Relevant metrics for dividend sustainability showed up generally positive for UF Portfolio Holdings in the first quarter, while for some companies we look forward to payout growth. Read More

Declining use of copper-wire networks and rising broadband connectivity can both be routes to wealth building for selective income investors. Read More

What happens in the market on a day-to-day basis most often has nothing to do with individual company fundmentals. As long as our essential-service favorites' underlying businesses are solid, we'll stick with them. Read More

Size and financial strength allowed Entergy Corp to overcome difficulties that have felled other utilities faced with similar external challenges. For essential-service companies--and income investors--the lesson is “fail to plan, plan to fail.” Read More

A thousand questions, a single answer: Focus on underlying business quality. Read More

All commodity bull runs come to an end. Despite recent market activity and the hyperventilations of content-starved 24-hour news channels, the current one still has plenty of time left. Read More

There are subtle but important differences in the way our utility MLP and high-yielding Canadian investments report quarterly results. Read More

The need to to make alternative energy more efficient and power transmission more reliable will drive demand for this company's products. Read More

The dividend news from some shores is not as positive as it is in the US. Read More