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The business dynamics of Midstream Energy Companies Courtesy from Stock Photos Here is an excellent treatise on what are the key concepts in Midstream Energy companies, their revenue base, moats they enjoy and the risks they face... Main points are from Morning Star Research Analyst Joe Gemino, CPA The midstream industry processes, stores, markets and transports commodities such as crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs, mainly ethane, propane and butane) and sulphur. The midstream links remote petroleum producing areas and the consumers are located. Transmission pipeline companies such as Enbridge, Transcanada Corp, Pembina Pipeline Corp are some of the main players in the midstream petroleum industry. Not surprisingly, most midstream companies are based in Calgary with operations extending to east coast and into the United States. They also lead to exporting terminals. Revenue Stream Companies in the midstream energy sector normally generate predic...
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A few thoughts as we close 2017 The markets have continued to trend higher with Dow flirting with 25,000. Investors who were fully invested in the market have had a very good run in 2017...  Stock indices had one of the best runs   Nasdaq Composite: +29.1% YTD Dow Jones Industrial Average: +25.6% S&P 500: +20.0% YTD S&P Midcap 400 Index: +15.1% Russell 2000: +14.1% (courtesy BMO investorline) As far I see, most good news have been baked into the market price such as Tax reform, interest rate increase, monetary policy revamp etc.. Unemployment both in Canada and in US is very low compared to a few years earlier..All that is now left is the fundamentals of individual companies.    The market pundits are constantly warning that we have had a long bull run and the market is ready for correct in 2018...We need to think a bit different in the coming year and ensure that our gains are protected...  Some actions you may wa...
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Basic info about Robo Advisors I always wanted to know what is this investing with Robo Advisors. But never got around to know about it till this week. Finally, I spent some time to know what is it all about and here is my simplistic take on it in bullet form.  I attribute this to multiple sources. Enjoy! What is it ·          One of the channels used to manage your investment portfolio. ·          Fills the middle ground between spending time to invest on your own and engaging an investment advisor to manage your funds ·          It is an automated portfolio management system, based on your specific situation (age, risk tolerance, timeline, present wealth, and saving ability) ·          It uses a combination of ETFs (Stocks and Bond) and rebalances periodically. Some Robo Advisors use Mutual Funds , High ...
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