Update on Clean Energy Investing

By Shane G. Johnston & Judith L. Seid, CFP®
Many of our clients own some stock in clean energy companies and so, given the significant negative performance of this sector over the last couple of years, we’ve had numerous conversations about where these companies are headed and whether or not they still make good investment sense.

No Fracking Way

By Shane G. Johnston & Judith L. Seid, CFP®
As Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman wrote in his The New York Times column yesterday, Here Comes the Sun, fracking involves significant costs to the environment that are not currently being regulated. Exploring how environmentally conscious shareholders can influence this reality, Blue Summit Wealth Management President, Judy [...]

BP Oil Mess & Alternative Energy

By Shane G. Johnston & Judith L. Seid, CFP®
With oil still spewing into the Gulf of Mexico and President Obama looking to tighten regulations in response, one might see this historic environmental disaster as an epic opportunity for alternative energy.
However, as the S&P 500 rose over 26% during the past 18 months, alternative energy indexes are down [...]

Green Investing: A Ripe Time for Alternative Energy

By Shane G. Johnston & Judith L. Seid, CFP®
2008 Investor Education Workshop Series:
 As we soar past 6 billion people on the planet and living standards rise in the developing countries, our demand for energy is growing exponentially. Coupled with the fact that oil resources are reaching their peak (or have already), and we get the [...]



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