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Tweaking the Newsletter Portfolios for a Rising Interest-Rate Environment
Image Source: CreditCafe.com. Many market observers are anticipating the Fed to accelerate the pace of interest-rate hikes in 2018. We’re making a number of changes to the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio and Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio as we consider what a higher interest-rate environment might look like. We’re also cognizant of the impact that higher interest rates may have on the High Yield Dividend Newsletter and its simulated portfolio, the first edition to be released January 1, 2018.

Nov 30, 2017

Charting Cash Flow and Net Debt -- The Oil Majors
Image Source: Valuentum. Traditional free cash flow generation has been strong for the oil majors through the first nine months of the year, but their balance sheets remain bloated with net debt. A few haven't covered their cash dividends with free cash flow generation through the first nine months of 2017.

Sep 30, 2017

Will Texas Tea Hit $75 Per Barrel By Year’s End?
Image Shown: The performance of the VanEck Vectors Oil Refiners ETF (CRAK) since its launch in August 2015.We’ve witnessed our fair share of fits and starts from energy resource prices during the past few years, but could the global crude markets finally be rebalancing? Let’s talk about our thoughts on whether the outlook for energy resource pricing is improving in a sustainable way.

Jul 7, 2017

MLP Speak: A Critique of Distributable Cash Flow
Let’s talk about a controversial metric that is used in master limited partnership (MLP) reporting. Just how useful is it, and should it be allowed?

May 1, 2017

Seeking Balance: What’s Happening in the Crude Oil and Iron Ore Markets
Image Source: Sollven Melindo. Commodity prices are notoriously volatile as the global markets often struggle to maintain a sustainable balance of supply-demand. Let’s take a look at some recent developments and coming events that are impacting the prices of crude oil and iron ore.

Oct 1, 2016

Is OPEC For Real This Time?
OPEC has agreed to the outline of a deal to cut oil production in member nations for the first time in eight years, sending crude oil prices higher, but skepticism has surfaced over the cartel’s commitment to the capping of production.

May 26, 2016

Black Gold! Crude Oil Prices Leap to ~$50
Image Source: Richard Masoner. West Texas Intermediate crude oil is now within a stone’s throw of $50 per barrel. Has the energy market catastrophe been averted? Is there still time to play the continuation of the bounce?

Jan 22, 2016

Moody’s Puts Oil & Gas and Mining Sectors on Review
Moody’s has placed 175 oil, gas, and mining companies on review for having their credit ratings downgraded.

Dec 8, 2015

Dividends Not Safe as Energy Markets Swoon
We continue to monitor the carnage in the oil and gas markets, and we encourage readers to evaluate each firm’s unadjusted Dividend Cushion ratio to assess capital-market dependency. For most midstream entities and upstream entities that remain inescapably tied capital cycle builds, the risks are extreme.

May 1, 2015

Chevron: Cash Flow and Dividends Are Inextricably Linked
Let’s walk through the story arc with Chevron to illustrate the importance of cash-flow based dividend growth analysis.

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