“The … advantage of a personal energy investment is that no matter what happens with the deficit, interest rates, bank malfeasance, stock fraud, or even the collapse of the euro, you own this thing. It is a productive physical asset, built into your house or sitting there on your roof. No computer algorithm or London Whale is going to make it disappear into a string of zeroes. And should some catastrophe (or market manipulators) cause energy prices to explode, you’re protected.”
Read the entire article at PBS NewsHour: This Investment Fits Obama’s Energy Plan and Is Even Safer Than I-Bonds.