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Six Dividend Stocks For Current Income

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:26:55 GMT

Most novice dividend investors typically are under the impression that successful dividend investing entails finding and purchasing the highest yielding stocks.[More...]

Just Whom Does Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Represent?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:10:35 GMT

It has been Zero Hedge's understanding that traditionally lobbies of any kind tend to at least make a tacit acknowledgment of their conflicts of interest. This is especially true when the "lobby" in particular is none other than Wall Street legal powerhouse Wachtell Lipton, which in a series of machine-gunned missives which Zero Hedge has recently obtained, did everything in its power to persuade the SEC to adopt every possible action that would essentially destroy short-sellers in the days after the Lehman collapse. Among the policy recommendations that Wachtell made clear in no uncertain terms that it (and its numerous clients) would demand implemented were: the SEC should immediately re-impose, under its emergency powers, the “Uptick Rule.” In addition, the SEC must now consider other very strong measures such as using its emergency powers to place limitations[More...]

Master Limited Partnerships For Tax-Deferred Accounts

Fri, 29 May 2009 14:41:00 GMT

Master Limited Partnerships are very good investment vehicles for individuals looking for high current dividend income. There are some tax issues with reporting MLP income in a taxable account, which[More...]

General vs Limited Partners in MLP's

Wed, 20 May 2009 13:40:00 GMT

There are two types of partners in a Master Limited Partnership structure, a general partner and limited partners. The general partner manages the master limited partnership and typically holds a 2% economic interest in it. The general partner also receives a percentage of the profits off the top, before the[More...]

Markets Meander, Awaiting Stress Tests Results

Tue, 05 May 2009 20:59:58 GMT

Dow spent most of the day in the red, but only slightly. It closed down 16, decliners were 20% ahead of advancers & NAZ dropped 9. Bank stocks needed a day of rest (maybe 2 when tomorrow is included) after the big day on Mon. S&P 500 FINANCIALS INDEX Value 155.52Change -1.92 [More...]

Chrysler Bankruptcy, Stocks Wobble

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:26:34 GMT

The third largest US auto maker filed for Chapter 11. Chrysler announced it will temporarily halt most vehicle production while it completes a deal with Italian car maker Fiat to resume car production. The failure of Chrysler was expected, but when it happens it always a shock. Chrysler will still sell cars (they have plenty in inventory) & the gov would back its auto warranties. Its plants will be idled during the legal proceedings. A giant business will have its fate decided by a judge. •Chrysler Files for Bankruptcy Protection to Shed Debt, Seal Fiat Alliance Markets absorbed the news fairly well. Dow had been up 100 or so in the AM & fell, not badly, in the PM, staying near break even. Dow closed down 17, advancers ahead of[More...]

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) – An Island Of Stability For Dividend Investors

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:23:00 GMT

Master Limited Partnerships are limited by US Code to only apply to enterprises that engage in certain businesses, mostly pertaining to the use of natural resources, such as petroleum and natural gas extraction and transportation. They combine the tax advantages of a partnership and higher dividend yields with the day to day tradability of common stocks.MLPs consist of a general partner who manages the operations and limited partners who own the rest of the units for the partnership. Unlike corporations MLPs are not subject to double taxation.Their stocks are called units, while their dividends are called distributions. The units are very easy to buy and sell, as they trade just like any[More...]

Dividend Stocks Proving That Not All Dividends Are At rRsk

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:35:00 GMT

2008 was the year that brought a ton of dividend cuts in the financial sector. Banks like Comerica, Bank of America, Citigroup, Regions Financial and First Third Bank cut dividends several times, which jeopardized the incomes of many retirees. 2009 so far brought a second round of dividend cuts from Bank of America and Comerica. Even pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer had to cut its dividend in half after announcing its acquisition of rival Wyeth. Investors are constantly bombarded with news about[More...]

Economic Worries Sink Stocks Again

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:05:00 GMT

Dow dropped 226, decliners ahead of advancers 4-1 & NAZ sank 50. Two of the sharpest drops came at Kodak (EK), down 29%, & Allstate (ALL), down 21%, on glum reports. As in many recent sessions, financials led the way, this time down. S&P 500 FINANCIALS INDEX gave up much the gains from Wed (finishing near the low of the day). Representative is Wells Fargo (WFC), yesterday up 5 (31%) & today down 2. Value 127.12[More...]

The Gas Prices Rollercoaster: Why Energy & Infrastructure Are Inextricably Combined

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:51:00 GMT

The Gas Prices Rollercoaster: Why Energy & Infrastructure Are Inextricably Combined by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist, Investment U Friday, January 16, 2008: Issue #917 President-elect Obama takes office in less than a week’s time. While many will be watching closely to see how he handles the ongoing financial crisis, I’ll be equally interested to see how he handles a far more ominous one: our ongoing energy and infrastructure crisis. Regular readers know I believe energy and infrastructure are inextricably combined. We need cheap energy to fuel sustained economic growth. And we need infrastructure in place to move and dispense the energy from its source to its destination. Today I’m going to give you a perfect example of how the two are intertwined, and how one can play off the other to create a positive benefit for all. In[More...]

