Every year when the forecasts for the hurricane season are issued, there have been a spate of articles on implications for investors. This year was no exception. USA Today reported that U.S. natural gas prices jumped 3% on the basis of a forecast for an active hurricane season in 2013. It is also common to read that companies are attributing poor earnings to unusual weather. (more…)
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Being a Weather Contrarian
Posted in Long-term investing, Stock Investing, tagged climate, earnings, earnings anomalies, strategy, utilities, weather, weather contrarian on April 25, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Sector Watch: Spotlight on Utilities
Posted in Active Investing, Diversification, Dividends, financial planning, Investors, Long-term investing, Markets, Personalization, Regular Investing, Stock Investing, Volatility, Wealth, tagged Dow Jones Utilities index, folios, S&P500, S&P500 Index, sector watch, utilities on August 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Utility companies are expected to provide fairly stable performance, without too much downside risk. Utilities are also typically expected to provide lower average returns than the broader market. In the last decade, however, utilities have out-performed the broader stock market as investors have become increasingly risk-averse and worried about the prospects for sectors that depend largely on robust economic growth in order to meet their earnings targets. (more…)
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