Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, researcher, and educator. She is a financial therapist and transformational coach, with a special interest in ...

One of the primary attractions of MLP investments is the potential for tax-deferred income. Whether you invest in an MLP directly or invest in an ETF that predominately owns MLPs, a good portion of ...

Fixed-income investors dismayed by skimpy earnings on bonds and bank savings might be wise to look further afield — maybe as far as the Permian Basin of Texas or Marcellus Shale country in ...

Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI) is the income that can trigger Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) for tax-exempt organizations and retirement accounts. Investors can own MLPs directly in ...

MLPs are pass-through entities that enjoy special tax treatment. As pass-through entities, MLPs avoid the double taxation associated with investments in C-Corporations. Typically, 70-100% of MLP ...

One of the smaller, but potentially important, trends in the markets in 2018 so far has been several Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) converting from MLPs to C Corps. In the handful of cases that we ...

One of the biggest changes for investors over the next few years is going to come from the IRS. And it’s a potential bombshell that is flying below the radar for most investors. That bombshell is a ...

Energy MLPs have tremendous downside risk from oil correlation. Energy MLP investors aren't compensated for taking oil risk. There is a new MLP ETF that lowers crude oil risk in MLPs. Here's our ...