Utility Forecaster

For over twenty years, Roger Conrad’s Utility Forecaster has provided subscribers with in-depth coverage and expert analysis of investment opportunities in electric, water, natural gas and telecommunication utilities. Each issue examines key macroeconomic and regulatory developments that drive utilities’ performance and share prices, while closely scrutinizing the growth potential of individual companies. In addition to Roger’s valuable commentary, the monthly newsletter features portfolios chockfull of the best plays for both income- and growth-minded investors as well as the rationale behind these selections.

The highlight of Utilities Forecaster is undoubtedly Roger’s proprietary rating system, which gauges the safety of each utility’s dividend as well as each firm’s strengths and weaknesses. Utilities have experienced their fair share of ups and downs over the years, from the current boom to the nadir of five years ago when The Dow Jones Utility Average plummeted 60 percent in just two years. With Roger’s “How They Rate” table, which includes over 200 utilities and related companies (such as crude oil producers), readers can quickly evaluate a particular firm’s prospects and determine whether to buy, sell or hold the stock.

Recent issues of Utility Forecaster have examined the following topics and opportunities:

• Which natural gas producers are best positioned to take advantage of rising demand as utilities companies erect more and more gas-powered electric plants in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions;
• Why Arizona and New York State regulators are severely limiting utility rate increases and which companies will be most affected;
• Why the telecommunications industry is in better shape than its share prices indicate and which national and rural telephone companies are poised for profits;
• Investment opportunities arising from the burgeoning “negawatts” movement;
• Choosing the best limited partnerships in the energy infrastructure field; and
• Why US recession worries aren’t necessarily a death knell for renewable energy companies, and which ones are the best bargains.

Not only do utilities and companies in satellite industries tend to weather economic downturns better than firms in other sectors, but with demand for connectivity and energy expected to grow exponentially over the next few decades, the best firms in these sectors will generate huge profits. From nuclear and renewable energy companies, to telecommunications and foreign utilities, Roger Conrad’s Utility Forecaster supplies the sound analysis and market intelligence that forms the basis of all good investment decisions.

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