{"id":14637,"date":"2025-06-05T07:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infundpros.com\/?p=14637"},"modified":"2025-06-05T07:39:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:39:01","slug":"avista-maybe-boring-utility-returns-but-not-with-this-strategy-nyseava","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infundpros.com\/?p=14637","title":{"rendered":"Avista: Maybe Boring Utility Returns, But Not With This Strategy (NYSE:AVA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-test-id=\"author-root\">\n<p class=\"mb-12 text-medium-2-r text-share-text-3\">This article was written by<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative mb-12 flex justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<div class=\"flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center relative size-44 rounded-full\" data-test-id=\"user-pic-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button data-state-text=\"Following\" aria-label=\"Follow Fundamental Options\" class=\"ihjjQ py-8 px-18 o7ZP8 ml-8 mt-0 shrink-0 self-baseline text-small-b relative inline-flex cursor-pointer select-none items-center whitespace-nowrap break-words transition-colors hover:no-underline motion-reduce:transition-none border-black bg-black text-white hover:bg-black-70 disabled:border-transparent disabled:bg-black-20 dark:border-black-10 dark:bg-black-10 dark:text-black dark:hover:border-black-10 dark:hover:bg-black-10 dark:disabled:bg-black-30 w-auto min-h-28 justify-center border px-12 py-1 text-medium-r rounded-6\" data-test-id=\"follow-button\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wMAFB relative flex justify-center\" data-state-placeholder=\"Following\"><span class=\"absolute\">Follow<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-medium-2-r\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden\" style=\"max-height:100%\">\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Fundamental Options&#8221; would be the title of my investing style, because I combine fundamental analysis with the power of options. I use Fundamental Analysis to quantitatively and qualitatively assess individual stocks and ETFs, and I pursue various strategies: Income oriented, especially BDCs, but also Utilities; Growth At A Reasonable Price, especially Tech, having a background in Software Development; Deep Value, based on Discounted Cash Flow and \/ or other industry specific valuation methods; Dividend Aristocrats.While I usually invest in stocks for long-term, I also have 20-25 strategies involving options that I use for various purposes: hedging stocks; bullish stock \/ ETF substitutes with improved risk \/ reward; neutral trades; trading volatility; earnings-related trades.Teaching is another passion of mine, I used to be a formal on non-formal teacher or coach in different areas of life, including authoring of a free local investing newsletter in the last years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"content-container\">\n<p id=\"a-disclosure\"><b>Analyst\u2019s Disclosure:<\/b><span>I\/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of AVA either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives.<\/span><span id=\"top-business-disclosure\"> I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. 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