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Dec 1, 2016
     
        
      This Oil Stock Is Surging! 
  The Valuentum analyst team digs into recent developments in the oil and gas space and highlights one of the most leveraged ways to play rising crude oil prices. ~12 mins. Oct 31, 2016
     
        
      GE Positioning for Long-term Crude Oil Price Recovery 
  Image Source: GE, Baker Hughes. Newsletter portfolio holding General Electric has agreed to merge its Oil & Gas business with Baker Hughes. Oct 1, 2016
     
        
      Is OPEC For Real This Time? 
  OPEC has agreed to the outline of a deal to cut oil production in member nations for the first time in eight years, sending crude oil prices higher, but skepticism has surfaced over the cartel’s commitment to the capping of production. May 23, 2016
     
        
      Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending May 20 
  Let's take a look at companies raising/lowering their dividends this week. May 4, 2016
     
        
      There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect Process 
  Image Source: Kryzysztof. Even the best golfers miss putts sometimes. There is no real excuse for it, all he or she can do is simply put his head down and try his best to hit his next shot as best he can. Similarly, even the Dividend Cushion ratio has missed some dividend cuts, and we’re doing our best to continually step up our game. Dec 8, 2015
     
        
      Dividends Not Safe as Energy Markets Swoon 
  We continue to monitor the carnage in the oil and gas markets, and we encourage readers to evaluate each firm’s unadjusted Dividend Cushion ratio to assess capital-market dependency. For most midstream entities and upstream entities that remain inescapably tied capital cycle builds, the risks are extreme. Oct 6, 2015
     
        
      Transaction Alerts: Moving Closer to Market Neutral on Energy 
  The absence of energy exposure in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio for much of the slide in the price of crude oil has been a tremendous source of upside. The elimination of several profitable positions in the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio several months ago has added to significant outperformance there. But now…we’re inching back into energy, if ever so slightly and on a highly diversified basis. Nov 29, 2014
     
        
      $45 Oil Prices!?!? There Is Never a Sense of Urgency When One Is Prepared 
  Friday brought mass selling across the energy sector. In our view, crude oil prices could hit $45 per barrel in the next few years before recovering. Jun 22, 2014
     
        
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Image Source: Sollven Melindo. Commodity prices are notoriously volatile as the global markets often struggle to maintain a sustainable balance of supply-demand. Let’s take a look at some recent developments and coming events that are impacting the prices of crude oil and iron ore.