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The Business of Fun

The Business of Fun

by Thomas Powell | Nov 26, 2018 | Commercial Real Estate, Economics, Uncategorized

I am going to switch gears a bit because it has been a while since I’ve written about commercial real estate. In our minds this time of year, CRE is inextricably linked to the current state of retail. Let us talk a bit about the business of the entertainment retail...

Interesting Idea to Solve California’s Renewable Energy Problem?

by Thomas Powell | Aug 30, 2018 | Energy, Uncategorized

California Needs a Way to Store its Solar and Wind Energy The Los Angeles Dept of Water and Power is proposing to turn the Hoover Dam into a giant battery that would act as storage for locally-produced wind and solar energy, to the tune of $3 billion. The New York...
America Called to Tell You You’re Poor, Then Called Back to Tell You You’re Rich.

America Called to Tell You You’re Poor, Then Called Back to Tell You You’re Rich.

by Thomas Powell | May 25, 2018 | Economics, Uncategorized

What is considered “wealthy” in America? Depends on who you ask … and where you live … and what you like to do … and other things.  According to a recent study from Charles Schwab, to be wealthy in America means making $2.4 million a...
China- Making Huge Infrastructural and Entrepreneurial Moves Simultaneously

China- Making Huge Infrastructural and Entrepreneurial Moves Simultaneously

by Thomas Powell | Apr 27, 2018 | Economics, Uncategorized

As you’ve likely heard, China is making some mega-moves when it comes to investing in infrastructure projects, such as new ports, new cross-country roads, railways and power plants as part of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road project. Many of these projects are...
U.S. to Livestream Massive Oil & Gas Lease Garage Sale

U.S. to Livestream Massive Oil & Gas Lease Garage Sale

by Thomas Powell | Feb 25, 2018 | Oil & Gas, Uncategorized

Earlier this month, Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced a date had been set for the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. This comes after we learned in January that President Trump would reverse a program that previously kept offshore...
Tax Overhaul Raises Exemption Phaseout Levels: What’s This Mean for Oil & Gas Investment Tax Benefits?

Tax Overhaul Raises Exemption Phaseout Levels: What’s This Mean for Oil & Gas Investment Tax Benefits?

by Thomas Powell | Feb 15, 2018 | Investing, Uncategorized

The Trump Administration’s major tax overhaul already showed slight impact in 2018’s first few rounds of pay stubs, as W2 employees noticed slightly less in their tax-withholding column and slightly more in their take-home pay column. This is one of the changes we can...
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