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• Endangered Dividends List

  By Roger S. Conrad on Sep. 22, 2018

  Ferrellgas Partners (NYSE: FGP) has exhausted a $50 million reserve for paying distributions. Under its debt covenants, the propane distributor MLP will have to suspend its distribution entirely, until the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio recovers.

• Roundtable: Our Views On Super Majors

  By Roger S. Conrad on Sep. 22, 2018

  Talking Point #1: What’s your general view of the super major oils at this time? • Roger Conrad (RC): I became a shareholder of Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX) when it acquired the former Texaco, which I believe was actually the first stock I ever bought. I was fresh out of business school and made an investment in Texaco’s dividend reinvestment plan, and I’m happy to report that I literally make more in dividends every year than my original investment.

• Model Portfolios: Simplifying our Strategy

  By Roger S. Conrad on Sep. 4, 2018

  Starting in September, we’re taking a giant step to simplify our Energy and Income Advisor Portfolio strategy. Our 3 Model Portfolios are divided into “Conservative” and “Aggressive” Holdings. The Conservative stocks are intended to be bedrock positions, where our objective is long-term capital appreciation and in most cases a rising stream of income. The Aggressive stocks carry more risk but also more upside potential and often very high yields to reward your wait.

• Roundtable: Our Views on Q2 Earnings, Picking Permian Basin Targets, MLP Corporate Conversion, 2018 Political Risks and More

  By Elliott H. Gue on Aug. 23, 2018

  Talking Point #1: The Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico - Roger Conrad (RC): Elliott, a lot has happened in the energy sector since the Roundtable discussion you and I had following MLP & Energy Infrastructure Conference. But the most striking development to me is how, despite what seems to be an endless legion of skeptics, the action in the Permian Basin just keeps heating up.

• A 30,000 Foot View of the Global Energy Industry Today

  By Elliott H. Gue on Aug. 8, 2018

  Oil services giants Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) are two of the most important energy companies to watch during quarterly earnings season. That’s not because they’re the biggest companies in the energy patch; after all, super oil Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) is nearly 4 times the size of Schlumberger by market capitalization. However, no companies have more insight into trends in the global energy industry, new technologies gaining traction in the field and producer activity levels than these two firms.