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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

By 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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