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Top Yielding Electric Utilities

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When the stock market drops or gets choppy, there is a flight to conservative high income investments. Recently, I had written an article about monthly dividend stocks, although many of them might be considered risky. Electric utilities, in spite of the fact that a few have run into rough patches, are considered by many investors to be safer than other stocks. Although consumers may cut back on buying new clothing or consumer products or go out to eat less during a recession, most people will continue to pay their electric utility bill. Here are some of the highest yielding electric utility...

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By Trading Goddess (-46.13% risk: aggressive) 05/07/08

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A Longer Term Income Play Among the Utilities

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Simulcast from something I wrote on Campus Stocks - take a look at PGN if you are looking for an inexpensive pure play in the regulated utilities field. I would wait for some technical strength...

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By fivepercentstocks (-17.83% risk: aggressive) 03/19/08

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52 week low stocks, GSK, NVS, BUD, JAVA, PGN

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