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4 Subscriber Reviews of Utility Forecaster
Review by Mary Ann, July 16, 2009
Roger Conrad’s Utility Forecaster is a good, solid publication. As I recall, it is not as expensive as Canadian Edge. It covers not just utilities, but MLP’s, some Canadian Royalty Trusts and US Trusts, etc.providing a “safety rating” and buy, hold, and sell recommendations.
It has a broad outlook. I also subscribe to Personaly Finance, and will let that one expire, while I continue with Utility Forecaster.
Review by Mike W, July 16, 2009
Have subscribed to UF for over one year and have found the recommendations reliable … and strangely enough, most of them have worked out! Certainly unusual in these markets.
UF does let you know where they stand on the securities in the industry. And also they are available to answer questions. I was very surprised to be connected to a top man when I called.
They do not bombard you with promotional material for their other publications (I did not know they had others) like my pet aggravating publisher - Agora.
Review by bnracketman, August 27, 2009
I have suscribed for 10 years and found it to be very useful.As with any publication you must do your own research and decide what buy and sell prices to initiate.Saying that,i must say this is extremely thourough with it’s information and serves as a great research tool. I have made many great investments using the information contained within.
Review by IncomeInvestor, December 27, 2009
I have subscribed to UF for many years. While some of the mass mailings for new subscribers have that breathless over-the-top feel that we have come to expect from promotional pieces, the publication itself is not like that at all. Each monthly issue is lengthy and crammed with data, not just on the recommended lists (conservative and aggressive) but on every stock in the sector (and there are a lot of them; as the Gumshoe noted, he construes “utility” broadly). The depth of the information is very impressive. The big downer for an income investor is a dividend cut, but that rarely happens to a stock that is not already on his dividend watch list. Utilities are sort of boring and it’s more fun to speculate in biotechs but I have made far more money, consistently, with UF picks than any other newsletter. For someone approaching retirement it’s a no brainer. It’s also very cheap, an incredible value.
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