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To: Tom C who wrote (5663)	9/1/2010 8:11:18 PM
From: chowder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

One of the things I've been looking for in the utilities, is a company with a yield above 4% and a CAGR of 4% - 6%. The only one I own that doesn't meet the CAGR objective is PGN. The yield was over 6% when I purchased it though and PGN was considered to have one of the safest dividends out there. I've passed on ED and POM due to the very low dividend growth rate. I'm trying to insure that future income can outpace inflation, hence the 4% dividend growth rate objective. I like to check out their 10 year performance against each other to see who has had the better total return. google.com

To: Tom C who wrote (5663)	9/2/2010 4:41:25 AM
From: Ditchdigger	Respond to of 34328

Tom, have you looked at CNP? You even get a bit of shale and pipeline exposure with this one. 'ditch

To: Tom C who wrote (5663)	9/2/2010 9:22:50 AM
From: Triffin	Respond to of 34328

Tom C .. RE: Utility .. Take a look at CEG .. I bought last week @ 29.25 .. Yield ~3.3% It's the cheapest of the large utilities .. and I think it offers both capital gains and growth of dividends going forward .. The book value is $45.00 and 1X revenues is $57 .. It's currently around $31.00 .. Buffet made an aborted takeover at ~$27 last year .. CEG then sold a 50% interest in their nuke assets to a French utility .. It's a recovery play .. BTW the stock was +$100 in 2008 .. Triff ..