Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. A decade ago, master limited partnerships (MLPs), were a favored ...

Master limited partnerships (MLPs) offer attractive returns for investors in the energy sector. MLPs focus on natural resources like oil, gas, timber and solar energy. They offer a favorable tax ...

MLPs have unique tax advantages that result in significant advantages over other income equities. The oil price downturn in 2014, tax overhaul, and FERC ruling negatively impacted MLPs. The number of ...

Since the inflation spike of 2022, most energy investors have focused on upstream oil and gas producers like ConocoPhillips (ticker: COP) or direct exposure to commodity futures. That makes sense if ...

Evaluating the sector for re-entry. Avoiding the tax problems. Modifying risk/reward. I can't believe that this is my fourth straight article in this series (19th, overall) about Master Limited ...

Preferred MLP units offer consistent distributions and enhanced bankruptcy protections. The MLP preferred units evaluated pay distributions with forward yields ranging from 6.3% to 12.2%. Thirteen MLP ...

A Master Limited Partnership (MLP) is a hybrid between a partnership and a publicly traded company. There are significant tax advantages to owning MLP units. However, despite these benefits, MLPs may ...

Dividend and income investors like MLP (Master Limited Partnership) stocks because they typically pay higher yields than traditional stocks. Their higher yields are due to the MLP structure. MLP ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - There aren't too many places left to look for higher yields these days. The usual go-to baskets of high-yield and foreign bonds, REITs and high-dividend stocks are pretty well ...