The Time Has Come For California Water Services

ByJon Parepoynt:Is it time to tiptoe back into California utilities? I have been absent any California utility investments since 2001 after selling positions in small-cap California Water Service (CWT) and large-cap Edison International (ED).

Marvin V. Bolt submits:Extraordinary actions by the US Federal Reserve have raised the possibility of future inflation. In response to the financial crisis of 2008, the Fed injected unprecedented levels of liquidity into the banking system. While inflation has been modest to date, an analysis of similar periods in history shows that it typically takes more than two years for the impact on consumer prices to be seen.

Dividend Inc. submits: The latest investment observation is on California Water Service Group (CWT). According to Yahoo!Finance, CWT ...engages in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection.

LAKEPORT, Calif.

Can you imagine successfully navigating the next decade ahead with a great system. We have arrived at a juncture that will require major efforts on the part of investors to reshape their investments. You see, we believe that major forces at work will be to the benefit of credits. We propose a structure that removes any debt based investments.

Things are not starting off on a good foot for Portugal or Spain, the two countries where the European sovereign debt crisis is most likely to strike early in 2012. Portugal Car Sales Plunges 60% in December Compared to Year Ago

By Cliff Wachtel: Part 1: Prior Week Market Movers & Their Lessons For the Coming Week TECHNICAL PICTURE: Hints of the Next Move Lower Here’s the overall technical picture for risk appetite as per the S&P 500. S&P 500 WEEKLY CHART 6 JUNE 2010 - 30 OCT 2011 02NOV 04 1052

By Alan Brochstein, CFA: One of the more interesting stock stories last week was the 33% surge in Liquidity Services (LQDT).