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</p><p>But so far in this current bull market, this asset hasn't done a darn thing.
</p><p>If this asset does what it's done in every other gold bull market, hundreds of percent gains lie ahead...
</p><p>In the 1972-1974 gold bull market, this asset soared 348%.
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