be a big one.