Archive for the ‘investment’ tag
Financing Alternative Energy: A Case Study
One of the more common barriers to entry to building out alternative energy sources - both locally and at scale - is the financing. In nearly every instance, alternative energy require a significant capital outlay that, when amortized over a long period of time, will actually save money. Most alternative energy solutions, then, face two primary risks [...]
Investments versus Consumption
A mere six months ago, the phrase the ‘Paradox of Thrift’ was unknown to virtually everyone besides dedicated economists and academics. It has now spread into our common parlance - it’s hard to pick up a newspaper these days without seeing at least one reference to this economic theory.
The reason behind its emergence is simple: [...]
