Hyperbole can turn solid science into a viral lie about the next game-changer. Read More

AT&T’s proposed $85.4 billion deal to buy Time Warner is the latest and largest mega-media merger. It won’t be the last.Here’s why: AT&T andVerizon make their money giving customers high-speed Internet service at home, pay TV channels and, in some cases, Internet access to mobile devices.The shorthand labels for these… Read More

History clearly shows that prolonged periods of low volatility often lead to periods of potentially extreme volatility. Read More

In the second part of our series, we see what implications other countries’ experiences with implementing expansive renewable energy policies might have for the Golden State and its utilities. Read More

Bloomberg had an article yesterday about “where the next crisis will come from.” The list included unsettled politics, problem banks and growing debt.Guess what? That’s a woefully incomplete list. But don’t expect me to complete it because the truth is we don’t know what the next crisis will be.Part… Read More

The beaten down sector produced the best recent gains among MLPs. But there’s a hotter trade out there right now. Read More

We all know the expression that a fool and his money are soon parted. But as we observe the irrational actions of energy traders lately, it begs the question: How did these fools and their money get together in the first place?Case in point: The irrational exuberance now bidding up the… Read More

As the steward of the Personal Finance Income portfolio, I’ve been reconsidering what financial companies and banks deserve to be called income investments, especially given the revelations of fraud and scandal at Wells Fargo and Deutsche Bank.And the more I look, the more I like firms that have been pursuing… Read More

More U.S. utilities are falling into the hands of their northern neighbors. Here’s what’s fueling the trend—and why it’s not going away. Read More

Tonight’s the final presidential debate.Oh. Boy. Like most Americans, I just want this campaign to end. Can we just fast-forward to Election Day and move on?In fact, the more relevant debate for investors is: what to buy now?U.S. stocks, foreign stocks, bonds? Or maybe increase cash, like the pros are doing?In… Read More