Income Insights
Talking China: There’s a Big Opportunity in Energy
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Roger S. Conrad on
Mar. 3, 2022
The eyes of the world are on fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But energy investors would do well to instead check out my key takeaways from this week’s “U.S.-China Regional Dialogue Series: Forum on Innovation in Energy, the Environment and Sustainability.”
Telecom’s Big 4: Strong Results But Still Little Respect
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Roger S. Conrad on
Jan. 29, 2022
What exactly must the four companies that increasingly dominate US communications do to earn a little respect? That’s a fair question following investors’ tepid reaction to strong Q4 results and updated guidance.
Utilities Will Beat Inflation in 2022
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Roger S. Conrad on
Jan. 18, 2022
With inflation again on the move, it’s fair to ask how vulnerable the Utilities sector is to another 70s-style meltdown.
The Hydrogen Economy: Reality and Hype
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Roger S. Conrad on
Dec. 18, 2021
It’s been more than four decades since the Hindenburg disaster slammed the brakes on the era of hydrogen-fueled dirigibles. But nature’s lightest element continues to capture the world’s imagination as a clean, plentiful and potentially cheap energy source.
S&P Global Clean Energy Index: Making the Case for Picking Your Own Stocks
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Roger S. Conrad on
Oct. 23, 2021
Is it possible to invest effectively in renewable energy without the stocks of world’s two largest producers of wind and solar? Standard & Poor’s apparently wants us to find out.
Energy Transition and Cycle: Huge Winners from Dissonance
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Oct. 20, 2021
This morning, America’s leading wind and solar power producer NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) announced outstanding Q3 results. This first major renewable energy producer to report gives solid confirmation that the global energy transition is alive and well, no matter what happens at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference.
Into the Wilds
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Roger S. Conrad on
Jul. 20, 2021
I’ve been an adult volunteer for Scouting BSA since my oldest son entered Tiger Cubs almost 20 years ago. So I wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to accompany my youngest to Philmont Scout Reservation in northern New Mexico earlier this month, my third and likely final trek to scouting’s paradise.
Unlike the highways my oldest son and I took on our cross-country journey in early June, there’s not a lot of connectivity in the backcountry. And I’d never have been able to stay off the grid were it not for the support of Elliott Gue, my partner of more than 8 years at Capitalist Times.
Nonetheless, as with the June trip, I picked up several investment insights I’d like to share with you now.
Unlike the highways my oldest son and I took on our cross-country journey in early June, there’s not a lot of connectivity in the backcountry. And I’d never have been able to stay off the grid were it not for the support of Elliott Gue, my partner of more than 8 years at Capitalist Times.
Nonetheless, as with the June trip, I picked up several investment insights I’d like to share with you now.
Bidding War! Midstream M&A’s Train Picks Up Steam
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Jun. 4, 2021
Too many small owners lacking critical scale, and unprecedented roadblocks to new energy pipeline infrastructure was at the core of the wave of US oil and gas midstream dividend cuts and bankruptcies of the past few years. But now those same forces are spawning something considerably more positive for investors.
What to do With AT&T
By
Roger S. Conrad on
May. 23, 2021
In the May 18 Alert “Hold AT&T for Now,” I advised “sticking with our shares until the immediate market reaction shakes out.” That remains my advice for four reasons.
AT&T Inc’s Q1: Answering the Doubters, Gearing Up for Growth
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Roger S. Conrad on
Apr. 25, 2021
There’s no doubt AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) faces some steep challenges in early 2021. Just days before the company announced Q1 earnings last week, a Wall Street Journal piece featured the views of a prominent bear under the headline “Is AT&T a Train Wreck?”
The company’s Q1 numbers and updated guidance, however, paint a far different picture.
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