Chart of the Week

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Putting all Alaska families first

Brad Keithley   October 11, 2025

Most oil and gas lawyers who have spent time practicing in the lower 48 don’t find Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) particularly novel.  It follows the same approach as a typical lower 48 oil-and-gas family trust. In those cases, oil and gas mineral interests, leases, and, occasionally, working interests are held by a trust that collects, manages,…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What does comparing the PFC’s “Active Management” approach v. the passive index benchmarks tell us

Brad Keithley   September 5, 2025

On its website, the Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) lists three “Strategic Performance Benchmarks...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: An interim 2025 state revenue and budget update

Brad Keithley   August 29, 2025

Over the past three years, we have used columns during the summer and fall to fill gaps in the Department of Revenue’s (DOR) regular…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why Alaska should increase the required K-12 local contribution

Brad Keithley   August 24, 2025

In a recent opinion piece in the Peninsula Clarion, Representative Bill Elam (R - Nikiski) raises an issue that deserves substantial attention in the...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What every state candidate (and campaign manager) should prepare for

Brad Keithley   August 16, 2025

Monthly, three major organizations publish detailed updates of their views of the global oil markets, which we review carefully. The updates from two of...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Permanent Fund Corporation’s FY25 results

Brad Keithley   August 8, 2025

Over the past couple of weeks, the Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) has published most of the reports that reflect, on a preliminary basis, its…
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