2 High Yield Utility Stocks to Buy and 2 to Sell Now

Utilities are on fire. As boring as they may be, stocks in this sector have been climbing higher and higher in 2016, thanks to one major trend: investors are desperate for yield, but they don’t want risk. With many high yielding assets coming with high risk, investors are looking for safety, and utilities are seen as a safe alternative. As U.S. Treasuries hit historical lows and corporate bond yields slide further, utilities become a huge attraction. It’s no wonder, then, that the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) is up 20% over the past year, with virtually all of those gains coming in the last six months. To put that in perspective, XLU gained 24% from 2012 to 2015, meaning that it’s gained almost as much... Read more