bertil's Comments bertil's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/112599/comments The Global Oil Scam: 50 Times Bigger than Madoff http://seekingalpha.com/article/172797-the-global-oil-scam-50-times-bigger-than-madoff?source=feed#comment-757597 757597 Perhaps better send the link to Michael Moore than the Representatives of the People. Or better yet, all the under 30, or even better; 20 year olds you know. ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:07:30 -0500 Perhaps better send the link to Michael Moore than the Representatives of the People. Or better yet, all the under 30, or even better; 20 year olds you know. ]]> Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript http://seekingalpha.com/article/171329-ambac-financial-group-inc-q3-2009-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed#comment-748263 748263 Let's see: I have a fine bridge here in Brooklyn! Free pick up.
Pay pal to Cayman.....]]>
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:41:56 -0500 Let's see: I have a fine bridge here in Brooklyn! Free pick up.
Pay pal to Cayman.....]]>
United States Natural Gas Fund: A Contrarian Perspective http://seekingalpha.com/article/161153-united-states-natural-gas-fund-a-contrarian-perspective?source=feed#comment-674342 674342 Fred Pollack's piece is really informative and easy to understand. Thanks Fred.
UNG is just not an interesting "investment" right now, and I still don't understand how Mr McLoed can be long UNG!
Gas producers and service industries might well be worth looking into in light of increasing industrial activities. ]]>
Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:09:25 -0400 Fred Pollack's piece is really informative and easy to understand. Thanks Fred.
UNG is just not an interesting "investment" right now, and I still don't understand how Mr McLoed can be long UNG!
Gas producers and service industries might well be worth looking into in light of increasing industrial activities. ]]>
How Natural Gas Can Save the U.S. Economy http://seekingalpha.com/article/155434-how-natural-gas-can-save-the-u-s-economy?source=feed#comment-626536 626536 Yesterday Mad Jim weighed in with comments and the question re Congress subsidizing NG as well as an interview with Andrew Littlefair of CLNE (www.cnbc.com/id/32375664) who build nat gas filling stations etc. It seems NG for big trucks (18-wheelers) rather than cars could be a real game changer...and that this concept is getting traction in Congress and beyond.
CLNE is up 9% and UNG is down again ....]]>
Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:28:08 -0400 Yesterday Mad Jim weighed in with comments and the question re Congress subsidizing NG as well as an interview with Andrew Littlefair of CLNE (www.cnbc.com/id/32375664) who build nat gas filling stations etc. It seems NG for big trucks (18-wheelers) rather than cars could be a real game changer...and that this concept is getting traction in Congress and beyond.
CLNE is up 9% and UNG is down again ....]]>
Bullish Divergence in Natural Gas http://seekingalpha.com/article/155062-bullish-divergence-in-natural-gas?source=feed#comment-624592 624592 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:57:46 -0400 Are GLD and SLV Legitimate Investment Vehicles? http://seekingalpha.com/article/149209-are-gld-and-slv-legitimate-investment-vehicles?source=feed#comment-590191 590191 ....and by the way, we have a beautiful bridge ETF here in Brooklyn.]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:31:57 -0400 ....and by the way, we have a beautiful bridge ETF here in Brooklyn.]]> In Free Market We Trust: Says China, Not U.S. http://seekingalpha.com/article/148353-in-free-market-we-trust-says-china-not-u-s?source=feed#comment-589934 589934 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:20:00 -0400 Watch for an Opportunity to Invest in China http://seekingalpha.com/article/148997-watch-for-an-opportunity-to-invest-in-china?source=feed#comment-589914 589914 But I'm a bit confused. You seem to be saying that the Chinese economy, and I assume their Market, is greater than sliced tofu, but end up saying "don't run out and buy now". So when? And what? And I don't see any "disclosure".
Do you indeed not own any Chinese equity?
Also the S&P is at 933.....]]>
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:57:36 -0400 But I'm a bit confused. You seem to be saying that the Chinese economy, and I assume their Market, is greater than sliced tofu, but end up saying "don't run out and buy now". So when? And what? And I don't see any "disclosure".
Do you indeed not own any Chinese equity?
Also the S&P is at 933.....]]>
Updating My Shorts on Financials and Tech http://seekingalpha.com/article/148607-updating-my-shorts-on-financials-and-tech?source=feed#comment-588406 588406 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:20:40 -0400 With Boone Pickens' 'windmill in every backyard' (except his) plan on the backburner, Ray Harvey makes an awesome case against Pickens' calls for massive subsidization of the wind-power industry, and explains why the public "hasn't even begun to grasp nuclear energy." http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/27553?source=feed#comment-579925 579925 Hrrmmm, come to think, they are still billionaires, no?
What, really, in addition to and beyond the wind energy, I think Mr. Pickens is pointing out, is the importance for us of truly to consider our energy dependency, and therefore financial and strategic dependency re energy.
.... including our continually sending mega $ to often "unfriendly" xyz countries, especially when we now apparently have such mind-boggling abundance of NatGas here in the USA!
