Preferred stocks can offer higher yields and greater security than their common-stock counterparts. Read More

Profit growth should reaccelerate along with the economy. Read More

Three trick questions with inconceivable answers. Read More

The best performers among MLPs so far in 2016 should have more staying power than last year’s early leaders.  Read More

Prices say otherwise but the world is using more crude than in any prior year.  Read More

The spin-off of electric transmission and distribution assets into real estate investment trusts could be the next big investment trend to hit the electric utilities space. Read More

They were punished in 2015, but should post gains this year. Read More

“Beat the Frackers” not a horror film for the markets. Read More

Higher royalty payments are off the table, but more pipeline worries loom.  Read More

The president’s plan to impose a big surcharge on domestic barrels is a long shot that would likely prove counterproductive. Read More