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Jared Cummans: It has been an argument that has caught fire in recent years; whether or not countries around the world should make the switch to clean energy. Read more…
Elliott Gue: Over the past two months, I’ve warned that the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) could pull back by 5 percent to 10 percent this spring. Recent market action suggests that this correction may have started. If my forecast pans out, the second quarter could give us an opportunity to buy high-quality Read more…
Jim Trippon: The US made news recently in the ongoing solar wars as the US Commerce Department let its preliminary decision out on solar panelsimported from China. The import duties to be imposed ranged from just under 3 percent to nearly 5 percent for some of the largest manufacturers. Read more…
Kent Moors: The moment Germany (NYSEARCA:EWG) announced its highly publicized decision to phase out nuclear energy in the wake of the Japanese triple disaster; observers began to ask one very important question. Read more…
Ron Rolwand: With Middle East tension driving oil prices higher, investors are again looking at alternative energy sources. ETFs that specialize in this niche have shown extreme volatility this year … in both directions. Read more…
Jared Cummans: With natural gas prices sinking to historical lows and crude oil futures whip-lashing amidst the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, many are turning to alternative energy investments in search of lucrative returns [see 25 Ways To Invest In Alternative Energy]. Read more…
David Gillie: The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEARCA:TAN), may not be the first thing on your mind as you were driving to work this morning listening to the weather report predicting 3″ of snow. Read more…
Elliott Gue: With the ongoing EU sovereign-debt crisis conjuring painful memories of the 2008-09 financial crisis for many investors, bigger-picture concerns drove global equity markets in 2011. A surge in market volatility and the increased correlation between stocks reflect the primacy of macro Read more…
Jim Trippon: We are living in a binary investment world: risk on or risk off; buy in or sell out; all in or all in cash. The often black and white, yes or no view of investing, which has seen instant judgments made on stocks and whole industry sectors may not be just a tenor of the investing times, but the Read more…
Jared Cummans: As demand for alternative energy has soared in recent years so too has investor interest. Solar energy, while one of the youngest energy sources on the market, has quickly become a popular holding for investors of all kinds. The underlying thesis is appealing; solar has grown an average of 39% Read more…
Jared Cummans: After enduring a miserable 2010, most investors were pleased to see solar hit the ground running this year, as a number of equities tied to this industry enjoyed double digit gains for several months. But as the year progressed, solar stocks quickly began to reverse their winning ways, dragging Read more…
Tim Seymour: News that Germany is shutting down its 17 currently licensed nuclear power plants over the next 11 years gave the solar power group a lift today — and should provide upside to Read more…
After a rough 2010, alternative energy equities have been swinging back and forth all year long without establishing a clear trend. With 2011 being quite a busy year thus far, the only real attention Read more…
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…
The last week of April was a pretty solid one for markets as equities rose broadly throughout the week to finish the month at fresh highs. While a number of earnings reports were key to the positive Read more…
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