Eric Dutram: Over the past few years, MLP investing has become extremely popular. A variety of investors are looking for options in the space thanks to high dividends and generally lower levels of volatility that many of the firms in this corner of the market possess. Read more…
NYSE:AMJ, NYSE:AMU
Stoyan Bojinov: Interest in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) has climbed significantly over the past few years as the evolution of the exchange-traded product structure has made accessing this asset class cost-effective and easy for investors of all walks. Read more…
NYSE:AMJ, NYSE:AMLP, NYSE:MLPA, NYSE:MLPG, NYSE:MLPI, NYSE:MLPN
Andrew Snyder: The herd loves pipeline plays. But most investors have no idea of the dangers lurking in a passively managed ETF. The herd is heading in a dangerous direction. If you follow… you’ll be led to slaughter. Read more…
NYSE:AMLP
Benjamin Shepherd: The ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:AMLP) holds a capitalization-weighted portfolio of 25 primarily midstream master limited partnerships (MLP), including names such as Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD), Read more…
NYSE:AMLP
Karen Roche: The private panel that began with three key speakers at the April 27-29 Casey Research Recovery Reality Check Summit continues with a second installment in today’s Energy Report. This exclusive features Casey Energy Opportunities Read more…
NYSE:UNG, NYSE:USO
Jared Cummans: As natural gas has continued its massive decline, a number of investors (myself included) have hopped into short positions, allowing most to receive handsome profits in recent weeks. NG futures have been under a fair amount of pressure as this past winter was extremely mild curtailing demand Read more…
NYSE:DGAZ, NYSE:UNG
Benjamin Shepherd: In the first quarter, the S&P 500 gained nearly 13 percent, while the ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:AMLP) managed to eke out a 1.7 percent gain. A slight spike in Treasury yields seems to have pulled at least some income seekers away from master limited partnerships (MLP), while Read more…
NYSE:AMLP
Jared Cummans: While a number of commodities enjoyed the first quarter of the year, natural gas continued to be one of the worst performing assets in 2012. NG’s losses have now amounted to over 30% on the year, with losses of 9.4% coming in the last five days alone. As the commodity continues to hit Read more…
NYSE:DGAZ, NYSE:UNG
Jared Cummans: Natural gas continues to be one of the most frustrating commodities for 2012. After seeing prices hit new lows by the day, a number of investors speculated that its price could not possibly get any worse; they were wrong. NG futures are still struggling to establish a healthy trend as prices Read more…
NYSE:GASZ, NYSE:UNG
Jared Cummans: Income investors groaned at the news of the Fed’s recent decision to hold rates in their near-zero rate rut until late 2014. That could mean nearly three years until we see an uptick in interest rates which points to three years of scrapping for steady income around markets as interest rates Read more…
NYSE:AMLP
George S. Mack:Despite depressed natural gas prices, investors in master limited partnerships (MLPs) leveraged to natural gas liquids can expect both excellent income and share price appreciation, says Credit Suisse Senior Analyst Yves Siegel. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Siegel Read more…
NYSE:AMLP
Keith Fitz-Gerald: I hear it everywhere I go. I’ll start investing again…
…when the debt problem is fixed. Read more…
NYSE:DIA, NYSE:SPY
Jared Cummans: 2012 has only had a handful of trading days, but that has been plenty of time for natural gas prices to plummet. So far this year, NG futures have tanked by nearly 15% in just 11 total trading days. With futures sinking to end 2011, many speculated that prices would see some relief with Read more…
NYSE:GASZ, NYSE:GAZ, NYSE:UNG
Jared Cummans: Natural gas, one of the most popular commodities in the world, has been under the microscope lately as its volatility has gone through the roof. Normally, this time of year sees gas prices rise as demand around the world increases to combat the cold weather. But due to a mild start to the winter Read more…
NYSE:FCG, NYSE:GASZ, NYSE:GAZ, NYSE:UNG
Tom Essaye: Whether they come from Washington or Europe, it seems like news headlines (and rumors) are now influencing the stock market more than anything else. And there is no better evidence of this than trading over the past two weeks. Read more…
NYSE:DBC, NYSE:UHN, NYSE:USO
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