Energy

For the past five years, investment opportunities in U.S. energy have dominated financial-media headlines.  This is understandable. The paradigm shift brought about by fracking has been monumental. South of… Read more

Winter weather events rarely affect Wall Street. But most of them aren’t as costly as the one we just experienced. The “polar vortex” that swept the country over the… Read more

Throughout the weekend, I got flooded with emails from Income & Prosperity readers regarding their dividend stocks. It was great to hear from so many readers, and today I’ll… Read more

In 1965, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) co-founder Gordon Moore suggested that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double every two years. This effectively meant that performance would also… Read more

Warren Buffett is loading up on shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM). But is that a good reason to buy this oil giant? Let’s start by understanding what’s happening… Read more

It’s usually a challenge to select one single growth trend that is more powerful than the rest. But that’s not the case these days – it has to be… Read more

The most profitable opportunities usually lay beyond the headline stories. Such is the case with U.S onshore oil and gas plays. You have likely heard plenty about the Bakken and… Read more

It is now expected that North American energy independence is possible by the year 2018.

The long-term track record of big oil companies has been quite good. But times have changed. And big oil stocks aren’t strong performers anymore.