MLPs

Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, are partnerships that are traded on the open market. Often businesses open as MLPs to gain the tax privileges of partnerships and the liquidity of publically traded companies. The MLP market is growing at a very fast pace and investors are only beginning to reap the dividends. Two MLPs with the highest potential to succeed are Breitburn Energy Partners (NASDAQ:BBEP) and Shell Midstream (NYSE:SHLX).

Master Limited Partnerships: Safe Income for Seniors

Dennis Miller and his team have turned their eye to Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). Take a look at why MLPs work for retirement planning

KMI – Rich Kinder’s Call Stirs Up Kinder Morgan

Rich Kinder's quarterly conference call was anything but mundane. Find out what Kinder is concerned about...and what he can do for investors.

EMES – Emerge Victorious This Year With This MLP

Emerge Energy Services LP is positioned for success in 2014 thanks to its dual focus on fuel processing and sand production.

Why Dividend Stocks Could Bounce Off the Mat in 2014

Higher-yielding dividend stocks lagged in 2013, but income plays could revive in the year ahead now that the Fed has finally started tapering.

Budget Deal Seen as Green Light for Fed Tapering

Market volatility will pick up should finish the year strong. I plan to put on some hedges soon. In the meantime, here are the sectors I like...

2 Stong Oil-Patch MLPs to Add to Your Portfolio

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) are a tax-advantaged way to play the market, and these two oil-patch MLPs are great opportunities to profit today

KMI Dip Means Huge Opportunity for Investors

Poor guidance is denting shares of KMP, KMI and EPB, and a huge buying opportunity for investors.

The New American Energy Boom Is Just Getting Started

The domestic fracking boom is reshaping world energy markets and creating massive opportunities for investors in MLPs and service station infrastructure.

5 MLPs Piping Out Big Income

Don't abandon MLPs just yet. These five income-producing stocks will do just fine as the Federal Reserve starts to taper and interest rates start to rise.

Kinder Morgan Shows It’s Still King

Kinder Morgan (KMI) and Kinder Morgan Partners (KMP) have had a rough year, but their recent earnings report showhs why they are still the pipeline kings.

3 Dividend Stocks With Mega-Trend Tailwinds

Three mega-trends are decreasing the overseas impact of a U.S. recovery -- but also are making these dividend stocks even more appealing for the long-term.

How to Buy MLPs: Funds vs. Individual Stocks

Mutual funds and ETFs might seem like a more efficient and convenient way to hold onto your MLPs, but as it turns out, that's not necessarily the case.

5 MLPs Yielding 6% or Better

Given MLPs' propensity to throw off those big income in good times and bad, it’s no wonder why pipelines are popping up in more portfolios.

Starved for High Yield? Wait a Little Longer

Higher-yielding areas of both the bond and equity markets have rallied hard off of their June 24 low. How long can the move in high yield continue?

Why I Sold Enterprise Product Partners

I recently sold 2/3 of my position in Enterprise Product Partners, laying out all the facts behind the sale in the original article. Here is my reasoning again

Take the Money and Run from Linn Energy

MLPs are gauged by one metric: distributable cash flows. With the SEC knocking on Linn Energy's door to question that metric, investors should get out -- quick.

How to Play a Shaky Energy Sector in the Second Half

Energy prices and stocks got beaten down in recent months and the coming quarter may not provide any relief. Still, uncertainty could mean a buying opportunity.

Do the Drop-Down Dance With Spectra Energy

Spectra Energy has agreed to drop down all of its remaining U.S. transmission and storage assets to its MLP, which should have investors doing a victory dance.

Dividend Stocks: The Best Dips to Buy Now

High-yielding investments have lost their froth since late May, when "QE Infinity" began to appear infinite no more. Now, some are attractive buys ... but not all.