What Happened in August: MLP Management Teams Focus on the Future
Less pessimism isn’t quite optimism, but as MLPs and MLP investors look to (and make decisions for) 2017 and beyond, the crystal ball may soon start to clear.
MLP Distribution Recap: 2Q16
Today we look at two Alerian indices to discover how many MLPs grew, maintained, or cut distributions in Q2 2016.
Will MLPs Ever Take Their Crown Back?
Up until recently, MLPs have been at the top of Alerian’s Periodic Table of Performance. Utilities currently have the highest position. As the MLP market recovers, investors are asking what kind of...
Distribution Growth: It’s a Lumpy Ride
Distribution patterns of many MLPs are lumpier than some would expect. Today, in honor of the AMZ’s recent anniversary and to increase investor understanding of the lumpiness, we’ll study the...
Calling the MLP Bottom (After Three Months and a 50% Bounce)
It is admittedly gutless to call the MLP bottom after three months and a 50% bounce. Worse, I’m not even directly calling the bottom; I’m just writing about the downturn in the past tense to see what...
Distribution Growth Reveals that MLPs are Becoming a Mature, Not Emerging, Asset Class
Ten years ago, MLPs were an unknown emerging asset class with rapidly growing distributions. In the past decade, changes in the distribution of MLP distribution growth show a maturing asset class.