Twas always thus, Big Al. One always has to analyse individual companies.
I may dump my money into GDX or GDXJ as a temporary location, but I believe, if I take the effort, I can always out-perform most money managers/ETF managers.

Unfortunately, I don’t always take the time…….I often prefer to goof off, travelling in Europe, Cruising in the Med or Caribbean, or even just relaxing in California.

One more week in Indiana, then a month in Europe, then cruise back to the US for a month.
Hell, someone has to keep the economy going. I appreciate, however, the ideas that Kereport generates for me and the work you do. I hope I manage to add to the information content; I try.

Remember management is number 1 when evaluating companies, what is their track record?