“Metals exec: 25% of physical gold buyers are crazy”
I figured that this story was good for a laugh so I went ahead and clicked it. And what did I find? Yes, there is a “metals exec” quoted in the story and the guy in question works for…
…wait for it…
KITCO!
The same Canadian metals firm that employed the permabear Jon Nadler all through the previous bull market for gold. The same Canadian metals firm that made headlines after being alleged as a tax fraud in 2011 and 2013. (http://business.financialpost.com/2013/12/09/kitco-metals-among-gold-traders-facing-quebec-tax-fraud-allegations/) The same Canadian metals firm that gleefully reported Jeffrey Christian’s smears of Andrew Maguire and GATA.
Yep, that Kitco.
http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/blog/6614/kitco-attempts-corporate-suicide