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Delaying 2015 Model Until Monday
Tim McPartland | January 1, 2015
We have decided to delay our 2015 model launch until Monday (January 5). We have been trying to wrap it up today, but Google Quotes have not worked for a good portion of today and it is very difficult to get any spreadsheets finished when there are just sporadic quotes.All other models continue to run as always -- the 2014 Model, the…
Does it Make Sense to Hold Preferred Stock Closed End Funds at This Time?
Tim McPartland | December 31, 2014
Just sitting here daydreaming for a minute it struck us that holding preferred stocks CEF's (Closed End Funds) at this time is maybe not smart. Given that we have a decent potential for increasing interest rates next year maybe we should do the obvious.We see that the preferred stocks CEF's and ETF's remain a couple percent off of their…
Investors ‘Jockeying’ for Position in MLPs
Tim McPartland | December 31, 2014
It is interesting to now watch the MLP's as investors jockey for position--up 2% today--down 3% tomorrow and so on. In particular the upstream players--Brietburn (ticker:BBEP), Linn Energy (ticker:LINE), Linnco (ticker:LNCO), Mid-Con Energy (ticker:MCEP), Memorial Production Partners (ticker:MEMP) as well as others.What this says to us is folks are 'bottom fishing'--and some day traders may be scalping a quarter here…
This Global Economy is Sicker by the Day – But Let’s Focus
Tim McPartland | December 30, 2014
When watching the daily stream of economic news one must wonder--how does the U.S. keep its head above water? Each day we look around at the news and then promptly bury our head in the sand so we don't have to face up to the approaching economic turmoil (just kidding, but we do ask daily-when will the turmoil come onshore…
