Top Gold Forecasters Gone Bad

I must be sociopathic.  I enjoy "top forecasters" on gold being proven wrong.  Here are some examples.

https://www.bullionvault.com/gold-news/gold-price-011420162

At the absolute secular low in gold in December 2015, Fortune magazine publishes a bearish piece.
http://fortune.com/2015/12/31/gold-prices-2016/

As soon as that article above goes to print, gold goes on a tear, prompting Forbes to flip six weeks later.  The tried and true axiom of being a contrarian against conventional wisdom absolutely applies with financial markets.

http://fortune.com/2016/02/09/financial-market-stress-gold/

US is no safer after 13 years of war, a top Pentagon official says

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2014/0728/US-is-no-safer-after-13-years-of-war-a-top-Pentagon-official-says

Eric Sprott's best interview yet; fame for Bill Murphy will mark gold's top

http://www.gata.org/node/13417

With Gold, Don’t Miss the Top

This is a must-read summary of the decoupling of paper gold and physical gold pricing.

http://www.moneymorning.com.au/20130717/with-gold-dont-miss-the-top.html

Does Central-Bank Gold-Buying Signal the Top Is Near?

http://www.caseyresearch.com/articles/does-central-bank-gold-buying-signal-top-near?ppref=ZHB459ED0712A