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What about investing in Con Ed? by Dividend Inc
Recently, a reader mentioned a strong interested in utility stocks. In particular, the prospects of Consolidated Edison (ED) as an investment choice. The following are my thoughts: For an apples-to-apples comparison, I would probably consider Southern Company (SO) instead of ED. Southern is... More »
November 29, 2009 • ED, WTR, SO
Eastern Alliance by Roger S. Conrad
When it comes to energy, it’s hard to find two countries whose interests are more conjoined than the US and China. Together the pair accounts for 40 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, putting them squarely in the crosshairs of governments worldwide to do something... More »
November 23, 2009 • SO, DUK, CVX
Straws in the Wind by Roger S. Conrad
You don’t have to be a longtime reader to know my primary focus is on underlying businesses. I’m a lot less interested in whether a company met a particular earnings projection than I am in how it’s meeting the challenges of competing in its industry or dealing with... More »
November 13, 2009 • DUK, SO, BRK.A
CDTV.net Stock Market News and Dividend Report for Thursday Oct 29, 2009 by John Hanna
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) reported 99 cents a share, compared with $1.01 a share, in the same period a year ago. Analysts average 0.98. SO beats by $0.01. Third quarter earnings of $790.0 million, compared with $780.4 million, last year. Southern Company, together with its... More »
October 29, 2009 • SO, PX, CCF
Estimating a Company's Level of Recurring Capital Expenditures by Brian Gaudet
Estimating a company’s level of recurring capital expenditures is an important component of company analysis, being used to calculate both free cash flow and “owner earnings”, a concept discussed by Warren Buffet in some of his past annual reports. Free cash flow is... More »
August 24, 2009 • DEO, KO, MMM
Weekly Street Sentiment: Monday Market Falters but Sentiment Only Falls Slightly! (August 18, 2009) by First Coverage
Monday Market Falters but Sentiment Only Falls Slightly!Sell-side taking cautious stance in Dog Days of Summer.Recognize that headline above? The one about a “cautious stance?” You should; it’s the same as last week. In fact, if we had to summarize the sentiment of the... More »
August 17, 2009 • PCLN, FCX, BG
Filtered Equity Income Stock Prospects by Richard Shaw
We are increasingly asked about low risk individual stocks that may be suitable for an equity income allocation within a portfolio. This is a general response to that question. Before offering a prospect list in which you might find attractive ideas, we want to make it clear that... More »
June 17, 2009 • IFF, WTR, GIS
Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold Utilities? by Sam Subramanian
Although the S&P 500 has advanced 32% since the March 9 market bottom, the rally has been quite selective from a sector perspective. Groups decimated during the recent bear market have rallied the most. Financial shares are up big after losing 81% from September 30, 2007.With investors... More »
May 26, 2009 • XLU, ED, FE
Highly Defensive Index: Opportunities in Healthcare by Mike Havrilla
The ETF Innovators Highly Defensive Index contains 32 market cap leading companies from the defensive industry groups (A-K) specified below in addition to one position reserved for the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as a hedge against long-term inflation and global currency devaluation. Since I last... More »
April 13, 2009 • RBGPF.PK, GLD, AMGN
GO LOONIE! A FOREX TRADER’S MUST-KNOW ADVICE FOR HIGH-DIVIDEND INVESTORS by Cliff Wachtel
PART 9A OF A SERIES: THE HIGH DIVIDEND INVESTOR'S COLLAPSING U.S. DOLLAR SURVIVAL GUIDE 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR THIS SERIES HIGH YIELD STOCKS ARE A FORM OF CASH. THUS INFLATION EATS AWAY AT BOTH YIELD AND PRINCIPLE. AS GOVERNMENTS INFLATE THEIR MONEY SUPPLY TO EASE CREDIT, MOST... More »
April 6, 2009 • SDS, SKF, SRS

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Southern Co. (SO)

Instablog posts on SO

What about investing in Con Ed? by Dividend Inc

Eastern Alliance by Roger S. Conrad

Straws in the Wind by Roger S. Conrad

CDTV.net Stock Market News and Dividend Report for Thursday Oct 29, 2009 by John Hanna

Estimating a Company's Level of Recurring Capital Expenditures by Brian Gaudet

Weekly Street Sentiment: Monday Market Falters but Sentiment Only Falls Slightly! (August 18, 2009) by First Coverage

Filtered Equity Income Stock Prospects by Richard Shaw

Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold Utilities? by Sam Subramanian

Highly Defensive Index: Opportunities in Healthcare by Mike Havrilla

GO LOONIE! A FOREX TRADER’S MUST-KNOW ADVICE FOR HIGH-DIVIDEND INVESTORS by Cliff Wachtel

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