Actually the Goldman Sachs guy is Noel Dunn who became a board of director in November taking the place of Bill Fleckenstein. That move alone speaks volumes.

I always will remember the Tanzanian Royalty annual meeting I attended in 2009 and a comment that Jim Sinclair made . It didn't click until Munisign's post. He indicated that as the gold bull plays out in the end it will be the cartel that will be in a dominant position holding acquiring and waiting for the proper time before having the dominant position they needed in precious metals before letting the market forces work on there own merit.

Now the question becomes how will the cartel held or influenced equities perform towards the end of the bull run?