Good questions all, John N.
Think we should do some homework over the weekend.
I'm not even in on "fundamentals," yet, just the TA picture, momentum, RH's record and the SI experience. GNET is doing all the right things.
If the numbers talk to me, I take more.
Here's a thought. SI *alone* is worth upwards of $250 a share for a simple reason: Investors *make money* here! It's that simple. In my experience, TheStreet.com is the only other investor Web site that can make that statement, and it doesn't compete with SI. You'll want others (Fool, MKTW, StockSite, RB, etc.) for perspective, news and tools. You'll want SI for...survival.
Look, *community* is the only 'level playing field' investing has ever had, and SI *owns* it. Found more insight here in 30 days than in the previous 30 years. SI members, for the most part, are intelligent and articulate. They have great perspectives and they bring *enlightenment* to investing. 'Who else ya gonna call?'
Consider the following SI "success story:"
How powerful is SI? On one thread, I watched in amazement the adventures of a female investing "newbie" over a period of three or four weeks. The posters just "adopted" her. The group guided her moment-by-moment through a complex play. They did such a great job that she made a profit of more than $15,000, about double her money! More importantly, she walked away with something priceless: *knowledge.* An SI "MBA", if you will. You just won't see that anywhere else. Stunning!
SI's "signal-to-noise ratio" is high because people have an *investment* in this community. In the end, boards at YHOO, Fool and RB are fatally flawed and pale in comparison.
Ironically, the problem SI must now learn to manage is traffic. There can be 3-400 new posts a day on a small cap stock. How do you keep up with that? "A 'site' to behold."
You're right about GNET's liquidity "problem," John, but that will soon improve. Meanwhile, it's a small price to pay for such a big gift.
BAM
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