Monday Mailbag: Commodity Prices, Hostile Alien Invasions And Other MLP Investing Fears
Alerian - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 27, 1:26PM CST
By Maria Halmo What fears are keeping MLP investors pacing their bedrooms at 2am? You mean besides commodity prices, commodity prices, and commodity prices? Here are the four (and a half) concerns we hear about the most as well as how to address...
AMLP: 17.09 (+0.11), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), MLPG: 34.78 (+0.38), AMU: 28.78 (+0.22), ENFR: 27.57 (+0.09)
When It Comes to Making Money, What You Want Isn't What You Need
at The Street - Sun Jan 25, 9:00AM CST
Wealth managers have to sift through the positive and negative headlines to give clients what they need, not what they want.
VGK: 54.96 (+0.18), AXP: 78.08 (-2.40), TLT: 128.19 (-1.33), PAA: 51.48 (+0.16), VB: 119.86 (+0.63), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), IBM: 160.40 (+1.88), MCD: 95.65 (+0.56), OKS: 45.47 (+0.07), BKLN: 24.02 (-0.08), FGP: 24.72 (+0.37), IWM: 121.53 (+0.72), SRLN: 49.10 (+0.09), EPD: 34.44 (+0.19)
Forget Big Oil, Buy Pipelines
Healthy Appreciation - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 23, 6:00PM CST
KMI: 41.97 (+0.21), AMLP: 17.09 (+0.11), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), OKE: 47.32 (+0.04), OKS: 45.47 (+0.07), ENB: 49.37 (-0.22), RNF: 12.60 (+0.33), PAA: 51.48 (+0.16), WPZ: 47.43 (+0.98), EPD: 34.44 (+0.19)
Energy vet sees long-term value in MLPs as oil slides
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 5:55PM CST
YMLI: 20.77 (-0.12), AMLP: 17.09 (+0.11), MLPA: 15.63 (+0.07), ZMLP: 34.34 (+0.41), MLPG: 34.78 (+0.38), AMU: 28.78 (+0.22), MLPL: 54.68 (+0.82), YMLP: 12.77 (-0.15), ETE: 59.75 (+1.45), MLPI: 39.67 (+0.32), MLPN: 32.29 (+0.38), EMLP: 27.82 (-0.03), AMZA: 22.20 (+0.34), MLPS: 11.28 (+0.23), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), MLPX: 18.77 (+0.17), MLPY: 14.25 (+0.22), MMP: 80.41 (-0.86), ENFR: 27.57 (+0.09), EPD: 34.44 (+0.19)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN After 3.64% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jan 16, 4:35PM CST
JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (NYSE:AMJ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $42.45 to a high of $43.92. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.6%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $42.96 on volume of 3.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36)
J.P. Morgan stays defensive on top MLPs to buy in 2015
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 15, 10:42AM CST
IMLP: 30.14 (+0.25), MLPC: 25.54 (+0.36), KMI: 41.97 (+0.21), AMLP: 17.09 (+0.11), MLPA: 15.63 (+0.07), MLPG: 34.78 (+0.38), OSMS: 24.53 (+0.50), AMU: 28.78 (+0.22), MLPL: 54.68 (+0.82), MLPI: 39.67 (+0.32), MLPO: 23.84 (unch), PAA: 51.48 (+0.16), MLPN: 32.29 (+0.38), DM: 39.94 (unch), EMLP: 27.82 (-0.03), AMZA: 22.20 (+0.34), ATMP: 30.48 (+0.10), RGP: 24.49 (+0.36), YMLI: 20.77 (-0.12), ZMLP: 34.34 (+0.41), BWP: 16.95 (+0.63), YMLP: 12.77 (-0.15), YGRO: 17.04 (+0.18), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), MLPS: 11.28 (+0.23), MLPX: 18.77 (+0.17), MLPW: 34.56 (+0.34), EQM: 88.04 (+0.96), MLPY: 14.25 (+0.22), EPD: 34.44 (+0.19), ENFR: 27.57 (+0.09)
What Happened: What The King Thinks Of Chicken Little (December 2014)
Alerian - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 14, 3:47PM CST
By Maria Halmo (click to enlarge) Rather than rolling December's review into our 2014 recap, I wanted to take some time and examine this month specifically. It … wasn't great. On a total return basis, our flagship index ( AMZ ) was...
AMLP: 17.09 (+0.11), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), MLPG: 34.78 (+0.38), AMU: 28.78 (+0.22), MLPI: 39.67 (+0.32), ENFR: 27.57 (+0.09)
Look for Shares of JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 3.81% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Jan 13, 12:33AM CST
JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (NYSE:AMJ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $42.25 to a high of $43.86. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.8%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $43.37 on volume of 3.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36)
Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 09, 3:18PM CST
USO: 19.62 (+0.44), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), GDXJ: 27.00 (+0.38), PSLV: 6.89 (+0.17), FCG: 11.71 (+0.36), OIL: 12.01 (+0.34), BNO: 23.05 (+0.78), SIVR: 16.99 (+0.40), SLV: 16.54 (+0.39), GDX: 21.26 (+0.11)
Video: Income Investing And The ABCs Of MLPs, REITs, And BDCs
Brian Haskin - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 09, 9:18AM CST
In this video, Barron’s editors Jack Otter and Jack Hough discuss the outlook for income investing in 2015. Mr. Hough recently wrote a Barron’s cover story on the same topic, which was characterized as pessimistic, but he and Mr....
