It has been a brutal six months for United States Oil (NYSE: USO), a major exchange traded fund for oil, and United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG), a major exchange traded fund for natural gas.  Over the last six months, United States Oil has fallen by more than 50 percent (chart below).  It is much […]

The bull market rally for the past five years has rewarded those owing such blue chip stocks as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) (chart below), and many others.  For the savvy investor, that naturally raises the question of, “It it time to start buying small cap stocks?”  Legendary […]

Royal Dutch Shell (RDS-A), the second largest oil and natural gas company in the world behind only ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), is selling off assets, most recently a natural gas field in Qatar. Wall Street approves as the stock price is up nearly 18 percent for 2014. Investors are putting a premium on oil and natural […]

When asked when was the best time to buy stocks, legendary investor Shelby Davis would always reply,”Whenever you have the money.” With the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DIA) down 2.2 percent for 2014 after last year’s bull market, some investors are probably thinking about cashing in and taking profits.  While the allure of that […]

Due to the polar vortex, natural gas prices are at an all time high.  Investors who have followed the many articles on this site that were bullish have done very well in stocks such as Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), BP (NYSE: BP), and United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG), the exchange traded fund for the […]

For all those worried about global warming, the polar vortex enveloping the United States should ease the concerns, especially if there is an array of energy stocks in the portfolio.  The best performing commodity in 2013, natural gas is now hitting record price levels due to the demand to heat homes.  Previous articles on this […]

Many pieces on this site have been bullish about the benefits of investing in energy stocks, especially oil and natural gas. That was proven to be accurate as natural gas performed the best of all commodities in 2013, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal.  Natural gas futures were up 26% for the […]

There has been a move in recent times for companies to do away with paying traditional benefits, according to an article in Fortune magazine.  The emphasis now is for workers to provide for their own retirement income with a 401K, individual retirement account, or some other type of plan.  Stocks that pay dividends with a […]

There have been many articles on this site that have been bullish on oil and natural gas stocks such as Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), BP (NYSE: BP), and others.  The United States Department of Energy just released a report that proves why this has been correct.  In the decades ahead, the Department […]

The budget deal moving towards enactment into law is bullish for the oil and natural gas energy, and stocks ranging from Big Oil such as Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX)  to small caps such, Octagon 88 (NASDAQ: OCTX) and Americas Petrogas (OTC: APEOF). A major benefit is that there are no new […]