Aaron Levitt

InvestorPlace Contributor

Aaron Levitt is an independent investment analyst and author living in State College, Pennsylvania. His work appears in several high profile publications in both print and on the web.

As an advocate for long-term globally oriented investing, Aaron believes that exchange traded funds have leveled playing field for Main Street. Following global macro-economic trends, investors now have several avenues to create great long term portfolios.

Aaron is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where he studied Economics and International Business. Aside for helping regular investors develop winning portfolios, his current projects include writing his first book on alternative energy investing.

Follow his picks and pans on Twitter at @AaronLevitt.

Recent Articles

Cellulosic Ethanol: The Fuel of the Future?

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 29, 2012

High petroleum prices have reinvigorated interest in biofuels -- and a number of second-gen biofuel stocks could be ready to catch a rising tide.

Tapping the Mississippi Lime for Oil

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 28, 2012

Here's yet another vast U.S. energy source that's drawing new attention, thanks to advanced drilling techniques. And here's how you can play it.

Play Argentina’s Shale Revolution With Apache

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 27, 2012

Unknown to most U.S. investors, a natural gas boom is just starting there, and Houston-based Apache makes for a good early entree.

What China’s Slowing Demand Means for Commodity Investors

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 23, 2012

Any hiccups in China's thirst for natural resources are sure to dent commodity prices, but patient, long-term investors have little to worry about.

The Slippery Math of Pricing a Barrel of Oil

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 22, 2012

Sure, there's the cost of production -- which keeps climbing as oil gets harder to find -- but that's hardly all of what investors need to know about the price of oil.

Pipe Profits Into Your Pockets

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 19, 2012

America's pipeline problems aren't doing favors for the price of fuel, but investors at least have a few ways to profit off the flow of oil.

3 Oil Majors That Are Best Bets for Natural Gas

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 16, 2012

Exxon may be out front in terms of natural gas investments for the future, but Chevron and Shell are close behind.

Winners From Exxon’s Supersized Capex

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 13, 2012

No company can spend $185 billion in a bubble. Exxon Mobil hopes to bank off its huge five-year capex plan, but that money will flow through other stocks, too.

Exxon’s Massive Spending Plan Looks Right on the Money

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 12, 2012

It's budgeting $150 billion for exploration over the next five years. That's a really smart move that will keep it well ahead of its Big Oil rivals.

Is BP Back? Only Partly

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 8, 2012

Before investors get too excited over last week's $7.8 billion settlement, they should realize the deal is really just one small step.