After Rough Year, Coal Exports Look to Rebound

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:46:00 GMT

Oct. 18--NORFOLK -- Three oceangoing freighters, laden with tens of thousands of tons of coal, have already left.
They're headed for an unusual destination: China, the biggest producer of coal in the world.
But the nine colliers, departing from Pier 6 at Norfolk Southern Corp.'s Lamberts Point Coal Terminal in Norfolk, may be on the leading edge of a projected turnaround in American exports of metallurgical coal, or "met coal," a raw ingredient for making steel.

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Massive Pipeline Nearing Completion: Rockies Express Pipeline Crosses Through Wabash Valley

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:47:00 GMT

Oct. 2--Natural gas has been flowing through the Rockies Express Pipeline in Indiana since June 29, and company officials say the entire pipeline is on schedule for completion Nov. 1.
The 1,679-mile pipeline, costing $6.7 billion, will extend from Rio Blanco County, in northwestern Colorado, to Monroe County, Ohio, near the West Virginia state line.
The pipeline enters Indiana through Vermillion County, passing through Parke County and extends east, exiting through Franklin County.

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China's Entrance into U.S. Coal Market Could Bolster Local Industry

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:39:00 GMT

Sep. 10--NORFOLK -- The Maddalena D'Amato sluggishly pushed away from Norfolk Southern's Pier 6 in Norfolk Wednesday evening, weighed down with 75,000 tons of pure Appalachian coal.
Shipped to Hampton Roads by rail and offloaded at the coal docks at Lambert's Point, the metallurgical coal was dumped by giant cranes into the large holding basins of the Maddalena and destined for steel-producing factories in mainland China.
It's not an unusual scene in Hampton Roads, the largest coal export port in the United States -- it shipped out more than 36 million tons in 2008.

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1st Load of Biodiesel Piped into Roanoke: A Texas Energy Company Shipped the Fuel Up the Plantation Pipeline From the Gulf Coast.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:48:00 GMT

Jul. 3--The first commercial pipeline load of blended biodiesel fuel ever shipped in the United States was sent to Roanoke and Athens, Ga., last week, an energy company said.
"The shipment arrived in Roanoke, I believe, late last week," said Emily Mir Thompson, spokeswoman for Kinder Morgan Energy Partners a Texas pipeline company.
The shipment traveled from Mississippi in the Plantation Pipeline, which routinely carries gasoline and conventional diesel fuel.

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Ormat, Kinder Morgan, Tri-State and Highline Electric Combine Forces to Recover Energy: Trailblazer Plant Turns Waste Heat into Power

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:46:00 GMT

Jun. 25--PEETZ, Colo. -- A project that was six years in the making and took the collaborate effort and forward-thinking of four energy entities was dedicated Wednesday morning.
The Peetz Trailblazer Heat Recovery Project, located north of Crook, is the result of a partnership effort of Highline Electric Association, Ormat Technologies, Kinder Morgan Pipeline and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.
Farnsworth then introduced and thanked the HEA Board of Directors for their part in the project.

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Natural Gas Could Flow Through New Pipeline This Month

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:47:00 GMT

Jun. 25--By the end of this month, billions of cubic feet of natural gas could begin flowing through Hendricks County in the new $6.6 billion Rockies Express Pipeline from Colorado to Ohio.
Construction is nearly complete on the 42-inch diameter buried pipe that runs across Indiana and swings around the south side of the Indianapolis metro area.
The 166-mile route across the state passes through Parke, Putnam, Hendricks, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby, Decatur and Franklin counties.

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Growth Plans Shelved

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:51:00 GMT

Jun. 25--The economic recession has done what dozens of irate boaters and North Charleston residents couldn't do: stop the controversial expansion of Kinder Morgan's coal terminal.
Regional General Manager Arthur Rudolph said the company, which off-loads coal and cement at its 208-acre site on the Cooper River, plans to let an Army Corps of Engineers permit application expire.
The permit would have enabled the company to make dock and waterfront improvements that were needed to handle more coal, which the Houston-based company imports from South America.

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Pipeline Looking for Bakken Oil Commitments

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:48:00 GMT

Jun. 4--Interest by a Houston company in loading its gas pipeline with Bakken sweet crude oil is encouraging to the head of North Dakota's Pipeline Authority.
Justin Kringstad, who directs the relatively new authority for the State Industrial Commission, said this week's announcement by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners that it would convert 30,000 barrels per day of gas pipeline capacity to handle crude produced in the Bakken formation is good news for North Dakota.
Kinder Morgan is looking for transportation agreements from oil producers who will commit to using the pipeline for three or five years starting in 2011.

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The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Beth Kassab Column: Ethanol-Blended Gas a Bad Deal

Wed, 27 May 2009 09:46:00 GMT

May 27--It's not enough that consumers are already being forced to buy ethanol-blended gasoline that yields worse mileage and offers, at best, questionable environmental benefits.
Now ethanol producers want to increase the legal limit on the amount of their product in your gasoline.
The Environmental Protection Agency is considering bumping the cap on ethanol from 10 percent to 15 percent at the pump.

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Carbon Cap Quandry: Not If, but How

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:48:00 GMT

Apr. 11--Ways that federal climate-change proposals could affect Lebanon Utility customers will be discussed Monday at a Lebanon City Council meeting.
Lebanon Utilities General Manager Mike Martin said earlier this month he doesn't dispute the need to reduce CO2 emissions to mitigate climate change, but with how those reductions are made.
President Barack Obama's 2010 budget calls for an "auction" of cap-and-trade permits or "allowances" -- essentially, licenses to emit CO2.

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