electricity

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  Why I Think Ric Edelman Is Ahead of the Curve, Again

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  April 3, 2013

  Technology will change advice giving in the very near future, especially among younger people. Ric’s ready. Are you?

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  Where the Wind Blows: Renewables in Europe

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2013

  Progress outpaces U.S., but political storm clouds gather over southern Europe.

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  How Do You Plan for Clients When You Can’t Trust the CPI?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2013

  Peter Schiff's relentless questioning of the government's CPI data--is inflation really so low?--raises a daunting question for advisors and their clients.

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  Storm Urges

  By Olivia Mellan  |  December 21, 2012

  “Expect the best, but plan for the worst” is advice you’ve probably given your clients for years. But what happens when the worst is worse than their most awful fears?

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  Barclays Fined Record $470M on Energy Trades

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2012

  Barclays was hit with a record $469.9 million fine by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which also fined four of its former traders for manipulating energy rates in the western U.S. from late 2006 to 2008.

• Dividend Increases Hit the Mark

  By Mark Agnew  |  September 25, 2012

  The shareholder-owned electric utility industry added to its eight-year-long trend of widespread dividend increases in Q2.

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  Pop That Oil Bubble

  By Alexei Bayer  |  July 26, 2012

  The oil market has been in a bubble stage for a decade.

• MLPs Come into Sharp Focus

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  June 27, 2012

  The young, tax-advantaged asset class of master limited partnerships, with its unique structure and method of return, has been picking up steam for the past several years.

• Steady Returns for a Wealth of Investment Strategies

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  June 27, 2012

  I’s been a year of contrasts in the U.S. energy business.

• GDP Grew 2.2% in Q1: Commerce Department

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer  |  April 27, 2012

  The GDP result, while showing slower growth than last quarter, suggests that the economy will continue to expand, slowly but steadily.