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Utilities: Rotation or Recession They’re Ready to Win
Despite a late-year rally, utility stocks were among the stock market’s worst performers in 2023. That’s about to change with a vengeance—whether the New Year brings a rising market with rapid sector rotation from bloated Big Tech, or a US recession and sell-off. The utility earnings Armageddon many predicted would result from rising interest rates never happened. Now rates are headed lower, and investment is set to keep driving growth. And best-in-class utilities earnings, dividends, and stock prices are gearing up for potentially their biggest year since 2000—when the Dow Jones Industrial Average returned more than 50%. Join 37-year industry veteran Roger Conrad as he highlights his top utility picks for 2024—as well as what to avoid.
Roger Conrad has successfully advised income investors since the 1980s, with a nationally acclaimed sector specialty in utilities, telecommunications, and energy. He's a managing partner at Capitalist Times and author of the book Power Hungry: Strategic Investing in Telecommunications, Utilities, & Other Essential Services. Mr. Conrad is also an independent director of the NYSE-listed Miller Howard high-income equity fund and a contributing editor to Forbes.com.