IMLP: 30.14 (+0.25), AMLP: 17.09 (+0.11), MLPA: 15.63 (+0.07), FRI: 23.33 (-0.16), OSMS: 24.53 (+0.50), WREI: 47.61 (-0.42), AMU: 28.78 (+0.22), MLPL: 54.68 (+0.82), MLPI: 39.67 (+0.32), BDCS: 22.99 (+0.10), MLPN: 32.29 (+0.38), SCHH: 40.87 (-0.32), EMLP: 27.82 (-0.03), AMZA: 22.20 (+0.34), DRV: 22.00 (+0.46), ATMP: 30.48 (+0.10), BDCL: 21.37 (+0.33), REK: 19.56 (+0.19), DRN: 90.19 (-1.98), IYR: 80.31 (-0.44), URE: 115.05 (-1.18), VNQ: 85.06 (-0.57), SRS: 11.55 (+0.12), RWR: 95.23 (-0.83), FTY: 49.14 (-0.35), ICF: 102.12 (-0.98), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), MLPS: 11.28 (+0.23), MLPX: 18.77 (+0.17), MLPW: 34.56 (+0.34), PSR: 76.21 (-0.67), BIZD: 18.34 (+0.14), ENFR: 27.57 (+0.09), KBWY: 36.19 (-0.18)
By The Numbers: Dancing With Commodity Prices
Alerian - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 08, 4:25PM CST
By Maria Halmo The original cotillion was an 18th century social dance that involved four couples dancing simultaneously, often changing partners throughout the song. As commodity prices change, a modern day market dance has investors examining how...
AMLP: 17.09 (+0.11), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), MLPG: 34.78 (+0.38), AMU: 28.78 (+0.22)
Video: The Impact Of Higher Rates On REITs And MLPs
Brian Haskin - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 07, 7:17AM CST
With benchmark interest rates at historic lows for six years now, investors have had to look beyond the traditional fixed-income market for current income. Two areas to which they’ve turned are REITs (real estate investment trusts) and MLPs...
IMLP: 30.14 (+0.25), AMLP: 17.09 (+0.11), MLPA: 15.63 (+0.07), FRI: 23.33 (-0.16), OSMS: 24.53 (+0.50), WREI: 47.61 (-0.42), AMU: 28.78 (+0.22), MLPL: 54.68 (+0.82), MLPI: 39.67 (+0.32), MLPN: 32.29 (+0.38), SCHH: 40.87 (-0.32), EMLP: 27.82 (-0.03), AMZA: 22.20 (+0.34), DRV: 22.00 (+0.46), ATMP: 30.48 (+0.10), REK: 19.56 (+0.19), DRN: 90.19 (-1.98), IYR: 80.31 (-0.44), URE: 115.05 (-1.18), VNQ: 85.06 (-0.57), SRS: 11.55 (+0.12), RWR: 95.23 (-0.83), FTY: 49.14 (-0.35), ICF: 102.12 (-0.98), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), MLPS: 11.28 (+0.23), MLPX: 18.77 (+0.17), MLPW: 34.56 (+0.34), PSR: 76.21 (-0.67), KBWY: 36.19 (-0.18), ENFR: 27.57 (+0.09)
Best Multi-Asset ETFs For 2015
Matthew Sauer, Esq. - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 4:55PM CST
JNK: 39.43 (+0.10), HYG: 91.12 (+0.13), GYLD: 25.48 (+0.19), FDIV: 50.40 (+0.13), DVY: 79.57 (-0.29), IYLD: 26.05 (-0.01), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), MDIV: 21.48 (+0.04), ENY: 11.42 (+0.11), TLO: 73.76 (-0.77), RWX: 44.34 (+0.30), INKM: 32.86 (+0.07), PFF: 40.00 (+0.07), YDIV: 19.40 (+0.11), TLT: 128.19 (-1.33), ICF: 102.12 (-0.98), CVY: 23.05 (+0.13)
Look for Shares of JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 2.11% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jan 02, 4:52PM CST
JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (NYSE:AMJ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $45.75 to a high of $47.06. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $46.78 on volume of 1.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36)
Investing For Income In The Roth IRA: Bought Back 50 JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN AMJ At $45.95
South Gent - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 29, 7:42AM CST
This post is an excerpt from a blog published recently: Paired Trade Roth IRA: Sold 50 KKR at $23.25 and Bought 50 AMJ at $45.95 The exchange traded notes that track infrastructure energy MLPs have declined in value over the past several weeks...
AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), MLPG: 34.78 (+0.38)
MLPY: A 10%-Yielding Diverse Energy MLP ETN Fund
Stanford Chemist - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 1:02PM CST
AMLP: 17.09 (+0.11), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), MLPY: 14.25 (+0.22), YMLP: 12.77 (-0.15), MLPJ: 14.60 (+0.16)
Five Stages of Selling: How Oil and Energy Stocks Collapsed
at The Street - Fri Dec 19, 11:20AM CST
Oil prices have collapsed, and there seems to be no end in sight. For investors wondering what to do now, it's helpful to look at what's happened.
AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), XOP: 53.32 (+1.37), UUP: 24.91 (-0.01), XLE: 82.04 (+1.70)
8% Yield From MLPJ: A Diversified Small-Cap Energy MLP Fund
Stanford Chemist - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 12:50AM CST
AMLP: 17.09 (+0.11), AMJ: 45.77 (+0.36), YMLP: 12.77 (-0.15), MLPJ: 14.60 (+0.16)