"Why invest in GTCB at all for that kind of risk-to-reward?"
I am beginning to wonder that myself although my position in GTCB currently is greater than ever. This is definitely not a sexy stock currently but I consider it to be a very good place to park some money during these turbulent market times. So much so that, at times, I find myself using GTCB as a Money Market account whereby I put free cash in it towards the close every day, and then pull that money out when I need it for other stocks the following day... LOL...
All kidding aside, GTCB has very low risk at this price and a very promising upside for the future. The problem with it is akin to GaAs Vs Silicon in semiconductors. GaAs was the semiconductor of the future, is the semiconductor of the future, and seems like it will always be the semiconductor of the future while Silicon continues to bask in its glory as the choice semiconductor for the industry...
"Sometimes I wonder whether people are here to make money or just to be intellectually stimulated."
I think that is a big part of it although I do not find the Sciences of GTCB that intellectually stimulating myself. Once you understand what transgenic is all about, the learning curve drops very fast except for details which are not that intellectually stimulating...
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