MLPs

Oil prices are rebounding this year, and interest rates are still near historic lows. The combination of those two scenarios is renewing investors' enthusiasm for high-yielding master limited partnerships (MLPs) and the corresponding exchange-traded funds. Getting Slick On Oil Just look at the...

In the United States, a master limited partnership (MLP) is a publicly traded limited partnership. Wells Fargo provides the definition of following key terms to help investors better understand MLPs. 8 Great Terms To Know Distributable Cash Flow (DCF): "DCF is the cash flow available to be paid to...

Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE: ETP) is one of the largest master limited partnerships and is valued at more than $20 billion. The company is engaged in natural gas operations, including natural gas midstream and intrastate transportation and storage. Wait a second — Energy Transfer...

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...

In a new report, Credit Suisse analyst John Edwards issues a series of downgrades (and one upgrade) to a number of MLPs following the big rally in the space in recent weeks. According to Edwards, the severity of the oil downturn has called into question the entire MLP model. “The accepted...

Oppenheimer on Wednesday evening held a conference call to discuss MLPs. The firm laid out eight periods of corrections going back to 1995. The most the group lost came in 2007/2008, declining ~55 percent. With the new revelations that a manager inside Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) may...

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...

Thanks to tumbling oil prices, once beloved master limited partnerships (MLPs) and the exchange-traded products that hold those securities have been among the most beaten up asset classes. Over the past six months, seven of the 20 worst performing non-leveraged exchange traded products have been...

The cover story in this weekend's Barron's offers a look at how to get yields of up to 9 percent in 2016. Junk bonds and high-dividend stocks topped the annual survey, while Treasurys and MLPs brought up the rear. Other feature stories offer top picks from advisors and fund managers. Cover Story...

Over the past few years, Master Limited Partnerships have gained popularity and Pointe Capital Management believes that MLP fundamentals still are strong amid a volatile market. Despite MLPs coming under fire in recent headlines due to certain economic circumstances, Pointe Capital Management (...

With their high-dividend yields and perceived lack of correlation of to oil prices, master limited partnerships (MLPs) and their corresponding exchange-traded products have been favored destinations for income investors for several years of historically low interest rates. However, MLP exchange-...