Last year, when unprecedented credit and economic storms blew the financial markets apart, our approach kept us earning safe dividends in strong companies. And this year, when the sun came out again, our picks are up 50 percent on average. Read More

With power line infrastructure nearly a century old in some areas of the country, the risk of another and potentially even more economically destructive blackout is ever-present and probably greater than ever. Read More

With power line infrastructure nearly a century old in some areas of the country, the risk of another and potentially even more economically destructive blackout is ever-present and probably greater than ever. Read More

High-quality energy assets with effective monopoly positions that generate virtually recession-proof fee income: That’s the hallmark of the six master limited partnerships that populate the MLP Profits Conservative Portfolio. Read More

As long as these companies are locked into such immutable, transcendent trends, long-term success is inevitable. And we’re going to make a lot of money buying and holding them. Read More

As long as these companies are locked into such immutable, transcendent trends, long-term success is inevitable. And we’re going to make a lot of money buying and holding them. Read More

Financial system reform has taken a back seat to health care in the Obama administration’s first nine months. This won’t last forever. And that has profoundly unfortunate implications for investors in one group of MLPs: investment partnerships. Read More

Can well-run trusts and high-dividend-paying corporations extend these gains, or are we headed for an inevitable relapse and retracement along the lines of late 2008? Read More