That first article is kind of funny to me, because

That first article is kind of funny to me, because I had a friend who was in NPSP a large amount from back when the price was low (~$4 pps) and likely when the company was in trouble. He told me about it when I was introducing him to CTIX, circa 2012. He did some surface DD on CTIX and asvised me to get out of it due to all the same BS arguments about Leo and his time at NNVC, which had been shown as non issues even then, and his view of the science which was too good to be true. He said it was likely a scam. He didn't buy any CTIX and I didn't buy any NPSP mostly due to wrapping up cash in CTIX.

In the short term it sure stings because he cashed out at the $47 buyout, damn it. However, I told him of all the progress since he dismissed CTIX and the lucky timing of cheap sharrs still existing. I have said that he should use his windfall money to buy a large CTIX position now, but he's still afraid of it. He believed in the science of NPSP because it was on a higher exchange and had significant institutional investment, but he still won't belive in our science because we don't have those things yet.
I can't wait to prove him foolish for not listening to me when CTIX blows by $50 pps on the way up.