Investing Topics: Utility Bonds
Utility Bonds: Still Keeping It Short
By
Roger S. Conrad on
May. 12, 2024
A number of readers have asked my views on bonds as an alternative to dividend paying stocks. That’s understandable, given what’s been general investor disinterest in dividends over the past year and a half, even when companies have raised them reliably and robustly.
Utility Bonds: High Green Yields in a Zero Rate Environment
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Nov. 20, 2020
Now more than ever, it’s a seller’s market for bonds of regulated electric, gas and water utilities. But our list of Fixed income picks features four bonds that trade below our recommended buy prices and meet my cardinal rule for buying any bond or preferred stock.
Hunting Bond Bargains in a Seller’s Market
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Jan. 14, 2020
About year ago, we pounded the table to buy selected high yield bonds. Since then, each of our recommendations has scored solid capital gains, while providing yields as high as 10 percent.
The Search for Yield
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Apr. 15, 2017
With many utility stocks trading at frothy valuations, a big yield is hard to find.
Bond Update: Solid Returns in a Challenging Tape
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Jan. 2, 2017
Our basket of junk bonds outperformed in a challenging fourth quarter.
Bond Bargains and Booby Traps
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Jul. 15, 2013
Utilities and essential services stocks are known for their long-run stability—both all-weather business strength and low share price volatility. But even they pale before the unmatched reliability of utility bonds.
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