Rail transport of energy products is becoming an increasing part of North American midstream infrastructure, and offers an exciting new way to play the shale revolution. Read More
Richard Stavros is chief investment strategist for Global Income Edge, analyst for Utility Forecaster and a regular contributor to Personal Finance.
He is managing director of Thomas Dwight Capital (TDC), a strategic, financial and business development adviser to corporations, investment houses and governments. TDC identifies and develops for clients high growth and emerging markets opportunities in the energy, telecommunications, shipping and real estate sectors. In this capacity, Stavros has advised on several multi-million project finance valuations, business plan developments, and overall corporate strategies, as well as engaged in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and lead capital raising efforts for new business expansion plans.
With 17+ years of experience in the energy sector, Stavros has served in various leadership, strategy, finance and analytic roles at an energy utility, investment bank and various preeminent global media, economic and regulatory research houses.
He graduated from Georgetown University with a BA in Economics and English Literature. He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford with a concentration in Finance and Strategy.
Analyst Articles
Some asset managers have started betting that companies are about to ramp up capital spending, a path that leads ultimately to inflation. Read More
At the annual Deloitte Energy Conference last week, CEO Tom Fanning laid out his vision for the future of the firm. Read More
The Federal Reserve stimulus support has reached a critical inflection point where the U.S. economy could seemingly either tip into inflation, or looking more likely right now, deflation. Read More
The uncertainty could cause central bankers to mistime rate hikes. Read More
The utility giant's plan to form a master limited partnership could change its valuation. Read More
We examine investments that serve "triple duty" by diversifying investors’ portfolios against geopolitical risks, increasing prices and market bubbles. Read More
History has not been kind to alternative energy investors who threw caution to the wind. Read More
Recent efforts to disrupt energy utilities’ infrastructure have caused investors to wonder how to determine which firms are best prepared to thwart such attacks. Read More
Utility Forecaster has developed an early-warning system to alert investors to positive and negative trends in the utilities space that even famed investor Warren Buffett would appreciate. Read More