ConocoPhillips turned in another great quarter, which is a good sign for the overall health of the oil and gas industry. Read More
Stocks to Watch
We analyze a quote from the head of the People's Bank of China that we think has been misinterpreted by the West. We also discuss how this Chinese official's past writings suggest gold will probably shine brighter than ever. Read More
Self-storage landlords benefit from times of turmoil. But with the economy at full employment and millions of square feet of new space hitting the market, the industry may see a temporary pullback. Read More
The U.S. shale gas boom has given consumers cheaper heating and power bills, but it is also fueling a chemical manufacturing renaissance. Today I profile one chemical company that is benefitting from cheap shale gas. Read More
Don’t get sucked into the Trump Trade trap. Own stocks that don’t require reflation to grow and you should do very well. Read More
The highest dividend yields within the S&P 500 are attached to slumping stocks in declining industries. Not so for this data-center REIT delivering growth as well as income. Read More
This week BP became only the second supermajor to launch plans to take an MLP public. Here is what you need to know. Read More
Discover how the behavioral economic theories studied by the recent winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics can help bulk up the profits in your portfolio. Richard Thaler, an economist at the University of Chicago, documents some notable quirks in investor decisions that short sellers have been watching for years. Read More
As expected, the Trump Administration has announced that it will repeal the Clean Power Plan enacted under President Obama. This will not, however, change the longer-term move away from coal. Read More
We found an MLP that seems to have everything going for it--a high-and-rising yield, a well-covered payout, minimal debt, and growing cash flows. But investors have spent most of the year dumping it. We think we know why, and therein lies the opportunity. Read More