Conservative Income Feature

A Portrait of Consistency

By Roger S. Conrad on Aug. 13, 2016

Economies of scale and an experienced management team have enabled this master limited partnership to generate steady distribution growth despite huge swings in propane prices.

A New Growth Platform

By Roger S. Conrad on Jul. 10, 2016

We've added a new stock to our Top 10 DRIPs.

Assets in All the Right Places

By Roger S. Conrad on Jun. 12, 2016

Investments in solar power, the electricity grid, pipelines and gas-fired power plants will drive earnings and dividend growth at this utility over the next five years.

A Simple Plan

By Roger S. Conrad on May. 7, 2016

This master limited partnership follows a simple business plan that continues to drive cash flow and distribution growth.

Stamp of Approval

By Roger S. Conrad on Apr. 11, 2016

A transformative acquisition lands this former Aggressive Income Portfolio holding in the Conservative Income Portfolio.

Northern Resilience

By Roger S. Conrad on Mar. 10, 2016

This Canadian pipeline owner boasts a strong balance sheet, relatively low cost of capital and a robust backlog of growth projects.

The sudden meltdown in the high-yield bond market doesn’t show any signs of letting up, especially with the US economy continuing to weaken. But with pain comes opportunity: For the first time since 2009, fixed-income securities issued by essential-service companies trade at favorable valuations.

Kind of a Big Deal

By Roger S. Conrad on Jan. 11, 2016

After closing a big deal, this Northeast utility has the financial wherewithal and opportunity set to drive annual dividend growth of 10 percent in coming years.

Quality on Sale

By Roger S. Conrad on Dec. 6, 2015

This electric utility hiked its quarterly dividend by 8.2 percent--and there's more upside to come.

Cheap and Built to Last

By Roger S. Conrad on Nov. 7, 2015

Keystone XL's controversial cross-border leg doesn't really matter.

MODEL PORTFOLIOS & RATINGS

Aggressive Income Portfolio

Roger's favorite utilities for investors seeking superior price appreciation by taking calculated risks.
Conservative Income Portfolio

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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.

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Roger S. Conrad

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