ETFs can help investors benefit from the higher income potential of MLPs while avoiding tax-related headaches.

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Upstream MLPs are some of the highest-yielding assets in the entire investing universe. However, investors must be careful not to buy into poorly managed partnerships whose distributions are insecure ...

Unlike exploration and production operations, the midstream energy space is generally less vulnerable to fluctuations in oil ...

While most investors these days are familiar with midstream MLPs and the generous distributions paid, far fewer are familiar with the growing number of upstream oil and gas MLPs. These companies pay ...

March 9 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has identified factors and issues that it believes will play a role in the creditworthiness of upstream (exploration and production; E&P) energy master ...

As part of a series on upstream MLPs, I'm taking readers on a journey through one of my favorite industries. Oil and gas MLPs are one of the best ways for income investors to earn high, safe yields, ...

High dividend stocks call out to investors with a siren song as the high yield has an alluring appeal of easy riches. But, more often than not lying behind the enticing yield is a potentially ...

If you follow upstream master limited partnerships, or MLPs, then you know that these names have been rallying as of the last few months. For example, Vanguard Natural Resources, a staple upstream MLP ...

Some investors frustrated by low yields and looking for alternatives have stumbled onto a class of securities called “Master Limited Partnerships” because of their high yields. The “Alerian Index” of ...