Article by Betz Bringham

If this type of idea would work at scale huge amounts of barrels of oil shale now thought to be not allowed due to immeasureable co2 released in the production would be available being an power source.

Photo of the audience on the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Technical Gathering. Click the image to look at a more substantial version.

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Question by VentureXpert: Why should a stock and or bond investor include alternative investments in their portfolio?
A. Real Estate Benefits
B. Energy Benefits
C. Gold Benefits
D. Other Commodities Benefots

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Article by Terry A. Green, CFP

If you’re not educated on the ABC’s, you could end up with a failing grade in portfolio management. The ABC’s I’m referring to are the share classes of commission mutual funds.

“A” Shares

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Is the Place to be Energy? Or energy Service Companies?

Fracking

One of my favorite magazines is Forbes, and one of my favorite columnists is Ken Fisher. In the July 19, 2010 issue, Ken makes some comments about the changing nature of gas and oil exploration. To summarize his comments (forgive me if I misquote), the world of energy exploration and production is changing radically by something called ‘fracking’. This involves relatively newer techniques using an older technology whereby fluid at very high pressure is injected into a well, usually a natural gas well, thereby dramatically increasing output.

Ken’s thought is that this advancement of technology will keep natural gas prices cheap for a very long time. He thinks per thousand cubic feet is a logical result which is about 40% of today’s price.

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When he Already HAS??????

http://hireact.org/

President Obama signed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act on March 18, 2010.

The new tax incentives for businesses to hire unemployed workers:

■payroll tax exemption of the employers share of Social Security taxes on wages paid to these workers after March 18, 2010.
■employer tax credit of up to $1,000 per worker
The new employees must meet these criteria in order to qualify for the business tax credits.

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My real dad gave me 30,000 dollars to help me buy a new car for college. He told me to get a decent car, not overly edacious, but not the bottom trim either.

I hate my stepdad, and its a shame things didn’t work out with my mom and my dad ( I don’t know why, they’re both awesome ppl), my mom even hates me now too, so much that both of us pretty much pretend he doesn’t even live in our home anymore.

it would really piss him off to see me at 18 driving home in like a bmw 3 series, college student, with a brighter future at my age than his is amd ever will be at 40 (no college, no ambition either – works pay check to pay check).

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