Are Midstream MLPs Still Safe for Conservative Investors?
Making Sense of the Marcellus Shale’s Midstream Madness
Upstream MLPs Search for Scale
Breitburn Energy Partners LP's recently proposed acquisition of QR Energy LP demonstrates that the search for scale is alive and well among upstream MLPs.
Dividends and Taxes: Keeping More of Your Profits
Here’s a look at how our Lifelong Income Portfolio holdings are taxed and what you can do to reduce your obligations.
Four Takeaways from the Year’s Biggest Acquisition in the Energy Patch
On June 16, 2014, Williams Companies announced an agreement to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners’ 50 percent general-partner interest and 27 percent equity interest in Access Midstream Partners LP for $5.995 billion. We examine four key takeaways from this deal for MLP investors.
Thoughts on the NAPTP’s Annual MLP Investor Conference
A Look at MLP Valuations
Combined with an understanding of an MLP’s underlying business and growth prospects, valuation can help you decide which publicly traded partnerships to add to your portfolio.
03/03/14: KMP’s Maintenance CAPEX
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE: KMP) doesn't understate the maintenance capital expenditures in its natural-gas pipeline segment.
Real Talk about Energy Investing
Every month, Roger Conrad and I host an exclusive Live Chat with Energy & Income Advisor subscribers. February's four-hour discussion was particularly lively; we decided to present an excerpt of some of our readers’ most frequent questions and our responses.
Special Opportunities: MLP IPOs
Paying attention to the pipeline of prospective master limited partnerships (MLP) gives savvy investors an opportunity to lock in high yields on names that offer the best upside potential.
MLPs often outperform in their early years, as their smaller asset bases make it easier to move the needle on cash flow and distribution growth.