Initial public offerings (IPOs) can make good investments, but if you wait to jump in until after the stocks have already appreciated in price during their first year of trading, you are asking for trouble. Read More

The shale oil boom is for now a memory, but North Dakota’s output is down just a bit from the December record.  Read More

While crude output is down only slightly in this key shale basin, rail shipments have sagged with the addition of new pipes. Read More

The financial industry may have baggage, but the bags are stuffed with money. Read More

If the elites are going to pick winners and losers, then we may as well profit from it. Read More

 In the October issue of Global Income Edge (out Tuesday), we look at how different investments will fare in these turbulent times. Read More

While the Trans Pacific Partnership isn’t going to radically change the world, it opens up a number of opportunities. Read More

Pipelines in this remote but prolific basin have finally caught up with the recent surge of crude, but the bright lights of flared gas still need dimming. Read More

The Democratic presidential frontrunner was once constructive on the Keystone XL pipeline before recently coming out against it. Her pivot has implications for another high-profile energy controversy. Read More

The region's markets are doing better than the U.S. market, despite deflation worries.  Read More