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Energy
How MLP Funds and ETFs Will Treat Kinder Morgan Holdings Post-Merger
Will ETFs and closed-end mutual funds that track MLPs hold shares of Kinder Morgan Inc. shares after the merger?
AMLP Coverage Page 7
10:15am ET
Investing
5 Major Midterm Election ETF Winners for 2015 and Beyond
Change is in the air after the midterm elections have swung the balance of power back to the Republican party in Congress.
2:10pm ET
Energy
Are MLPs Bottoming Out? (Update)
Being an investor in the sector of master limited partnerships, or MLPs, has been extremely rewarding for years and years.
8:10am ET
Energy
More Woes for MLPs Ahead?
MLPs have become more prevalent in investor portfolios over the past couple of years. The problem is that this segment of the oil and gas sector has seen its valuations become lofty…
11:02am ET
Energy
Surveying the MLP Universe Following the Implosion at Boardwalk Pipeline
ThinkstockThe big news in the master limited partnership (MLP) world last week was the announcement by Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: BWP) that it was cutting its quarterly distribution by 80%. The…
4:17pm ET
Investing
More MLP Secondary Offerings Coming Soon, Dividend Pickers on Sale
ThinkstockThe world of master limited partnerships (MLPs) has thrived under the era of low interest rates and high energy prices and high drilling. Income investors have collected high payouts, some as income…
9:25am ET
Energy
Merrill Lynch Picks Top MLPs with Higher Payouts
ThinkstockOver the course of this year we have written at great length on master limited partnerships (MLPs) and the potential for investors to receive solid total returns from these stocks. Year to…
1:32pm ET
Investing
Are MLP Payouts at Risk of Losing Tax Advantages?
The world of Master Limited Partnerships (or MLPs) has to go through adjustments from time to time as investors sometimes wonder about their tax consequences at a time when the government is…
1:47pm ET
Energy
Another Big Long-Term Bullish Prediction for MLPs
ThinkstockIf your investment objective relies heavily on income-paying assets and dividends, chances are good that you have either ventured into the realm of master limited partnerships (MLPs). If you haven’t, chances are…
11:46am ET
Energy
MLPs Kick Off 2013 IPOs
ThinkstockThe first initial public offering (IPO) of the year went off yesterday as USA Compression Partners L.P. (NYSE: USAC) priced 11 million common units at $18 per unit. By the end of…
8:40am ET
Energy
Credit Suisse Sees Catch Up Rally in MLPs in 2013 (CS, EXLP, APU, BWP, SEP, SPH, KYN, AMJ, AMLP)
ThinkstockDespite a reasonably consistent year for oil and gas prices, master limited partnerships (MLPs), which exist predominantly in the energy space, had a difficult year in 2012. Some have attributed the move…
10:58am ET
Energy
New Fund/ETF Structure Launched to Track MLPs (IMLP, AMJ, AMLP, KYN)
ThinkstockThere is a new exchange-traded product in the world of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). We would caution investors that this is an exchange traded note rather than an exchange traded fund. Today’s…
1:56pm ET
Energy
MLP Sector Feels Wrath of Tax-Selling & Dividend Selling (AMJ, AMLP, EPD, KMP, KYN, SRV)
ThinkstockTechnically, the payouts from Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) are distributions which include a substantial portion being a return of capital rather than just income. If these payouts are not dividends they should…
4:50pm ET
Energy
Dividend (Distribution) Investors Need to Watch for More MLP Secondary Offerings (KYN, EPD, KMR, PAA, AMJ, AMLP)
Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (NYSE: KYN) is a closed-end investment fund that invests exclusively in the realm of Master Limited Partnerships with the focus almost being entirely in various aspects of…
10:30am ET
Energy
Bracing for a Wave of MLP Secondary Offerings (ETP, KMP, PAA, WPZ, OKS, QRE, BWP, EEP, AMJ, AMLP, KYN)
Pipeline partnership Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (NYSE: ETP) this morning priced a secondary offering of 13.5 million common units at $44.57/common unit, about -3% below last night’s closing price of $45.98. The…