Investing Topics: Washington Watch
Top Takeaways from EEI 2023
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Nov. 28, 2023
After nearly two decades of flat demand, US utilities are already reporting substantial weather-adjusted increases. That’s from digitization of industries that require massive data collection and processing capabilities.
The First 10 Months: Rating the Inflation Reduction Act
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Jun. 28, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act has been the law of the land since August, and has already survived its first real political test. The IRA is designed specifically to accelerate investment already being made by the private sector. And early indications are it’s succeeding.
What the Fed’s Latest Move Means for Income Seekers
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Roger S. Conrad on
Nov. 3, 2022
It’s official: The Federal Reserve raised the target range for its Fed Funds rate to 3.75-4 percent. And accompanying “Fed speak” strongly implies more substantial increases ahead.
California’s All-In on EVs: Buy Edison, Not Tesla
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Aug. 27, 2022
The California Air Resources Board voted to ban sales of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, and targets minimum electric vehicle market share of 35 percent by 2026 and 68 percent by 2030. And 17 other states will likely follow suit.
The Supremes’ EPA Decision: What’s Important
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Jul. 1, 2022
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially rejected the Biden Administration’s attempt to resurrect the “Clean Power Plan,” drawing swift and fiery condemnation from America’s political left, and generally praise from the right. But, ironically, the decision actually increases private sector and individual state flexibility to meet energy transition goals.
Renewable Energy: Lessons from Robin Hood.com
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Feb. 11, 2021
Writing under the famous pen name Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens coined the phrase “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”
I’m not the first to apply that bit of country wisdom to investing. But it’s always worth revisiting in the aftermath of extraordinary market events.
Where this Election Will (And Won’t) Matter for Utilities
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Oct. 20, 2020
Elections always have consequences. They’re just rarely what investors think they will be—and almost never what’s declared beforehand in popular investment media.
The Fed Turns a Page, We Stay Focused on Growth
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Mar. 21, 2019
At the end of the day, dividend stocks behave like other stocks - returns track prospects for companies’ health and growth, whether the Fed is raising rates or cutting them. That’s what to focus on, now more than ever.
Income Stocks and the Great Growth Surprise
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Jul. 29, 2018
The big question facing investment markets in second half 2018: Will the US economy keeping growing at a 4 percent plus rate?
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