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Re:Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for electricity ... by triceratops on Friday October 23, 2026 @11:05AM (#50210294)
Everything comes up short of the S&P 500.

Utility companies get local monopolies and in exchange their prices are regulated. Consequently they have moderate but stable, essentially guaranteed, returns.

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Re:Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for electricity ... by lotsofpulp on Saturday October 24, 2026 @07:04AM (#50220120)
Why would anyone invest in any other equity other than SP500 if they all come up short (assuming your goal is to have USD in the future)?
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Re:Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for electricity ... by toomuchtodo on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:05PM (#50340902)
Diversification against concentration risk.

https://www.finra.org/investors/insights/concentration-risk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_risk

https://ncua.gov/regulation-supervision/letters-credit-union...

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