MLP ETF

Thanks to the shale boom, the U.S. is major player on the global energy stage. By some accounts, the U.S. is now a net oil exporter. Investors can celebrate that new found energy independence with a new exchange traded fund, the American Energy Independence ETF (NYSE:USAI). The American Energy...

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...

Dividend season is in full effect for the majority of equity ETFs that pay quarterly distributions. The last week of every quarter generally brings a declaration of income from the underlying basket of companies that have generated dividends over the last 90 days. The process can lead to...

Early in the summer JP Morgan launched an exchange traded note which tracks the master limited partnership index. The ETN is called the JP Morgan/Alerian MLP ETN (NYSE: AMJ). Master limited partnerships have been around a while, but always were a rather neglected area of the market. They are...