Investing Topics: Investment Strategy
Dream Buys in the Dividend Stock Selloff
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Roger S. Conrad on
Sep. 30, 2022
“Dream Buy” prices are levels of valuation that historically have been reached only under extremely bad market conditions. But provided underlying businesses stay strong, buyers there will realize windfall gains.
Carbon Capture and Storage: Will it Work This Time?
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Roger S. Conrad on
Aug. 23, 2022
Is Inflation Reduction Act enough to get carbon capture off the ground? Historically, it’s been foolish to bet against innovation when there’s enough money behind it. And in this case, the US government’s largesse is very much leaning into a major investment trend in the private sector
What Kinder Morgan’s Q2 Says about US Midstream
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Roger S. Conrad on
Jul. 21, 2022
Editor’s note: This is the first of three articles in which I’ll focus on Q2 results and guidance updates for recommended stocks that are also great bellwethers for their respective sectors. Hope everyone is having a great summer!—RC
“Fortune may not favor the brave so much as it favors the cash.”
Seeking out REIT Bargains? Don’t Ignore Recession Risk
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Roger S. Conrad on
Jun. 27, 2022
After trading at extreme and unsustainably high prices for months and months, many best-in-class REITs are once again trading at good entry points for investors. But wise selection of individual REITs is more critical than ever.
Your Guide to ESG Investing
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Roger S. Conrad on
May. 20, 2022
The S&P 500 ESG Index has kicked out Tesla Inc (NSDQ: TSLA), the company that made electric vehicles cool: That’s the latest nonsense in the world of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, which according to Bloomberg Intelligence projections will govern nearly $38 trillion of assets by the end of 2022.
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.
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