Today marks the fourth anniversary of the day that the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit bottom during the financial crisis and ensuing market meltdown.
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March 11 - News
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) announced this week that it officially sold off the last of its hydro assets.
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March 11 - News
Last month, I penned a simple list of 30 facts that I hoped would quell some fears and misconceptions about nuclear energy.
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March 11 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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March 11 - News
Dividend investing is popular again.
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March 8 - News
Investing in a utility should be simple: Just look at what company you pay to keep the lights on and buy its stock.
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March 6 - News
Investors will watch until the final minute of the trading day to see whether the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices: .DJI) hits a record closing high.
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March 5 - News
The days of dreamy dividends are over.
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March 5 - News
Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT)'s shares plummeted 30% last week when the utility reported dismal earnings and slashed its dividend in half.
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March 5 - News
If there is any one job or hobby that takes more than a lifetime to master, it's investing.
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March 4 - News
Typically when companies forecast lower sales or profits, their stocks usually take a hit.
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March 4 - News
The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) reported earnings this week, beating revenue estimates and squeaking in above analysts' earnings expectations.
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March 4 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 4 - News
Time Magazine published an opinion piece today supporting the protestors of TransCanada Corporation (USA)(NYSE:TRP)'s Keystone XL pipeline in no uncertain terms.
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March 1 - News
When I was a kid growing up, I used to love playing Monopoly. But I never sought to own the utilities, because unlike the other properties you couldn’t build houses or hotels...
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March 1 - News
Utilities are the classic “widow-and-orphan” stocks—meaning they are slow and steady providers of dependable income.
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February 25 - News
Dividends are like cookie dough. You don't have to wait for them to bake, and they taste just as good as, if not better than, the finished product.
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February 25 - News
I can't count how many times I've heard analysts and commentators recommend Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK).
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February 24 - News
Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) reported earnings this week, whiffing on revenue and underwhelming on earnings.
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February 23 - News
Dividend income plays an important part of retirement planning.
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February 23 - News
The biggest and most overblown fear factor circling the economy these days is that the U.S.
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February 22 - News
Currently bond yields are at historical lows. The 10-year treasury yields around 2%.
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February 22 - News
I don't like being wrong about a company, but what I hope to do is limit my losses when I realize my investment thesis is off the mark.
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February 21 - News
There's a certain amount of luck involved in investing.
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February 21 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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February 20 - News
After releasing fourth-quarter and full year earnings for 2012 on Friday, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NYSE:AEP) opened the short week with a bang.
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February 20 - News
To say that nuclear energy has an image problem would be putting it nicely.
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February 19 - News
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) reported earnings on Tuesday, beating quarterly earnings estimates for the eighth consecutive quarter.
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February 18 - News
Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC)’s quarterly results were nothing to be happy about, and the dividend cut further added to investors' concerns.
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February 15 - News
Landfills stink. So does the garbage that fills them up, that's why we pay companies like Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) to collect it and haul it away for us.
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February 14 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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February 14 - News
Shares of Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) have rallied during 2013 by nearly 6.8%. But the company's stock has yet to recover from its tumble by 29% during 2012.
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February 13 - News
Sir Issac Newton's gravitational theory is summed up in one sentence: What goes up, must come down.
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February 13 - News
Earnings season is in full swing, with huge numbers of companies having already given their latest numbers to investors, and PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) is about to release its...
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February 13 - News
By now it's no secret that natural gas has displaced large amounts of coal in the nation's power grid.
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February 12 - News
Earnings season is in full swing, with huge numbers of companies having already given their latest numbers to investors.
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February 11 - News
I've made no secret of the fact that if there is a dividend bubble in the market, it seems likely that this bubble rests squarely above the utilities industry.
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February 8 - News
Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) reported quarterly earnings yesterday, and the utility is making major moves.
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February 8 - News
As the nation moves increasingly toward clean energy, Exelon is perfectly positioned to capitalize.
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February 7 - News
Today, let's look at Fisher Asset Management, founded in 1979 by Ken Fisher. You may know Fisher by his longtime column in Forbes magazine, where he's also No.
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February 6 - Hedge Funds
Earnings season is in full swing, with huge numbers of companies having already given their latest numbers to investors.
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February 6 - News
The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) reported earnings Wednesday, leaving investors with a mixed bag of lackluster sales but positive earnings.
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February 3 - Dividend Stocks
Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D) reported earnings Thursday, meeting the mark on earnings but underwhelming sales estimates.
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February 2 - Dividend Stocks
Sure, the 0.1% decline isn't as gloomy as it may first seem. Between the U.S.
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February 1 - News
