Shares in focus: Stability and growth from Scottish energy

There's plenty to like about this utilities stock. But do the shares represent good value, and is now the time to buy in? Phil Oakley investigates.

Where else can you find income like this? Fill your coffers with these shares, says Phil Oakley.

The shares of SSE have proved to be among the most reliable on the British stock market over the last decade or so. Under the leadership of the soon to be departing Ian Marchant, the company has followed a very simple but effective strategy to increase the annual dividend by more than inflation.

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Phil spent 13 years as an investment analyst for both stockbroking and fund management companies.

 

After graduating with a MSc in International Banking, Economics & Finance from Liverpool Business School in 1996, Phil went to work for BWD Rensburg, a Liverpool based investment manager. In 2001, he joined ABN AMRO as a transport analyst. After a brief spell as a food retail analyst, he spent five years with ABN's very successful UK Smaller Companies team where he covered engineering, transport and support services stocks.

 

In 2007, Phil joined Halbis Capital Management as a European equities analyst. He began writing for MoneyWeek in 2010.