The big payoff for George Mitchell came in 2002 when Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) acquired his firm in a $3.5 billion deal, a fitting recognition of the experience and acreage his firm had in the Barnett Shale. Read More

No distribution is worth its salt unless the company writing the checks is solid and growing. MLPs enjoy rich tax advantages that allow them to pay much higher distributions than ordinary corporations. But only reliable cash flow guarantees a payout’s stability. Read More

MLPs involved in the coal mining business take a relatively low-risk approach that allows them to protect revenues amid a volatile and unpredictable market. Read More

High-quality energy assets with effective monopoly positions that generate virtually recession-proof fee income: That’s the never-ending story of the MLPs in our Conservative Portfolio. Read More

Publicly traded general partners offer investors a compelling way to leverage their returns in certain MLPs. Read More

No yield is worth its salt unless it’s sustainable. That’s a lesson heedless yield chasers learned all too painfully during the bear market, as the profligate slashed payouts and saw their share prices crater, some to oblivion. Read More

Four of the six recommendations in the MLP Profits Aggressive Portfolio have reported third quarter results. All four amply covered their distributions for the period. Read More