Feature Article
Bargain Hunters, Mount Up!
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Apr. 13, 2018
The utility sector and other essential-service stocks have come under pressure from several headwinds this year, resulting in a less-than-stellar performance for our model portfolios. On the plus side, bargains abound for savvy investors.
Keeping Our Bearings with Quality Grades
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Apr. 13, 2018
What’s the best way to stay on top of a volatile stock market, where a new threat seems to come out of left field every day? Make sure you own shares of high-quality companies that pay dividends.
Earnings Season: There Will Be Blood
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Apr. 13, 2018
Earnings season is the time when companies share their quarterly results, good and bad. It’s also an opportunity for management teams to reset their strategy and guidance, including the dividend policy.
Dominant Down Under and Cheap Again
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Apr. 13, 2018
This Australian energy giant has reaped the rewards of climbing natural-gas prices while continuing to invest in the future.
Our Buying Opportunity Finally Comes
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Apr. 13, 2018
This telecom titan finally trades below our value-based buy target.
Business is Booming
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Mar. 5, 2018
Our favorite turnaround story in the utility sector posted a blow-out fourth quarter.
A Great Utility at a Great Price
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Mar. 5, 2018
The highest-yielding stock in the Dow Jones Utility Average looks like a good buy.
Danger: Falling Dividends
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Mar. 5, 2018
Two names on our Endangered Dividends List cut their payouts.
A Trip to the Big-Yield Store
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Roger S. Conrad on
Mar. 5, 2018
Like a moth to a flame, income-seeking investors often gravitate toward the biggest yields; all too many end up getting burned.
Time to Buy, Judiciously
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Mar. 5, 2018
The pullback in utility stocks has weighed on our overall returns, but this retrenchment means that all but a small handful of our Portfolio holdings trade below our buy targets. Investors who followed our lead and took partial profits over the summer should have plenty of dry powder.
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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