Thanks to you also Reg...and Pic, GWR, Coach, VHF, ESL, Edgy and all who post here. The input is most helpful and informative as we all learn from one another. Big Kudos to the management of ECU, especially Michel...and to someone else, Bill Murphy. Few have shown the courage and tenacity that he has in the face of some pretty daunting challenges.

This has been a tough year or so and we can all use support at times. One can hardly wonder at those who are financially pressed, stressed out, overworked, new to investing in the PMs, or simply confused by the complexities and challenges of unnaturally trading and managed markets.......and who continue on with some thread of conviction.

Not everyone has a lot of spare cash these days and trying to stay the course for some has to be thought provoking to say the least. We diversified shareholders of ECU are made up of people of all ages from all walks of life with the common purpose... to profit from our investment. For some, a 1,000 share commitment can mean as much as 100,000 shares or more for others. I always try to remember that when I post here. Each and every shareholder is important, no matter the wealth.

We have students, professors, retirees, professionals, tradespeople...mothers, fathers, sons and daughters....healthy and otherwise....all with different financial objectives, hopes, interests in life, personal or physical burdens, experiences, faiths, beliefs, and...risk tolerances. All of our perspectives are as subjective as the individual that represents them. They are all very important.

I would never have posted at the ECU BBs so many times over so many years if I didn't truly believe that we all have a chance to realize most positive rewards for our efforts. Many times I have wondered why, as have others I suppose. Yes I want to profit and support others in being truthful since I have always been convinced. Yes, I have been mostly opitmistic and perhaps reactionary to the negative posters, and yappy to the nefarious ones who I absolutely refuse to submit to. Yes, there have been countless times I have silently appreciated the posts of so many others, over so many years starting from day one...many who have long since left.

This has been a special journey for me over ten years. I expect it to be a fulfillng one..... for all of us. When your dam near at the top of the mountain, you never look down.

Hang on folks....we are nearly there....one month or a few more...or maybe sooner. I like that word, "sooner".