SPEAKER:

Roger S. Conrad

Editor of Canadian Edge and Utility Forecaster

Co-editor of MLP Profits

TITLE: 

Big Yield Hunting on Deadly Ground

DESCRIPTION:    

In an era of slow and jagged economic growth and rock-bottom bond yields, buying and holding dividend paying stocks is the only way investors can live off their portfolios -- as well as by far the surest road to wealth building for savers. Many companies, however, are struggling just to keep up with dividend payments -- and if they do cut their payouts, investors will lose both income and principal, as share prices head south. The keys to getting the most out of dividend paying stocks, and avoiding the pitfalls, are diversification, balance and focusing on quality. Conrad explores a range of sectors drawn from the extensive coverage universes of his advisories, from Canadian high income stocks to US utilities and master limited partnerships, and highlights the best and worst.

ATTEND THIS MEETING TO LEARN:    

1. How to pick the best dividend paying stocks for 2012 and well beyond.

2. How to use the techniques of portfolio balance and diversification to limit the risk of unforeseeable single-stock or single-sector disasters to your overall portfolio.

3. How to spot overly hyped “income graveyards” to avoid. 

REASONS TO ATTEND:

1. Benefit from Conrad’s extensive and independent expertise picking income investments, backed by 25 years plus of navigating markets.

2. Profit from the range of “off Wall Street” investments Conrad will share.

3. Conrad will show how “do-it-yourself investors” can track these unique investments, by giving specifics strategies and recommendations.
   

BIO:

Roger S. Conrad has been advising income and growth investors since 1986.  He is the sole and founding editor of “Utility Forecaster,” America’s most comprehensive advisory on essential services investing, in publication since 1989 and cited seven times for editorial excellence by the Newsletter and Electronic Publishers’ Association.  Hulbert Financial Digest has several times listed “Utility Forecaster” as a top risk-adjusted performer.  His “Canadian Edge” advisory tracks more than 150 high yielding Canadian companies.  He co-edits “MLP Profits” with Elliott Gue, with coverage of every master limited partnership in the US, and “Australian Edge and Big Yield Hunting” with David Dittman.  He’s also an associate editor of “Personal Finance.”  Conrad is also the author of “Power Hungry: Strategic Investing in Telecommunications, Utilities and Other Essential Services.”

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