Regardless of the industry, it’s usually smart to listen to your customers.  Enterprise Products (NYSE: EPD) — a longtime holding in my High-Yield Investing premium newsletter — has been getting requests from oil producers to build a new crude pipeline from the Permian Basin to Houston — the gateway to Gulf Coast refineries and export terminals. On May 2, the master limited partnership (MLP) filed the necessary permits. The size and scope of this new project haven’t yet been finalized, but the company should have little trouble finding commitments and signing contracts when the time comes. While raw material costs… Read More

Regardless of the industry, it’s usually smart to listen to your customers.  Enterprise Products (NYSE: EPD) — a longtime holding in my High-Yield Investing premium newsletter — has been getting requests from oil producers to build a new crude pipeline from the Permian Basin to Houston — the gateway to Gulf Coast refineries and export terminals. On May 2, the master limited partnership (MLP) filed the necessary permits. The size and scope of this new project haven’t yet been finalized, but the company should have little trouble finding commitments and signing contracts when the time comes. While raw material costs have been escalating (steel tariffs don’t help), Enterprise has shrewdly locked in prices for steel pipe. This new pipeline will allow the MLP to repurpose an existing line running a similar route from Midland to Houston to capitalize on the demand for natural gas liquids (NGLs) takeaway capacity. It will add to an ambitious $5.0 billion backlog of growth projects that are currently under construction. Over half of these projects will be placed into service (and start earning fees) by the end of the year. #-ad_banner-#In the meantime, we can already see the financial impact of previous spending. The volume… Read More

It was as much a surprise to StreetAuthority’s co-founder as it was to us. As an experiment, he tried to build a personal portfolio of dividend paying stocks to see if he could get 30 dividend checks in a month. But he achieved far more than the joy of receiving dividends every day. And all he did was simply enroll his securities in an automatic reinvestment program through an online brokerage account.  And before long, our little experiment was beating the market. —Recommended Link— The #1 Pot Stock To Buy Now We spent several months… Read More

It was as much a surprise to StreetAuthority’s co-founder as it was to us. As an experiment, he tried to build a personal portfolio of dividend paying stocks to see if he could get 30 dividend checks in a month. But he achieved far more than the joy of receiving dividends every day. And all he did was simply enroll his securities in an automatic reinvestment program through an online brokerage account.  And before long, our little experiment was beating the market. —Recommended Link— The #1 Pot Stock To Buy Now We spent several months and tens of thousands of dollars searching for the best way to make money from the legal marijuana boom. One that truly makes sense for regular investors. And we finally found it. It’s a tiny Maryland company with a marijuana profit-sharing plan that pays out up to $55,563 a year. It only takes 90 seconds to join. And according to our research, every person who signed up had a chance to receive a check. Get the details here. Of course we were familiar with the power of the compounding growth of dividend reinvestment. As you can see… Read More

One of my kids recently stumbled across my brokerage statement and asked if the balance was enough for me to retire.  I assured him it wasn’t. But it was a good learning opportunity, so I further explained that bank accounts, 401(K)s and other assets were only half the picture. You need to deduct car loans, credit card debt and other liabilities to determine net worth.  Of course, the same is true for any business.  —Recommended Link— Ignoring This Event Could Cost You A 6-Figure Payday. In 2014, three different pot stocks exploded by 1,180%… 1,957%… and 2,067%… jamming wads… Read More

One of my kids recently stumbled across my brokerage statement and asked if the balance was enough for me to retire.  I assured him it wasn’t. But it was a good learning opportunity, so I further explained that bank accounts, 401(K)s and other assets were only half the picture. You need to deduct car loans, credit card debt and other liabilities to determine net worth.  Of course, the same is true for any business.  —Recommended Link— Ignoring This Event Could Cost You A 6-Figure Payday. In 2014, three different pot stocks exploded by 1,180%… 1,957%… and 2,067%… jamming wads of cash into the accounts of smart investors. Vocal opponents of marijuana legalization were suddenly quiet… “Something” had changed their minds. Now, two senators are working to get it legalized federally. That could easily hand you a 2,146% return in the next twelve months. Inside this free report, I reveal three stocks you need to own. Plus. the event that could push them into the stratosphere. Click here for the full details. Take Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). The beverage giant currently owns $8.8 billion in property and equipment, $7.2 billion in cash and equivalents and $3.2 billion in inventory, among other assets. Read More

Stocks are in a more volatile mood than what we’ve been used to in recent years, yet they are still trading close to all-time highs. As a result, one of the questions many investors find themselves asking is whether there are reasons to buy anything at these levels at all.  I addressed some of the problems with the “buy low, sell high” attitude in this article — namely that it can prevent you from taking action and buying a solid stock that just so happens to have been on a nice run.  The same attitude holds when thinking about “value.”… Read More

Stocks are in a more volatile mood than what we’ve been used to in recent years, yet they are still trading close to all-time highs. As a result, one of the questions many investors find themselves asking is whether there are reasons to buy anything at these levels at all.  I addressed some of the problems with the “buy low, sell high” attitude in this article — namely that it can prevent you from taking action and buying a solid stock that just so happens to have been on a nice run.  The same attitude holds when thinking about “value.” —Recommended Link— Online Retail Isn’t As Big A Deal As Most People Think… Even if you count every single online retailer in the country, it comes to just 10%. Which means brick-and-mortar stores still take in 90 cents of every shopping dollar. Mall and shopping center space has expanded for seven consecutive years. Why does this matter? Well, when you know something that most people don’t, you have an opportunity to cash in big time. Jump on this now, because as soon as people wise up, this chance will disappear.. With this in mind, I went in search of potentially… Read More