Of course, it's not only coming from him. All of a sudden we now hear that our country has more natgas/energy in terms of BTU than the Saudis have oil!
That's great!
To me, this Is also, seriously, if ever a "stop everything!?" - an "IBM' moment to actually "think"... and then think deeply... and, oy-oy, even act. !!!?
Why are we still talking nuke, solar, expensive batteries??? if we have all this cheap natgas energy? ]]>
Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:17:59 -0400 Hrrmmm, come to think, they are still billionaires, no?
What, really, in addition to and beyond the wind energy, I think Mr. Pickens is pointing out, is the importance for us of truly to consider our energy dependency, and therefore financial and strategic dependency re energy.
.... including our continually sending mega $ to often "unfriendly" xyz countries, especially when we now apparently have such mind-boggling abundance of NatGas here in the USA!
Of course, it's not only coming from him. All of a sudden we now hear that our country has more natgas/energy in terms of BTU than the Saudis have oil!
That's great!
To me, this Is also, seriously, if ever a "stop everything!?" - an "IBM' moment to actually "think"... and then think deeply... and, oy-oy, even act. !!!?
Why are we still talking nuke, solar, expensive batteries??? if we have all this cheap natgas energy? ]]>
Interview with Warren Liu, Author of 'KFC in China: Recipe for Success' http://seekingalpha.com/article/146569-interview-with-warren-liu-author-of-kfc-in-china-recipe-for-success?source=feed#comment-579793 579793 There are some real conceptual golden nuggets here for all of us.
Hurrah for KFC and creativity! And down with bureaucracy that stand in the way of real progress. ]]>
Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:56:03 -0400 There are some real conceptual golden nuggets here for all of us.
Hurrah for KFC and creativity! And down with bureaucracy that stand in the way of real progress. ]]>
Sector Performance Since May 8th http://seekingalpha.com/article/137530-sector-performance-since-may-8th?source=feed#comment-503114 503114 Most readers of SA actually know already what happened yesterday!
I think it's time that you now finally live up to this: "Think B.I.G., by Bespoke Investment Group, provides some of the most original content and intuitive thinking on the Street."
The piece above, and many, many others certainly in my mind, do not live up to the quote above. What comes to mind is hardly respect.....but just ill disguised spam!
Minimalism is a 1960's art movement. It belongs to art museums.
I challenge you to, in every posting from now on, actually "provide some of the most original content and intuitive thinking on the Street."

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Thu, 14 May 2009 01:05:48 -0400 Most readers of SA actually know already what happened yesterday!
I think it's time that you now finally live up to this: "Think B.I.G., by Bespoke Investment Group, provides some of the most original content and intuitive thinking on the Street."
The piece above, and many, many others certainly in my mind, do not live up to the quote above. What comes to mind is hardly respect.....but just ill disguised spam!
Minimalism is a 1960's art movement. It belongs to art museums.
I challenge you to, in every posting from now on, actually "provide some of the most original content and intuitive thinking on the Street."

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Inflation, Demand and OPEC Should Drive DIG Higher http://seekingalpha.com/article/127108-inflation-demand-and-opec-should-drive-dig-higher?source=feed#comment-435300 435300 Are you asleep? Or ignorant?? Or what!?
Further the "comment" has of course nothing to do with the subject...
WAKE UP!!!!]]>
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:15:17 -0400 Are you asleep? Or ignorant?? Or what!?
Further the "comment" has of course nothing to do with the subject...
WAKE UP!!!!]]>
A livid Hank Greenberg on CNBC says he's lost over $2B in personal wealth due to the collapse of AIG (AIG). (earlier) http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/18994?source=feed#comment-410892 410892 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:24:31 -0500 Thoughts on Last Night's Speech by the President http://seekingalpha.com/article/122563-thoughts-on-last-night-s-speech-by-the-president?source=feed#comment-402836 402836 Our problem is the economy right now, stupid! and with that comes banks, jobs, housing and all the rest. And it's a global problem. Not to say a catastrophe-in-the-hap... NOW! So that is what he has to deal with. Hard and fast.
Save all those big smiles, waving hands, handshakes etc. and use the energy better.
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Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:55:04 -0500 Our problem is the economy right now, stupid! and with that comes banks, jobs, housing and all the rest. And it's a global problem. Not to say a catastrophe-in-the-hap... NOW! So that is what he has to deal with. Hard and fast.
Save all those big smiles, waving hands, handshakes etc. and use the energy better.
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Beating the Market by 15% http://seekingalpha.com/article/122250-beating-the-market-by-15?source=feed#comment-401118 401118 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:21:51 -0500 Why Friday Was Such a Critical Day for Bank Stocks http://seekingalpha.com/article/121919-why-friday-was-such-a-critical-day-for-bank-stocks?source=feed#comment-398542 398542 A terrorist attack, eh?]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:12:26 -0500 A terrorist attack, eh?]]> Bank of America Nationalization Would Shock, Not Help, Economy http://seekingalpha.com/article/121870-bank-of-america-nationalization-would-shock-not-help-economy?source=feed#comment-398508 398508 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:56:20 -0500 Compensation Caps Will Drive Away Talent? To Where? http://seekingalpha.com/article/118627-compensation-caps-will-drive-away-talent-to-where?source=feed#comment-376700 376700
And remember that those populists vengeful folks started the French Revolution! Those very talented and well educated and mannered still couldn't save their necks.
