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CONTENTS 03.01.21 VOL.CI NO.


Index P. 8

Review & Preview P. 10

Mailbag P. 35

Inside Scoop P. M

Charting the Market P. M

Winners & Losers P. M

Research Reports P. M

Market View P. M

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Styling by Paola Andrea

AStealthGreenEnergyPlay


Source: FactSet

The $500 billion utility sector has badly trailed the overall stock market in the past year.


Whythereisnowabrightopportunityinthesestocks.






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April 2020 2021


2019


60%


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40


UtilitiesSelectSectorSPDRETF(XLU) S&P 500


P. 20

Utility Stocks Are No Fossils


Counterintuitive as it may seem, beaten-down utilities offer one of the best ways to plug


into the shift toward renewables—while pocketing hefty yields. Here are a dozen stocks


and funds to consider.By ANDREW BARY


P. 5

Up&DownWallStreet:


Bonds Worth Buying


The spike in Treasury yields


moderated by week’s end, but


it was still enough to justify a


realignment by investors.


By RANDALL W. FORSYTH


P. 9

Twitter’s Wings Could


Get Clipped


Follow-Up:Twitter’s stock has


soared since our bullish cover


story last June. Now fully priced,


the upside could be limited.


By BILL ALPERT


P. 13

Citigroup Has a Shot


at Redemption


Jane Fraser has a chance to prove


Citigroup skeptics wrong when


she takes the reins of the fourth-


largest U.S. bank on Monday.


By CARLETON ENGLISH


P. 15

Ross Stores Stock


Is Buried Treasure


The off-price retailer has had a


tough time during the pandemic.


But it should soon begin to see the


benefits of a reopening economy.


By TERESA RIVAS


P. 16

Value Stocks Are


Ready to Break Out


Q&A:John Rogers, CEO of Ariel


Investments, says the economic


environment is ripe for a return


to value investing.


By RESHMA KAPADIA


P. 26

Our 26th Annual Best


Online Brokers Survey


Interactive Brokers eked out a


narrow win over Fidelity in an


extraordinary year that saw a


surge in individual investing.


By MATT MILLER


P. 30

AFundThatResists


Being Pigeonholed


Profile:New Alternatives was an


outlier when it started investing in


alternative energy nearly 40 years


ago. Its fresh approach has paid off.


By LEWIS BRAHAM


P. 34

Remembering the Man


Who Made the Bull


Sculptor Dionisio Cimarelli


reminisces about the hopes and


dreams of the man who created


Wall Street’s iconicCharging Bull.


By PHIL ROOSEVELT


P. 7

Streetwise:Good


News Spooks Stocks


By JACK HOUGH


P. 19

Income:Payouts Could


Rise 5% This Year


By LAURENCE C. STRAUSS


P. 31

Funds:ARK ETFs


Fall Victim to Their


Own Success


By EVIE LIU


P. 32

Tech Trader:Where to


Hide as FOMO Gets


Flipped Around


By ERIC J. SAVITZ


P. 33

Economy:Too Much


Stimulus Isn’t a Risk


By MATTHEW C. KLEIN


P. M

Trader:Rising Interest


Rates Roil the Market


By BEN LEVISOHN


P. M

Euro Trader:Retailer


Asos Is Back in Style


By RUPERT STEINER


P. M

Emerging Markets:


What Could Boost


Brazil’s Fortunes


By CRAIG MELLOW


P. M

Striking Price:Two


Options Strategies to


Play Walmart Stock


By STEVEN M. SEARS


P. M

Commodities:Higher


Oil Prices Could Spur


Production Hikes


By MYRA P. SAEFONG


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insights on investing in utilities


and what to expect after a rough


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