The current U.S. Population is over 324 million according to the US Census Bureau. The population has grown consistently over the years since 1920. In fact, the US population has soared from about 110 million or so in 1920 to 324 million today. Though the land area remains the same more than doubling of the population …
Germany produces more than one-third of its electricity from renewable energy sources. This is a huge rise from year 2000 when just 6% of electricity came from renewable sources. Click to enlarge Source: Sea change to Germany’s energy transition as it throws renewables to the open market, DW The Energiewende program that the country implemented a few …
Continue reading ‘Sources of Electricity Generation: Germany vs. USA’ »
The world of equity investing has changed in the past few decades. The invention of mutual funds decades ago allowed many retail investors to participate in the market by pooling resources together and reducing risks. More recently the advent of ETFs have changed the investment landscape even more as investors have a wide range of …
Continue reading ‘Five Reasons Why Holding Individual Stocks Are Better Than Index Funds’ »
The Railroad industry in North America is an oligopoly with a handful of players dominating the market. From an investment perspective railroads are solid long-term investments with consistent growth and stable and growing dividends. As a cyclical sector, railroads tend to follow the overall state of the economy. Railroad stocks were flat to down until …
Continue reading ‘Is it Time to Invest in Railroad Stocks ?’ »