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Roger S. Conrad needs no introduction to individual and professional investors, many of whom have profited from his decades of experience uncovering the best dividend-paying stocks for accumulating sustainable wealth.

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.

Although the masthead may have changed, readers can count on Roger to deliver the same high-quality analysis and rational assessment of the best dividend-paying utilities, MLPs and dividend-paying Canadian energy names.

Articles

03/10/15: Roger Conrad’s Utility Investor — Live Chat

By Roger S. Conrad on Mar. 6, 2015
Roger Conrad will host an exclusive Live Chat for Conrad's Utility Investor subscribers on March 10, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. ET.

First Solar and SunPower’s Yieldco: Building Value or Cashing Out?

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 28, 2015
First Solar and SunPower Corp announced a yieldco earlier this week. Should you believe the hype?

Earnings Watch

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 25, 2015
Utility stocks have pulled back from their all-time high reached in January, but our Portfolio holdings continue to deliver solid fourth-quarter results.

Fourth-Quarter Results from Canada’s Energy Patch

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 22, 2015
Oil and gas producers worldwide have felt the sting from lower energy prices. Although much of the media attention has focused on the US companies spearheading the shale revolution, their counterparts north of the border arguably have taken a harder hit.

Utility Stocks in the Late-Stage Bull Market

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 14, 2015
Momentum-seeking money, which last year helped the utility sector to outperform, has shifted to dividend-paying energy stocks and telecoms since Jan. 28, 2015, when the popular Utilities Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLU) hit its all-time high. In subsequent weeks, the exchange-traded fund has given up more than 7 percent of its value; on the opposite end of the teeter-totter, the S&P 500 Telecommunication Services Index has rallied by roughly the same amount and the Alerian MLP Index has climbed 4.6 percent. These moves represent a reversal of the trend that held sway from the end of September to the end of January, when the S&P 500’s telecom stocks gave up 7 percent of their value and the Alerian MLP Index dropped by more than 17 percent. Over the same period, Utilities Select SPDR generated a total return of almost 20 percent. Don’t panic over this latest shift in momentum. This pullback gives savvy investors an opportunity to buy some our favorite utility stocks at more reasonable prices, though a good chunk still trade above our buy targets.

Strong Business, Weak Currency

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 14, 2015
Let the currency headwinds blow; this Australian utility continues to deliver the goods as a business.

Going Steady

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 14, 2015
This master limited partnership hasn't skipped a beat since oil price started to plunge.

Earning Their Keep

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 14, 2015
There’s more to analyzing quarterly earnings than whether a company met Wall Street analysts’ consensus estimates. These regular check-ups provide useful insight into the health of our Portfolio holdings’ underlying businesses and their future growth prospects.

Staying on the Watch

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 14, 2015
Two companies escape from our Endangered Dividends List this month, while a handful of others join the party.

Sector Rotation and Deals, Deals, Deals

By Roger S. Conrad on Feb. 14, 2015
The Dow Jones Utilities Average has pulled back from its January 2015 high, while, at the opposite end of the teeter-totter, energy stocks have caught a bid. We explain our strategy for investing in this late-stage bull market, kick the tires on recent mergers and acquisitions and analyze the results of the Federal Communication Commission’s recent spectrum auction.

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ABOUT ROGER CONRAD

Roger S. Conrad needs no introduction to individual and professional investors, many of whom have profited from his decades of experience uncovering the best dividend-paying stocks for accumulating sustainable wealth. Roger b