The Fed's plan to taper its stimulus program has put the spotlight on corporate earnings growth as the new value driver, but investors may not like all they find in the utilities space. Read More

The timing of Linn Energy LLC's (NSDQ: LINE) and affiliate LinnCo's (NSDQ: LNCO) announcement of an SEC investigation of hedge-related accounting practices and a proposed merger with Berry Petroleum Co (NYSE: BRY) and the publication of our advice on the MLP have left subscribers confused and frustrated. We understand, and we apologize. Read More

The Obama administration’s new climate initiative threatens to upset the established order and change energy utility valuations forever. We highlight the companies best positioned for this industry-sweeping shift. Read More

This month's Income Spotlight, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE: KMP), continues to add pipeline and energy storage assets and to grow its cash flow. Read More

This month's Growth Spotlight falls on TransCanada Corp (TSX: TRP, NYSE: TRP), no stranger to attention owing to the furor in the US over its Keystone XL project. Read More

Oil and gas producer Penn West Petroleum Ltd (TSX: PWT, NYSE: PWE) cut its dividend, installed a new CEO and announced it will explore a new strategic direction. Read More

The pace of reactor shutdowns is picking up in the US, even as China and India continue to boost nuclear capacity. Costs related to nukes have also been controversial. Fixing the tabs for closures and determining who will pick them up promises to be contentious as well. Read More

Economic data continue to be mixed, and inflation data continue to show very little rise in the general level of prices of goods and services. Nevertheless, the US Federal Reserve is laying the rhetorical foundation for an end to quantitative easing. Read More

Contributing Editor Richard Stavros explains why investors fleeing utilities stocks and emerging markets do so at their peril. Read More