MEL - Meridian Energy

[winner69]

Chasing yield at any cost is a recipe for a severe skunking at some point. PS-Learnt this lesson myself a few times.

Hey Couts me ol mate ...you and I seem to be only stupid ones in not partaking in this free lunch.

Never mind

[Baa_Baa]

Hey Couts me ol mate ...you and I seem to be only stupid ones in not partaking in this free lunch.

Never mind

Not the only ones. All I see is a dividend trap at these prices. One big shock to the markets, SP falls big time, locked in foreeeevvvvver. Should've never sold my IPO's but that's ancient history, need to focus on the now.

[macduffy]

Not the only ones. All I see is a dividend trap at these prices. One big shock to the markets, SP falls big time, locked in foreeeevvvvver. Should've never sold my IPO's but that's ancient history, need to focus on the now.

In that event, ie one big shock to the markets, a low-risk, dividend paying utility will be one of the better places to be to sit out the downturn. I'm still holding all my gentailers at IPO costs - no attraction in risking negative interest rates on cash!

[Rabbi]

In that event, ie one big shock to the markets, a low-risk, dividend paying utility will be one of the better places to be to sit out the downturn. I'm still holding all my gentailers at IPO costs - no attraction in risking negative interest rates on cash!

In a downturn all stocks get trashed but some more than others. I would speculate HLG would plunge more than the gentaliers, as you don't necessarily
need new clothes, but you need to use power just to survive. A recession also has more people not going out spending, which has them staying home using up power, so yes,
Utilities are probably a pretty safe haven. You could sell now and sit on the capital game, but then you haven't got the income stream from the dividends coming in.
In this game you can't have your cake and eat it too.

[boysy]

Going to be a cracker of a result next week, how much will the divi go up is the question ....

[bull....]

Going to be a cracker of a result next week, how much will the divi go up is the question ....

$5 must be breached its lagging mcy now after leading for long time

[Beagle]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12261429

[RTM]

Great result. 2019 Dividend up 11% on 2018. Exactly what we need.
One wonders where Jacinda could get the biggest bang for her buck ?
The Electricity Industry or the Fuel Industry ?
Once of my biggest concerns for our investments there is that the industry suffers from some Government regulation.
RTM

[percy]

Great result. 2019 Dividend up 11% on 2018. Exactly what we need.
One wonders where Jacinda could get the biggest bang for her buck ?
The Electricity Industry or the Fuel Industry ?
Once of my biggest concerns for our investments there is that the industry suffers from some Government regulation.
RTM

Yes a cracker.

[couta1]

Great result. 2019 Dividend up 11% on 2018. Exactly what we need.
One wonders where Jacinda could get the biggest bang for her buck ?
The Electricity Industry or the Fuel Industry ?
Once of my biggest concerns for our investments there is that the industry suffers from some Government regulation.
RTM

Taxcinda is sniffing the wrong fuel she needs a zap to bring her to her senses.