
When it comes to oil stocks, most investors think of big names like Exxon Mobil, BP, or Chevron.
But what most traders don't understand is that oil stocks are categorized based on the company's operations.
By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 -
When it comes to oil stocks, most investors think of big names like Exxon Mobil, BP, or Chevron.
But what most traders don't understand is that oil stocks are categorized based on the company's operations.
Here are the three most commonly traded types of oil stocks...
By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 -
When it comes to oil stocks, most investors think of big names like Exxon Mobil, BP, or Chevron.
But what most traders don't understand is that oil stocks are categorized based on the company's operations.
Here are the three most commonly traded types of oil stocks...
By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 -
Master limited partnerships have seen immense growth over the last decade. The sector has grown 260% over the last decade.
But many investors don't fully understand their tax benefits, dividend yields, and business structure.
Here's how master limited partnerships work and why they're profitable...
By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler -
If you follow alternative energy stocks, the question of "What is a YieldCo?" has probably come up at some point over the past couple of years.
That's because YieldCos have become popular in the green energy industry as a way to raise relatively cheap capital to finance new projects while setting up a revenue stream from finished projects.
For investors, YieldCos offer several advantages. This is particularly true for income investors...
By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 -
Explosive growth in oil production has provided master limited partnership (MLP) investors a wave of new opportunities - and an MLP ETF is the best way to tap the sector's best opportunities.
The low price landscape is being reshaped by a wave of M&A activity.
Here's one MLP ETF that will benefit from the industry's changes...
By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 -
Master limited partnerships (MLPs) saw incredible growth last year - and the sector shows no sign of slowing down in 2015.
With oil prices expected to slowly recover, MLPs will stay profitable throughout any short-term downturns in 2015.
Here's how you can play the expanding MLP market in 2015...
By Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report -
It's officially silly season in U.S. politics leading up to midterm elections, with both parties stooping to distraction and hyperbole.
As usual, some of the most misguided utterances so far have come from the White House and, specifically, from our own Commander-in-Chief.
By Dr. Kent Moors, Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -
Important Update on Investing in MLPs: Last week, I discussed Kinder Morgan Inc.'s (NYSE: KMI) bombshell announcement that it was effectively abandoning the master limited partnership (MLP) structure it had helped to pioneer.
Since MLPs have long been the go-to for yield-hungry investors, the piece attracted a lot of attention - along with quite a few comments.
Here are some reader questions we received - and answers...
By Dr. Kent Moors, Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -
With its bombshell consolidation announcement, Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) has suddenly become the third-largest energy company in America.
In a $71 billion deal, Kinder Morgan is bringing all of its publicly traded companies under one roof as a single C-corporation.
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With U.S. stocks at all-time highs, many analysts warn that asset valuations are out of touch with reality and a correction is headed our way.
In the event of a market correction, investors will be limited to settling for returns lower than the historical average or seeking out obscure investments that add an extra percentage or two in dividends.
By Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report -
Thanks to hopelessly convoluted tax laws and patchwork regulation - red tape that shows no sign of being simplified - most of us are forced to house our wealth in a variety of accounts. They can run the gamut, from fully taxable to fully tax-advantaged.
Choosing the right ones for your investments is critical.
In fact, I'd even go so far as to say that making sure your money is in the right type of account is nearly as important as the specific investments you pick.
That's because, when you get this right, you can enjoy an additional 10% to 20% advantage over those who don't.
The downside of ignoring this fact, of course, is twofold: diminished returns, and penalties from the government - sometimes both!
Naturally, Wall Street likes it this way, because it helps them "help" you by coming up with a never-ending litany of new products, new regulations, and, of course, new fees.
But don't worry.
Today I'm going to show you how to ensure that your investments are in the right accounts, so that can maximize your returns immediately... and for years to come.
It's easy, too.
Take a look at this "efficiency" chart I made for you...
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By Don Miller, Contributing Writer, Money Morning -
If you're one of the millions of investors trying to find decent yielding income investments, there's one place you should be looking -- Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs).
That's because if you play your cards right you can pocket a cool 6% to 10% or more from investing in MLPs - while the yield on the broad market barely cracks 2%.
As an added bonus, 80% to 90% of distributions from MLPs are tax-free until you sell.
As America's newfound shale formations spew forth million of barrels of oil and gas an infrastructure boom will be needed to store and ship it.
And a few select MLPs will be primed to cash in.
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