Roger S. Conrad

Roger Conrad is North America’s leading authority on utility stocks and income investing. He’s helped his loyal readers rack up safe, steady double-digit gains of 13.3% annually since 1990. And he’s done it all with a focus on capital preservation and risk minimization that’s helped his readers avoid the catastrophes of the tech bubble, the Lehman Brothers crash and numerous other hiccups along the way.

Roger is editor of Utility Forecaster, the nation's leading advisory on essential services stocks, bonds and preferred stocks. His proprietary safety rating system evaluates the prospects of every significant electric, natural gas, telecommunications and water company, including utility-based mutual funds and foreign utilities. Roger’s penchant for detailed research and his studied insights into utilities markets have garnered him a wide audience of subscribers--not to mention a bevy of industry awards for his perceptive reporting, commentary and investment advice.

He brings the same enthusiasm and intelligence to Roger Conrad's Canadian Edge, an Internet-based publication devoted to uncovering lucrative investment opportunities in Canadian royalty trusts. Subscribers and the national media often contact him for information on the latest economic developments and investment opportunities north of the border.

Roger’s latest product is finding safe, high-yield income stocks in the resource-rich country of Australia. He has partnered with David Dittman on Investing Daily’s newest product, Australian Edge, guiding readers to massive profits Down Under. Australia has a compelling history of a strong economy, well-managed resources and fast growth from supplying the developing world.

Roger is also associate editor of Personal Finance and co-editor of MLP Profits, which covers high-yielding master limited partnerships and includes sample portfolios for aggressive and conservative investors, advice on the tax treatment of MLPs and proprietary ratings of every name in the Alerian MLP Index.

 

He holds a bachelor's degree from Emory University and a master's degree in international management from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). In addition, he is the author of Power Hungry: Strategic Investing in Telecommunications, Utilities and Other Essential Services and coauthor of The Agile Investor and Market Timing for the Nineties with Stephen Leeb. He is also an avid outdoorsman and baseball fan.

Content Posted by Roger S. Conrad

Deal Faster with Losers

Getting out from under falling stocks sooner is one way to improve on our solid performance from 2011.

Just One Cut

NAL Energy Corp (TSX: NAE, OTC: NOIGF), as was foreshadowed last month in this space, is the only company in the Canadian Edge coverage universe to cut its dividend since January.

Four Keys to 2012

Low-cost capital, cheap natural gas, solid US growth and momentum generated by dividend-investing rookies are factors to be mindful of over the course of the year.

Merger Mania

Both of this month's High Yield selections are involved in deals that should ensure long-term dividend sustainability and growth.

Betting on Canada's Best Banks

Canada’s financial system is among the strongest in the world. That’s great. But how do you, Individual Investor, build wealth on such foundations?

2/3/12: A Good Day to Add Dundee

Dundee REIT (TSX: D-U, OTC: DRETF) is getting bigger and better with the acquistion of Whiterock REIT (TSX: WRK-U, OTC: WRKUF).

How They Rate

New challenges demand a tougher weeding-out process. As such, we've made a couple minor adjustments to how we evaluate payout ratios and debt burdens in the CE Safety Rating System.

Oil and Gas Reserve Life

Oil and gas producers have always been the most volatile investments in the Canadian Edge coverage universe. The good news is the group is stress tested, and most have now adopted more conservative payout policies.

1/18/12: Keeping Your Balance despite the Gas Price Plunge

We’re a fortnight and four days into the New Year, but a lot’s happening. Here’s the latest on the CE Portfolio Aggressive Holdings, particularly our natural gas exposure.

1/17/12: Pembina and Provident

A deal between Conservative Holdings will create a CAD10 billion North American midstream energy giant with a key hold on a growing market and complementary but not overlapping assets.