A motivated seller, E.ON, found an enthusiastic buyer, PPL Corp. Who wins and who loses on the sale of E.ON’s Kentucky-based assets? What of also-ran bidders such as Duke Energy? Read More

Behemoths AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) report strong numbers, and upstart CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) is bidding for Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q). The communications industry is all about being big or getting big. Read More

Cap-and-trade: Like health care reform, it might still rise from the much of Washington, DC. Here’s how to play carbon regulation--with a word on dividend tax rates, too. Read More

A federal court ruled the FCC doesn’t have the power to regulate broadband networks. Major defeat for statists or a green light for a corporate takeover of the Internet? Read More

Dan Duncan was a giant in the energy business and an innovator in the master limited partnership space. The wealth he created for investors through Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE: EPD) and other partnerships will be his legacy. Read More

Utility stocks reported strong 2009 financial results. Those we hold in the Utility Forecaster Portfolio are set to generate gains through 2010 and well beyond. Read More

Safe dividends and steady growth: Electric utilities have largely been left out of the post-March 2009 market party, but the six heavyweights in the UF Portfolio are solid ways to build wealth over time. At these levels they represent great value. Read More

The global economic recovery will lift the boats that stayed afloat during the Great Recession. Our favorites are poised to pay--whether growth picks up quickly or the up-turn is slow to develop. Read More

Exxon Mobil's takeover of XTO Energy has cleared federal antitrust hurdles, but Comcast is encountering resistance in its effort to buy NBC Universal. Here's what's new in the mergers-and-acquisitions game. Read More

Canadian income trust conversions continue. Most management teams are making the transition without cutting distributions. It's clear that a high payout is key to their competing for capital. Read More