Utilities' safe-haven status could mean this is another year of the utility. Read More

Water stocks weren’t always so expensive. Read More

Electric utility bonds offer income and safety in the face of volatile markets. Read More

Some forms of clean energy get no respect. Plus: The latest on Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP and a market update. Read More

We conclude our exhaustive review of our MLPs along with a few other miscellanea. Read More

We buckle down to get through the bust. Read More

We’ve been through bear markets before, but the Kinder Morgan debacle is the first time that we’ve experienced the physical manifestation of the market’s carnage: We had heartburn for a straight week. Kinder’s collapse inaugurated a new phase of the energy sector’s bust, one that goes beyond mere price declines and starts getting into existential concerns. Read More

Amid uncertainty, sometimes it's better to buy the whole sector. Read More

Independent power producers’ business model is increasingly being disrupted, putting the sector’s viability as an income investment into question. Read More