Alerts
12/03/15: This Wasn’t the Strategic Alternative the Market Was Looking For
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Roger S. Conrad on
Dec. 3, 2015
Moody's Investors Service downgrades its credit outlook for Kinder Morgan to negative.
10/26/15: Sell Piedmont Natural Gas for an 81% Profit
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Oct. 26, 2015
We take a big profit on Piedmont Natural Gas after the Portfolio holding accepted a takeover bid from Duke Energy Corp.
10/21/15: Sell WGL Holdings for a 66 Percent Gain
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Oct. 21, 2015
Sell WGL Holdings for a 66 percent gain.
10/17/15: Entergy Corp’s Nuclear Reaction
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Oct. 17, 2015
Entergy Corp's recent efforts to reduce its exposure to wholesale power markets in the Northeast move the utility one step closer to resuming regular dividend growth.
10/03/15: What We Have Here is a Failure to Differentiate
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Oct. 3, 2015
A few bad apples don’t spoil the bunch. Some midstream names will find themselves under pressure from declining oil output in the US onshore market, as the effects of energy producers’ reduced drilling activity start to manifest themselves. But indiscriminate selling creates opportunities for discriminating buyers.
09/29/15: Digesting Yesterday’s Big Midstream Deal
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Sep. 29, 2015
Energy Transfer Equity LP finally prevailed in its pursuit of Williams Companies. Here's our take.
09/23/15: Trading Places
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Sep. 23, 2015
A strategic shift at one of our Aggressive Income Portfolio holdings means that we're also changing direction.
08/25/15: Merger Madness
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Aug. 25, 2015
DC regulators dealt a setback to Exelon Corp's pending acquisition of Pepco Holdings, while Southern Company announced an agreement to acquire AGL Resources. Here's our take.
08/25/15: Yesterday’s Flash Crash
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Aug. 25, 2015
The market's volatility may cause fluctuations in our favorite essential-services stocks, but their dividends remain intact.
08/12/15: Incoming and Outgoing
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Aug. 12, 2015
With an eye toward future returns, we’ve made a number of moves in the Model Portfolios.
MODEL PORTFOLIOS & RATINGS
Aggressive Income Portfolio
Roger's favorite utilities for investors seeking superior price appreciation by taking calculated risks.
Conservative Income Portfolio
Harness the tried and true wealth-building power of rising dividends.
Top 10 DRIPs
Nothing compounds wealth like reinvesting a rising stream of dividends.
Endangered Dividends List
Warning: Falling Dividends.
Utility Report Card
Roger's current take and vital statistics on more than 200 essential-services stocks.
Conrad's Utility Investor
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