Nicholas Hoffman and Company

We own one electric vehicle in our family, but until a few weeks ago, I had rarely driven it. After spending a week behind the wheel, I came away impressed. I especially appreciated not having to stop at a gas station. With a relatively short commute and access to a charger at our office, I did not have to think about fueling or charging all week.

While electric veh...

After a long stretch of ninety-degree days here in Atlanta, I opened our power bill last week and winced. My first assumption, having read too many headlines lately, was that the data centers going up around the state had finally found their way onto my statement. That turned out to be wrong, though not comfortingly so.

Georgia Power customers have absorbed six rate...

The World Cup represents one of the most powerful economic engines in global sport. Its arrival in America brought a unique opportunity for regional and national economic growth. As the most watched sporting event in the world, the tournament generated billions in tourism spending, infrastructure investment, media revenue, and long-tail economic activity. For America, hosting...

The World Cup circus has left town. The tournament organizers, FIFA, are back in Switzerland, breathlessly counting their money. The US sports world has effortlessly resumed its normal routine, with little to show for the four-yearly competition that rocks the world. Maybe the biggest impact has nothing to do with the sport of soccer at all. Instead, it is the potentially las...