Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund : XLU

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Jon C. Ogg | May 31, 2012

Investors Flocking To Defensive Shares With High Dividends (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, AWK, AEP, XLU, MCD, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, KMB, CL, MRK, PFE, JNJ, T, VZ)

The 10-year Treasury hit yet another record low under 1.6% today and stocks are in the tank again due to…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 18, 2012

The Best Value High-Yield and High-Return Utilities (XLU, EXC, ETR, AEP, PEG)

The utility sector has been a rather poor performer so far in 2012, as investors have sought growth and less…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 27, 2012

Chasing High Dividends: Utilities Approaching Bargain Territory (AEP, EXC, CEG, PEG, XLU)

2011 was the year of the utility stocks offering investors high dividend yields of well over 4.0%. 2012 has not gone…

Jon C. Ogg | Jan 27, 2012

AEP Takes Valuation Downgrade (AEP, XLU)

American Electric Power Company (NYSE: AEP) saw a great 2011 and its earnings should hold up incredibly well if Ben…

Jon C. Ogg | Jan 11, 2012

Solar Tries For Significant 2012 Comeback (FSLR, WFR, TAN, KWT, SPWR, STP, YGE, LDK, ENER, XLU)

So far we are seeing a continued rotation. What worked great in 2011 is being sold and the worst performing…

Jon C. Ogg | Jan 11, 2012

The 2012 Trade: Dump Utilities, Buy Banks… So Far (XLU, XLF, BAC, JPM, AEP, DUK)

The trade in 2011 was to go out and turn utility stocks into the new investment for retirees seeking income. …

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 16, 2011

AEP Joins 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio (AEP, XLU, NEE, PPL)

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) refuses to falter in the current market despite many headwinds of uncertainty. This…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 4, 2011

Utilities Replacing CDs and Bonds as the Best Retirement Investments (XLU, IDU, UTG, AEP, FE, PPL, AWK)

The government bond market pays investors nothing now. The 5-Year Treasury Note, a staple for retail investors historically, pays a dismal…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 9, 2011

Trend Watch After EPA Rules: Time to Rethink Utilities? (AEP, XLU, IDU, RYU, UPW, ETR, ITRI)

The utilities sector had been performing incredibly. We recently highlighted the strong performance seen this year and over the last…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 6, 2011

Why Fund & Income Investors Are Drawn to Utilities (XLU, SO, EXC, D, IDU, RYU, CEG, NRG, NI, PCS, VZ, UPW, NEE, UTF, UTG, DNP, FSTUX, CMS, POR, RYAUX, FE, FKUTX, SRE)

When the going gets tough, the tough often play defense — out of risky assets and into those assets that…

Jon C. Ogg | May 3, 2011

Dividend Watch: Making American Utilities Pay For Your Retirement (AEP, DUK, PGN, FE, XLU)

It would be easy to worry about the share prices of utility companies after the recession and after the most…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 16, 2011

Are U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Operators Really at Business Risk? (CCJ, USU, XLU, AEE, CEG, ETR, EXC, FE, PGN, SO)

It goes without saying that nuclear power has hit skid row. The damage to the industry that has been caused…

Jon C. Ogg | Jan 10, 2011

Utility M&A Wave Goes Into Overdrive (DUK, PGN, DYN, IEP, NU, NST, XLU, AEP)

Another deal has been confirmed in the land grab for utilities. Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) has confirmed fresh reports…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 10, 2010

PG&E: Fire, Death, Losses, and ETF Impact (PCG, XLU)

PG&E Corp. (NYSE: PCG), the owner of Pacific Gas & Electric, often has to deal with unpleasant situations as it…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 1, 2010

Dividends or Not, Utilities Need To Perform (XLU, SO, D, DUK, FPL, AEP, ETR, FE, EIX, PGN, PPL, XEL, DTE, AES, CEG, NRG, CPN, AYE, NU, PNW, POM, NST, OGE, TE)

Investors love dividends, and big stable utility stocks often have some of the highest dividends of any class of stocks. …

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