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Who is Going to Rescue the MLP’s Today?
Tim McPartland | October 9, 2014
October 9, 2014 12:35 pmThe Fed won't be rescuing the MLP's today.A battering like we have never seen is taking place in the MLP space as crude oil took another tumble (down $1-$2/barrel) this morning. In spite of virtually all of the energy MLP's being hedged (meaning most distribution cuts won't occur for many months--or longer) there is an obvious fear.…
Fed Minutes ‘Rescue’ MLP’s
Tim McPartland | October 9, 2014
October 8, 2014 7:30 pmIn an incredible turnaround in stocks today MLP's were at least partially 'rescued' from an out and out rout. While the MLP's had their worst day in a year it was only about half as bad when the day ended compared to where it was in the morning. We surveyed the universe of MLP's at…
MLP’s in an Incredible Rout
Tim McPartland | October 8, 2014
October 8, 2014 10:20 amMLP's are getting soundly routed today in a downside move that is the largest we have seen in years. Likely bargains being created, but who knows with oil dropping again.We certainly picked a bad time to try to flip a MLP for a buck profit--instead we have a buck loss. Extreme caution needed in the energy…
A Market Thrashing–More to Come?
Tim McPartland | October 7, 2014
Wow, what a market ass kicking took place today. We are surprised--and about 1/2 pleased with how it all unfolded. When we can get through a day like today with only a 11 basis point loss we can concentrate on what to buy next--instead of trying to cover our fannies.The down draft in interest rates was so sharp we can…
