In Brief

Many Happy Returns

• By Roger S. Conrad

2011 was a good year for Utility Forecaster Portfolio Holdings. But for well-run companies with stable finances, there's no reason 2012 won't be positive as well.

Feature Article

Treats and Traps of 2012

• By Roger S. Conrad

Here’s the roadmap for the next 12 months for investors building wealth with dividend-paying essential-service stocks.

Portfolio Update

Betting on Big Deals

• By Roger S. Conrad

Once key but surmountable regulatory challenges recede, parties to deals announced in 2011 will likely enjoy a market bounce in 2012.

Utility Beat

Telecom Moneyball Winners

• By Roger S. Conrad

Companies with the wherewithal to invest in their networks will succeed. Those that don't won't.

Dividend Watch List

Cuts Across the Pond

• By Roger S. Conrad

A couple of Europe-based companies are adjusting their dividend plans.

Growth Spotlight

Sempra Energy

• By Roger S. Conrad

California's requirement that regulated utilities double their renewable energy use by 2020 is good news for Growth Spotlight Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE).

Income Spotlight

Verizon Communications

• By Roger S. Conrad

If AT&T (NYSE: T) is the Rome of the "Telecom Moneyball" game, Income Spotlight Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is the Sparta.

Article Archives

Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP

• December 3, 2011

AES Corp

• December 3, 2011

Good News, Bad News

• December 3, 2011

Easy Money

• December 3, 2011

Near-Term Turbulence but Happy Portents

• December 3, 2011

The UF Portfolio Rules

• December 3, 2011

Quality: Still Worth Paying For

• December 3, 2011

Windstream Corp 7.875 Percent Note of 11/01/17

• October 28, 2011

Telefonica SA

• October 28, 2011

The Lone Cutter

• October 28, 2011

The Fight for Scale

• October 28, 2011

News and Numbers

• October 28, 2011