Issue No 146 | September 8, 2025
September is often the cruelest month for the stock market. And it’s been a long time—17 years in fact—since Wall Street produced a bear market with the magnitude and duration to crush investors’ predilection to buy the dips.
This year, all eyes are on the Federal Reserve. And speculation is rising the central bank will respond to labor market weakness with at least a quarter point Fed Funds rate cut. I think that’s likely: For one thing, the Fed has never changed its guidance for two quarter point cuts this year.
What remains to be seen is how the […]
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Next Issue Date: October 6, 2025
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Roger built his reputation with Utility Forecaster, a publication he founded more than 20 years ago that The Hulbert Financial Digest routinely ranked as one of the best investment newsletters. He’s also a sought-after expert on master limited partnerships (MLP) and former Canadian royalty trusts.
In April 2013, Roger reunited with his long-time friend and colleague, Elliott Gue, becoming co-editor of Energy & Income Advisor, a semimonthly online newsletter that’s dedicated to uncovering the most profitable opportunities in the energy sector.
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