There’s an old adage in investment circles that suggests that “the trend is your friend.”  For decades, megatrends have always set the stage for winning investments, whether they involved technological revolutions, government driven regulation or population demographics.  This has certainly continued to ring true with ESG investing, and not even the...
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered massive panic selling from February through March, killing the oldest bull market in stocks, while the economy collapsed into a deep recession. Quick and decisive action by the Fed to lower interest rates and inject the market with more cash as well as provide a huge...
Reimagining the world and learning from it; that’s what today’s artificial intelligence advancements will allow us to do, from figuring out how to avoid disastrous wildfires and introducing carbon-mitigating ‘nature tech’ to reinventing mining so it works for us, rather than against us.  AI can build digital twins of real-word...
The solar energy wave is upon us, and in many cases the benefits of this emerging technology are starting to be realized. The Guardian reports solar energy has helped the State of Texas avoid rolling blackouts amidst a brutal heat wave that has sent energy demand through the roof. “The...
ESG investing stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance investing. It is an investment approach that takes into account the environmental, social, and governance factors of a company when making investment decisions.  Environmental factors include a company's impact on the environment, such as its carbon emissions, resource usage, and waste management....
Impact investing stopped being merely a hobby in 2018 when it hit $30 billion. Now it’s a megatrend with a global pandemic increasing the momentum further. It’s no longer about politics or morality. It’s about making money—plain and simple. And it’s disrupted Wall Street to the point that BlackRock is now...
Investing in renewal, green energy is no longer just a concept. It’s happening and several industries are on the move, including solar, battery storage systems and wind energy with the goal fo reducing worldwide dependence on fossil fuels to satisfy global energy demand. The Inflation Reduction Act provides funding and...
Imagine driving a car that runs clean, and emits pure water from its exhaust pipe. That’s the promise that hydrogen offers as a fuel source, and these vehicles may be commercially available sooner than you think.Hydrogen as a Green Energy Source Hydrogen is often considered a green energy source when...
With lawmakers reaching agreement on the debt ceiling, one of the winners in the negotiations could be wind and solar energy. The debt ceiling agreement paves the way for the building of interstate transmission lines which is key to Biden’s infrastructure agenda. Specifically, it would ease the permitting process for...
Last month, we profiled 3 companies in the wind energy industry. Most companies in this sector are seeing steady gains on increased green energy initiatives around the globe. Wind Energy in the Headlines U.S. Urged to Carve Out Wind, Solar Build Zones to Curb Delays (Reuters) Biggest Offshore Wind Farm in the...