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After remaining steady for two decades, global electricity demand increased in 2024 by about 4.3%. The United States saw the third...

This newsletter now carries a new name, Artha, officially representing Artha Investments LLC. Rooted in Sanskrit, Artha symbolizes...

One of the intriguing trends of the last couple of years has been persistent inflation coupled with continued strength in consumer...

The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic on real estate diverged in to two opposite paths: residential real estate demand soared while...

Japan is one of the most-visited countries this year, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity presented by favorable exchange rates to...

One of the most important decisions you make with any investment is the price you pay. Your decision to invest in a company may also take...

We are at the end of another year. For me, if anything, 2023 reinforced that patience is undeniably a virtue in investing. We saw...

Happy fall. I hope you had a fantastic summer filled with travel and get-togethers that were missing from our lives since the pandemic. A few notable events and trends that may impact investments in general include the following: There is a growing concern about escalating geopolitical tensions, trade protectionism and the heavy debt burden of global economies. U.S. debt is currently over $30 trillion, which is about 120% of the GDP. With high interest rates, this creates a d

Those who understand music know that a break, or silence, is as important as the sound. In fact, the melody is more accentuated following...

It is impossible not to talk about the current banking crisis, because the health of the banking sector is one of the most important things for any investor to consider. Two looming issues for many banks are liquidity risk (i.e., the risk too many depositors withdraw their deposits all at once) and interest rate risk (i.e., the risk of having to sell low-interest-rate bonds assets at a loss to cover withdrawals). A significant enough bank run would be sufficient to doom any b

The only good thing that may have come out of the war in Ukraine is the acceleration of the energy transition. Renewables — along with nuclear power — are set to dominate the growth of the world’s electricity supply over the next three years, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. The strong growth of renewables means their share of the global power generation mix is forecast to rise from 29% in 2022 to 35% in 2025, with the shares of coal- and gas-fi