Ask a Fool: Do Plug Power and Ballard Power Systems Have a Future?

Our analysts answer whether Plug Power and Ballard Power Systems are good investments today.

By Tyler Crowe – Apr 28, 2014 at 11:30AM EST

In this edition of The Motley Fool's "Ask a Fool" series, Motley Fool contributor Tyler Crowe and analyst Joel South take a question from a reader, who asks the question, "Do Plug Power (PLUG 1.10%) and Ballard Power Systems (BLDP 2.96%) have a future?"

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Tyler Crowe is a contributing Stock Market Analyst for The Motley Fool. He has worn several hats over the past 14 years with the Fool from analyzing stocks, writing about them, talking about them, coaching others about stock writing, and...you get the idea. Tyler's true passion is turing over stones to find the oddball investments with incredible wealth building potential. If he isn't nose-deep in a proxy statement, Tyler is probably skiing somewhere. Tyler holds an M.B.A. from Collège des Ingénieurs (Paris), a, M.S. in Environmental Engineering, a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and a B.S. in Foreign Affairs from the University of New Hampshire.

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