Ask the average man or woman on the street what's happening to precious metals, and they'll give you a blank stare and maybe a "Duh

With gold and silver on the move, the Godfather of newsletter writers Richard Russell had this to say in his latest commentary, “There is only one certainty regarding paper money -- the longer you hold it, the less it will buy in terms of real goods or real money -- gold. But there's a big difference between the current precious metals bull market and the bull market of the 1970s. The 1970 bull market drew tremendous interest (I was there). Everybody I knew (even the gold haters) were watching that bull market with keen interest, particularly during the wild "blow off" days of the late 1970s, when silver was rocketing higher -- rising every day by limit up.”
March 25, 2011

Richard Russell continues:

“In comparison, today's huge precious metal bull market is greeted with yawns, that is, if it is greeted at all. I've been calling the current gold/silver market the "great stealth bull market." Ask the average man or woman on the street what's happening to precious metals, and they'll give you a blank stare and maybe a "Duh." Ask them if they own any gold or silver, and they'll give you a sheepish "Nah."
[link to kingworldnews.com]