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And remember that those populists vengeful folks started the French Revolution! Those very talented and well educated and mannered still couldn't save their necks.
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32 Stem Cell Companies to Watch http://seekingalpha.com/article/118356-32-stem-cell-companies-to-watch?source=feed#comment-376641 376641 My humble thought is; if you like the concept or possibility of f. ex. "stem cell" wait till the hustlers are hoarse and your temptation to make quick money cools off.... then realize biotech is a bucking broncho.]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:51:15 -0500 My humble thought is; if you like the concept or possibility of f. ex. "stem cell" wait till the hustlers are hoarse and your temptation to make quick money cools off.... then realize biotech is a bucking broncho.]]> Bad bank idea is simply a "covert way to recapitalize banks by paying more for the assets than the market would," Meredith Whitney tells Fortune. Besides which, it won't even work. http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/16617?source=feed#comment-372518 372518 ]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:44:05 -0500 ]]> How Wall Street Keeps Dooming Itself http://seekingalpha.com/article/117690-how-wall-street-keeps-dooming-itself?source=feed#comment-372513 372513 What is gained by scapegoating? Or locking the barn when the horses left? What is gained by senators debating "our" stimulus package vs "theirs" ? What is lost is clear: time and opportunity!
Let's have three to five comprehensive plans published and then we - the people! - vote!
A revolutionary idea: democracy.]]>
Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:37:32 -0500 What is gained by scapegoating? Or locking the barn when the horses left? What is gained by senators debating "our" stimulus package vs "theirs" ? What is lost is clear: time and opportunity!
Let's have three to five comprehensive plans published and then we - the people! - vote!
A revolutionary idea: democracy.]]>
The Contemporary Art Bubble and Money Managers http://seekingalpha.com/article/113311-the-contemporary-art-bubble-and-money-managers?source=feed#comment-347614 347614 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:19:15 -0500 Direxion Ups the Ante with 3X International, U.S. Tech ETFs http://seekingalpha.com/article/111432-direxion-ups-the-ante-with-3x-international-u-s-tech-etfs?source=feed#comment-333706 333706 For to me, it just "smells wrong" here. It will become one more nail in the public's already severely bruised confidence in Wall Street and eventually in the whole idea of investing in the stock market. Can we, our society, really afford this concept of "it's a free world so I can do whatever I want to and to hell with you!"?]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:13:20 -0500 For to me, it just "smells wrong" here. It will become one more nail in the public's already severely bruised confidence in Wall Street and eventually in the whole idea of investing in the stock market. Can we, our society, really afford this concept of "it's a free world so I can do whatever I want to and to hell with you!"?]]> $25 Oil Could Happen Before a Return to $100 http://seekingalpha.com/article/109393-25-oil-could-happen-before-a-return-to-100?source=feed#comment-321464 321464 At the same time everyone I read and hear say it is impossible to know the future of the price of oil. There are just too many variables. Then Isn't it highly irresponsible to throw out such "crying fire in a crowded theatre" pronouncements? ]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:52:39 -0500 At the same time everyone I read and hear say it is impossible to know the future of the price of oil. There are just too many variables. Then Isn't it highly irresponsible to throw out such "crying fire in a crowded theatre" pronouncements? ]]> OPEC and Production Cuts: Why Now's the Time to Buy http://seekingalpha.com/article/108685-opec-and-production-cuts-why-now-s-the-time-to-buy?source=feed#comment-318747 318747 My question: Why do you prefer BP to other integrated oil companies?]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:01:37 -0500 My question: Why do you prefer BP to other integrated oil companies?]]> A Gigantic Buy - Cramer's Stop Trading! (9/23/08) http://seekingalpha.com/article/97007-a-gigantic-buy-cramer-s-stop-trading-9-23-08?source=feed#comment-264535 264535 why do you still feature Cramer here? You only attract nonsense like above and compromise your otherwise high standard!]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:08:58 -0400 why do you still feature Cramer here? You only attract nonsense like above and compromise your otherwise high standard!]]> Ambac Collapse: Anticlimax of the Week http://seekingalpha.com/article/96507-ambac-collapse-anticlimax-of-the-week?source=feed#comment-260902 260902 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:28:23 -0400 Pullback in Railroads Offers Short-Term Opportunity http://seekingalpha.com/article/94819-pullback-in-railroads-offers-short-term-opportunity?source=feed#comment-251044 251044 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:02:51 -0400 Knowing When To Take Money Off The Table http://seekingalpha.com/article/94589-knowing-when-to-take-money-off-the-table?source=feed#comment-249084 249084 Nice commercial. Wrong place. And don't we all have these kind of could'a, would'a stories...?
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Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:08:29 -0400 Nice commercial. Wrong place. And don't we all have these kind of could'a, would'a stories...?
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