It's pretty standard verbiage on Seeking Alpha. Almost all (if not all?) of the articles on the site have disclosures worded in that form. And a lot of people d

It's pretty standard verbiage on Seeking Alpha. Almost all (if not all?) of the articles on the site have disclosures worded in that form. And a lot of people do have positions in the companies they write about. It's ethical to do so, so long as you disclose accurately and honestly. There is no client-service relationship between readers of SA and its contributors.