The stock market often has its ups and downs but there are ways to mitigate risk. When the market gets rocky, many investors turn to utility stocks to hedge their riskier investments. These stocks ...

Winter has arrived, delivering snowstorms, icy rain and plummeting temperatures. That can make it more difficult to keep your utility bill at a manageable level, and if you have family staying with ...

Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, electric vehicles and climate change. He's also the author of the nonfiction book, "Morally Straight: How the Fight for ...