master limited partnerships

Investors well-versed in the world of master-limited partnerships (MLPs) probably know about general partners, a sub-set of the MLP space with its own potent income-generating potential. While there is no shortage of exchange traded funds income investors can tap for MLP exposure, not all of those...

There was a time when many income investors scurried into master limited partnerships (MLPs) and the corresponding exchange-traded funds searching for yield amid low U.S. interest rates. Part of their motivation was the belief that because most MLPs are not involved in the exploration and...

Over the past 90 days, 20 (or 80 percent) of the 25 worst performing exchange-traded products are ETFs or exchange-traded notes (ETNs) related to oil and natural gas. And of those 20 offenders, including the worst performer, nine of those products are dedicated master limited partnership ETFs or...

Before oil prices started slumping, there was a belief that master limited partnerships (MLPs) and the exchange-traded funds holding those stocks could be sturdy during oil bear markets. The reasoning was simple. MLPs typically are not engaged in the exploration and production of oil and...

Many investors and professional money managers over the past ten to fifteen years have allocated a significant amount of funds into the ‘commodity' asset class. The reasons given for this allocation included equity-like long term returns, a guard against inflation and the printing of ‘fiat money'...

Of the many methods that resulted in Warren Buffett becoming, well, Warren Buffett, was his willingness to invest in unusual opportunities. Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) are surely happy with his strategies. Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) may be just such a profitable,...

Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, have been a terrific asset class for investors looking for fat dividend yields. The shale oil and gas boom in the United States has been a significant catalyst for this sector in recent years, and the success of oil and gas pipeline MLPs appears to be a long...