Kevin McElroy

4.3 Reasons to Buy ConocoPhillips (COP)

I realize I've been abusing you with a barrage of pieces on gold lately, so I'm going to switch gears to a very exciting opportunity in an ignored and yet very attractive sector of the markets.

It's one of those rare times in the market when some stocks are so incredibly cheap, and have such attractive dividends, that you simply must own them.

It's a value-investor's dream to own a healthy blue-chip stock at less than 10 times earnings.
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Ian Wyatt

An Income Producing Natural Gas Investment (CMLP)

Income investors are frequently looking for high yield investments in the energy sector, and the master limited partnership (MLP) is one of my favorite structures to help investors meet that goal. An MLP is a common organizational structure for oil and natural gas producers and offers investors a way to reap the benefits of higher energy prices, but without a lot of risk. Perhaps the best reason to consider a master limited partnership is the cash distributions, which are similar to stock dividends. But often the yield is better than what a stock can offer.
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