MLPs - High Energy Income

An excellent article in Barrons about MLPs in energy section. See their picks here in MLPs and MLP funds.

Summary:
- MLPs have a great total return, a combination of yield and growth, which is hard to find anywhere else.
- The key to this whole sector is owning the MLPs that raise that distribution over time.
- MLPs are more attractive in low-interest-rate environments.
- The traditional midstream MLP assets include intrastate pipeline systems.
- Retirement accounts: MLP's unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) will make tax filing quite complex. Use MLP funds instead.