Utilities sailed through the recession in part because they provide essential services, demand for which is rarely affected much by recessions. Equally important, however, is the massive reduction of debt and operating risk since the fall of Enron in 2001 nearly brought the entire industry to its knees. Read More

Doom or boom? That’s the question many investors are asking as we enter a new year. Will we see many happy returns, as we did in 2009, or will 2010 be another year when the markets roll over and play dead? Read More

For the 34th time since 1969 utilities had a bullish fourth quarter, capping off an average 2009 profit of roughly 30 percent for Utility Forecaster recommendations. Read More

Two-thousand nine will go down as a year when almost any investment made money--but all too many investors didn’t take advantage. Read More

The Utility Forecaster Portfolios’ 49 represented companies did more than simply weather the 2008-09 economic collapse, and now they’re geared up to profit from unfolding recovery, thanks to strong balance sheets and growing demand for essential services. Read More

The Florida Public Service Commission staff has issued its recommendation on Progress Energy’s (NYSE: PGN) request for a $500 million rate hike. The $174 million proposal includes numerous disallowances and a much lower allowed return than the company initially proposed. Read More

Boralex Power Income Fund's (TSX: BPT-U,  OTC: BLXJF) dividend cut was priced in already, and the new yield is still 10 percent and sustainable even after 2011 taxes on Canadian income trusts kick in. Read More

Comcast Corp (NSDQ: CMCSA) is paying nothing close to top dollar for NBC Universal. Rather, it’s contributing entertainment assets and approximately one year of free cash flow to garner a 51 percent controlling interest. Read More

Described by management as a “game-changer,” CIC’s cash will fund AES Corp's (NYSE: AES) estimated $4 billion project pipeline, including 6,600 megawatts of wind generation currently in development. Read More

The Roman god Janus looks both ahead and behind at the same time. With his namesake month January days away, now’s a good time to look at a few things income investors learned in 2009, and what they portend for the year ahead. Read More