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Travis Miller
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Shift Attention Away From Interest Rates to Find Top Utilities Picks

U.S. utilities now trade near fair value for the first time since 2015 after underperforming the S&P 500 by 14 percentage points since November. Although rising rates have pressured the sector in the short run, our analysis suggests long-term utilities investors should put interest-rate worries aside and focus on utilities' fundamental yield, growth, and valuation. 
In the short run, the road for utilities could be bumpy as rising interest rates shrink the dividend yield premium utilities in...
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SCANA Corporation

SCANA is a holding company. Through its regulated subsidiaries, the company is engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity in South Carolina and in the purchase, transmission and sale of natural gas in North Carolina and South Carolina. Through its non-regulated subsidiary, the company markets natural gas to retail customers in Georgia and to wholesale customers in the southeast. In addition, the company's subsidiary, SCANA Services, Inc. provides primarily administrative and management services to the company's other subsidiaries.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Travis Miller

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