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).

4 Energy Logistics Players to Move Into

Getting that oil and gas where it's needed is a profitable business, and these logistics and pipeline companies stand out as solid dividend payers.

3 Best-Bet High-Yield MLPs

Dividend investors should consider MLPs because they pay all profits back to “unit holders” in the form of “distributions.” These three are star examples.

13 Income Stocks Boosting Investor Portfolio Returns

13 companies raised dividends over the past week, including several master limited partnerships and some of our dividend champions.

6 ‘Stealth’ Bull Markets for Double-Digit Profits

Don't focus on popular big-cap growth names. The path to success goes through high-yield investments like these.

New ETFs Beat the Yield Drum to Death

Besides the many income-based funds that launched last week, a technical fund and two Aussie dollar ETFs also debuted. Find out about them here.

A New Contender for Your High-Yield Dollar

UBS showed its inner opportunist by unleashing a new MLP exchange-traded note following the capping of JPMorgan's AMJ. Here's how it measures up.

Yield Hunters Get More New ETFs

Income-seekers get new options in the form of an MLP fund and two bond funds, while an eco-friendly ETF and a metals fund also go live.

Why AMJ Is Unlikely to Go Nuclear

JPMorgan has capped the issuance of AMJ, but this doesn't mean the ETN will suffer the same type of collapse as TVIX and GAZ.

Not Quite Time to Bargain-Hunt in MLPs

Yields are improving, but the risks remain too high to jump in just yet.

The 9 Most Interesting Charts in Energy

Energy might be the worst-performing sector in the market this year, but it's also home to nine interesting charts that might provide trading opportunities.

Enterprise Products Partners is a Pipeline Cash Machine

Enterprise is making money across all aspects of the oil and gas spectrum, and is a very strong buy for income.

A Low-Cost ETF for Playing Energy MLPs

Global X MLP is a new fund comprising energy sector master limited partnerships whose 0.45% fee is half that of rivals.

Pipeline Profits Highlight Latest Batch of ETFs

Among the new funds that have just launched is one focusing on high-yield energy sector MLPs, and it has an enticingly low expense ratio.

MLPs: Still a Land of Fertile Yields

Investors shouldn't expect master limited partnerships to keep outperforming, but MLPs remain one of the best ways to harness fantastic dividend yields

5 MLPs That Provide Dividend Flows

Master limited partnerships (MLPs) are an excellent driver of dividends for a portfolio, and these five have recently increase their dividends.

2 New Stocks For Your Watch List

These two names, an MLP and foreign stock, are worth looking at despite being down year to date. Stay patient and keep an eye on both.

4 New ETFs: They’re All About Income

Last week's launches aimed straight at the income-investing crowd -- and included both equity funds of high dividend payers and a high-yield bond fund.

What’s a Better Buy — Energy Stocks or Partnerships of the Same Name?

Are income-rich MLPs and energy partnerships better plays than oil and gas stocks of the same name?

2 Potential Problems Facing Pipeline MLPs

Pipeline MLPs are great investments, but popularity comes at a price. Here are a couple of potential problems shareholders should monitor.