The 90-day Treasury note is trading even with the current federal funds rate and is almost inverted to the 10-year note, as the yield on the benchmark security has dropped almost 100-basis-points since mid-June. This is a sign the bond market feels the economy is in serious trouble, and so do those who need consistent and reliable income.
With the price of oil retreating almost 20% from highs printed earlier this year, but with demand still huge, energy master limited partnership (MLP) stocks have backed up big-time and are offering some of the best entry points for income investors this year.
We screened our 24/7 Wall St. MLP research universe and found seven Buy-rated stocks paying huge distributions that look like great buys now.
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