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No fiscal cliff, but some sudden austerity nonetheless: That sums up the last minute legislation that passed Congress yesterday to limit the impact of the 2011 Budget Control Act. Not surprisingly, it took two long time adversaries and partners, Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch Connell (R-KY),… Read More

This month's Income Spotlight has proven its ability to add assets and grow cash flow during the best as well as the worst of times for commodity prices. Read More

This month's Growth Spotlight is all the way back from the brink of bankruptcy, growing earnings and dividends and building wealth for investors. Read More

Although the results of November's elections suggest regulatory burdens will be more difficult to overcome, 2013 promises to be a year for deal-making due to the rising importance of scale. Read More

Until the Great Financial Crisis, market performance for dividend-paying stocks was largely a matter of following benchmark interest rates. That relationship has broken down. Read More

Although 2012 was a year many would like to forget, the Utility Forecaster Portfolios and the broader stock market posted a fourth straight year of gains. Read More