News and Analysis
Verizon and Beyond
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Sep. 16, 2013
Here’s the news from our Portfolio holdings over the past week.
Utilities: Treat Them Like Stocks
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Sep. 6, 2013
Utilities pay some of the safest and highest dividends on Wall Street. But they’re stocks, not substitute investments for bonds.
Those who’ve tried to treat them like bonds have consistently underestimated their returns in bull markets, as well as downside in bear markets. Similarly, those who’ve bought when interest rates were falling and sold when rates have risen have routinely paid too much and sold too cheaply. And occasionally as in 2008, they’ve had their heads handed to them.
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Endangered Dividends List
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Utility Report Card
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Conrad's Utility Investor
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