Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (HASI) focuses on financing and managing sustainable infrastructure assets, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, and carbon capture, valued at $13 billion. HASI's diversified portfolio includes residential solar, wind and solar farms, and ecological restoration, using the CarbonCount® tool to measure carbon reduction per investment dollar. Revenue streams include net investment income from long-term contracts, gain-on-sale securitization, and asset management fees, with strategic partnerships to co-invest in large-scale projects. » Mehr auf seekingalpha.com

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper draw-downs than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer “excess” discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds. » Mehr auf seekingalpha.com

Trump proposes tariffs on imports, potentially exceeding 10%, that are likely to raise costs on American businesses and consumers without spurring a manufacturing revival. Meanwhile, Harris proposes something akin to price controls in order to combat a supposed epidemic of price-gouging and corporate greed. Is corporate price-gouging really the cause of inflation? We examine some charts of profit margins over the last decade. » Mehr auf seekingalpha.com