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NextEra Energy (NEE): A ‘Bargain’ in Utilities

Steven Halpern — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, Green Stocks

“Our latest “Bargain Stock of the Month” feature is NextEra Energy (NEE), which changed its name in June from the FPL Group,” notes Vita Nelson, who notes that the company changed its name to “better reflect the company’s scale as one of the largest and cleanest energy providers in the nation.”

The editor of MoneyPaper’s Direct Investing exlains, “Its regulated utility, Florida Power & Light, provides electricity to 4.4 million customers. Its unregulated unit sells power across the United States.

“Over a third of this unit’s operation sources electric power using windmills, many of which are located in high-wind areas, such as the Texas panhandle.

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NextEra Energy: Power for Florida and More

Joseph Lazzaro — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:10:00 +0000

Filed under: Stocks to Buy

Utility NextEra Energy (NEE) (formerly FPL Group), first discussed here at a price of $43.30 on March 3, 2009, appears to have put in a bottom at $45.

The company changed its name in May to better reflect the company's clean energy provider status.

Further, wind power investments and tax credits should provide a boost to earnings in 2010, as a slow recovery in Florida's housing sector and economy weighs on residential electric power revenue.

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NextEra Energy: Power for Florida and More originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Serious Money: Powerful Dividends Powering the Nation

Sheldon Liber — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:20:00 +0000

Filed under: Indices, Money and Finance Today, Consolidated Edison (ED), Duke Energy (DUK), Serious Money, S and P 500, DJIA, Stocks to Buy, Southern Company (SO), NASDAQ, Xcel Energy (XEL), Northeast Utilities (NU)

We can make this short and sweet: buying utilities pays off in many ways that other investments do not. Utilities pay regular dividend distributions that are higher than most stocks, bonds, Treasuries, and certificates of deposit. In these volatile times, utility stocks add stability to your portfolio and moderate the wild swings. And, here is the kicker that everyone but day traders will appreciate: long term returns beat all of the major indices over time.

The following charts and stocks will further make the case.

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FPL Group: An Undervalued Utility

Joseph Lazzaro — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Filed under: Stocks to Buy

The stock of utility FPL Group (FPL), which I first wrote about on March 3, 2009, at a price of $43.30, has retreated in the past six months, but the business model is still preferred. Here's why:

FPL appears to have declined on investor sentiment that the economic recovery in the company's key power market, Florida, will lag the U.S. recovery, and on a considerably lower-than-expected electric rate increase, $75 million as opposed to FPL's $1 billion request, from the Florida Public Service Commission. Hence, the exit of some short-term investors was to be expected.

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FPL Group: An Undervalued Utility originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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World’s Dumbest Market — Low Risk, High Reward

Sheldon Liber — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:00 +0000

Filed under: Competitive Strategy, Citigroup Inc. (C), Options, Entrepreneurs

There has been little time to write lately because I have been wheeling and dealing in my investment world. However, I thought I would share one of the trades I did this week that seems like free money to me, and although the opportunity has faded a little I might do it again and you might want to examine this trade, too.

At the market open on Tuesday March 9, a good-til-canceled order filled — selling to open Citigroup Inc. (C) January 2012 ‘puts’ at a strike price of $7.50 — paying $4.05. This transaction is commonly called a “naked put”. The return on investment is 59% over the remaining 22-month period.

This is nuts because my break even position is $3.45 — 20 cents a share less than it was the time of the trade and 60 cents less than the $4.05 (ironic isn’t it) Citigroup is trading at now, as I type away.

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