The string of bankruptcies by drilling MLPs shows the hazards of excessive leverage. Read More

The Real Estate Investment Trust sector is holding up well against potential headwinds of more Federal Reserve rate hikes, and it continues to be a top safe haven investment as markets become increasingly volatile.U.S. REITs outperformed the broader equity market through the first four months of 2016, with the benchmark… Read More

The big shale driller hasn’t been bought out yet but does look tempting based on financials few peers can match. Read More

A potential Fed rate hike and uncertainty over a British exit from the European Union could create buying opportunities. Read More

BP still looks like the cheapest supermajor, and the one likeliest to be targeted in a merger.  Read More

Urging subscribers to sell the now bankrupt driller in 2013 proved a great call, even though the probe that prompted it ultimately fizzled.  Read More

I’ve wondered why Warren Buffett didn’t own Apple (AAPL), since it epitomizes the type of stock he likes. It pays a solid dividend (2.5%), generates enormous cash flow, and is priced at a discount to the overall stock market based on its forward P/E multiple. That’s also why I own… Read More

A Canadian company faces pressure to dilute its founding family’s control. Read More

Norway awarded its first new oil and gas leases in decades earlier this week, opening up ten new Arctic sites for exploration work to a handful of local and global drillers. These kinds of deals usually go unnoticed unless you happen to have a stake in the drillers awarded new… Read More

Toward the end of a long and productive life, my late father-in-law came to live with my wife and me when he could no longer look out for himself. For a nonagenarian he was remarkably lucid and able to recall the details of his life many decades ago. So I… Read More