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Jared Cummans: Alternative energy investing has surged in popularity in recent years as our world has felt the effects of basing the majority of our economy off of a finite resource. Though crude oil and other fossil fuels will last us for the foreseeable future, there will come a time when our energy consumption Read more…
Jared Cummans: Wind power is one of the most prevalent forms of alternative energy in the world, as numerous countries have taken major steps towards weening themselves off of fossil fuels. Currently, wind power amounts to just over 2% of the world’s energy supply, but at current robust growth rates Read more…
This past weekend, my family and I attended a dear friend’s eightieth birthday party in upstate New York. On our way home, we drove by two enormous wind energy farms: one outside of Corning, New York, the other on the edge of Scranton. Both farms stood along ridge tops, and both were recently constructed. The Pennsylvania farm had a dozen wind generators. The New York facility had at least twice that number. All were spinning Read more…
The old adage “never judge a book by its cover” has been applied to a wide variety of situations over the years, from encouraging open mindedness in social situations to shopping for a car to, well, judging books by their covers. And it turns out this piece of advice can be quite valuable for Read more…
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George Wolff: It’s not too hard to tell the difference between good intentions in Washington and Beijing. Washington honors its words with even more words. Beijing uses a more direct approach. Read more…
Stocks closed modestly higher on Friday as volume increased. The market sold off for the first 30 minutes, reversed course until 1:00 pm and consolidated for the remainder of the day. Read more…
Equities gapped down at the open and spent most of the session in lower territory. However, on a late burst of buying the major indices clawed their way back to finish mixed on the day. Read more…
Stocks ended Wednesday’s session slightly higher but on declining volume. The Nasdaq saw the greatest improvement on the day. The technology rich index tacked on 0.6%, as it closed back Read more…
In general, 2010 has been a pretty solid year for most portfolios. Despite lingering concerns about unemployment and mounting debt burdens, most global equity markets have moved higher on the Read more…
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For a long while now, we’ve heard a lot of talk about the potential for alternative-energy technology. Investors take note: In 2011, that potential will start to be realized. And those who Read more…
Alternative energy has been a hot topic in recent years, as some have argued for aggressive adoption while others deem the policies and practices too expensive and feel that the world should Read more…
Oil and Energy stocks have been on quite a run in 2011 thus far. Tensions in the Middle East have certainly contributed to short-term volatility in oil prices and concerns about the longer-term 
Most recently, President Barack Obama addressed rising gasoline and energy prices by stating that it is imperative that the US utilize sources other than fossil fuels to feed the nation’s energy appetite 
The catastrophe in Japan rocked world markets in the last week. On a human and economic scale, this quake’s impact is likely to be much worse than what Hurricane Katrina did to New Orleans. 
Since Woodrow Wilson re-instituted the practice of delivering the State of the Union Address in person in 1913, the annual event has evolved dramatically. The introduction of radio and 
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