Electric cars could one day transform some utilities into hyper-growth investments. Read More
Richard Stavros is chief investment strategist for Global Income Edge, analyst for Utility Forecaster and a regular contributor to Personal Finance.
He is managing director of Thomas Dwight Capital (TDC), a strategic, financial and business development adviser to corporations, investment houses and governments. TDC identifies and develops for clients high growth and emerging markets opportunities in the energy, telecommunications, shipping and real estate sectors. In this capacity, Stavros has advised on several multi-million project finance valuations, business plan developments, and overall corporate strategies, as well as engaged in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and lead capital raising efforts for new business expansion plans.
With 17+ years of experience in the energy sector, Stavros has served in various leadership, strategy, finance and analytic roles at an energy utility, investment bank and various preeminent global media, economic and regulatory research houses.
He graduated from Georgetown University with a BA in Economics and English Literature. He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford with a concentration in Finance and Strategy.
Analyst Articles
In a highly charged political era, long-term investors should focus on wires utilities as the most conservative income investments. Read More
Investors are losing patience with the president. Read More
One of the country’s biggest merchant generators says its business model is now obsolete. Read More
Even in the Trump era, utilities stand to profit from cleaner energy. Read More
Not only are markets overvalued, so we’re in buyer beware territory, the laws of economics seem to have been suspended for the time being. The cyclically adjusted P/E, a valuation measure created by the Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller, now stands at over 27, a level topped only during the 1929… Read More
The regulatory environment will be a key factor. Read More
In the first of a two-part report, we look at which utilities are winning customers by deploying new technologies. Read More
President-elect Trump’s announcement at his press conference last week that he would not sell his ownership stake in his real estate empire, but pass management on to his sons, was seen as bullish for global real estate. (Though not so great from an ethical point of view, according to many… Read More
This will be another roller coaster year for bonds, but one that could provide plenty of opportunities to lock in at much higher-than-expected rates. In fact, as the income analyst at Personal Finance, I’m getting jazzed about what might make great best bond investments in 2017, which I will share… Read More