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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1582449, member: 26302&quot;]Not sure I would say that. The analogy was really talking about non-traditional investors and their participation in markets. When a market gets flooded with non-traditional investors, 2 things happen. 1, prices explode, and 2, prices become more volatile. Non-traditional investors usually aren&#039;t in it for the long haul, more for a quick buck, and as such add volatility to markets. If they become disillusioned with it, they can leave very quickly, dropping the market as fast or faster than they raised it.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I would ask do you believe the average American, (or average world citizen), is more apt to be interested in PM today than 10 years ago? I believe that would be more analogous to the &quot;shoeshine boy&quot;. I am not making predictions or saying anything abotu the market today, just clarifying this point.</p><p><br /></p><p>Btw, that shoeshine boy story was the reason one major investor avoided the stock market crash of 29. That was his reason why he sold every single stock he owned 6 months before the crash.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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