Dividend investing is not only about yields, ratios, and payments.
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September 13 - News
In many markets, a 12.3% return in 15-plus months would not be too shabby (not counting dividends received).
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September 11 - News
Canada's oil sector is not the beacon of hope it once was. Canada's problem is not a lack of oil, but a lack of an effective way to bring this oil to market.
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August 21 - News
Coal is the single most important commodity to the U.S. railroad industry. It accounts for nearly one-quarter of revenue among U.S.
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August 6 - News
As a way to promote goods and services that is beneficial to society as a whole, governments often establish entities that have direct interaction with consumers.
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August 5 - News
Investors can prime their portfolio for success by building on a collection of core growth stocks.
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July 22 - News
Warren Buffett made a fortune investing in great businesses that were unlikely to fall from glory, but that is not the only way to make money in the market.
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July 16 - News
With rumors of a possible Berkshire-owned BNSF Railway expansion, let's look at other major railroad companies with potential for future partnerships.
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July 10 - News
The derailment of a train carrying crude oil and its subsequent explosion in Quebec should act as an eye-opener to the opponents of pipeline transportation of crude oil.
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July 9 - News
By now, you've probably heard about TransCanada Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TRP)'s Keystone XL pipeline.
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July 8 - News
According to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, total western Canadian output is expected to increase 30% to 3.7 million b/d by 2015.
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July 5 - News
So far this year railroad companies are performing better than in 2012. This is because of increased demand for natural resources like oil, gas, coal and lumber in the U.S.
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July 3 - News
Since the recession, there has been a noticeable pricing gap between West Texas Intermediate crude, a lighter grade of oil used as the benchmark for pricing in the U.S., and Brent...
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July 3 - News
The United States is overflowing with oil.
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July 1 - News
President Obama's climate change address at Georgetown University has been hailed as among his best by environmental activists.
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June 28 - News
Bitumen - the sticky, tar-like substance mined from the oil sands - is too thick to flow by itself.
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June 27 - News
Railroads are often seen as a bellwether for the broader economy because of the amount of retail and manufactured goods they transport across the nation. Norfolk Southern Corp...
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June 26 - News
Investors seem to be increasingly asking the question: What is the fair price for a quality transportation company? With many traditional valuation methodologies reverting to ...
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June 18 - News
That was a protest chant from a march outside Washington D.C.
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June 17 - News
Pipelines, built by companies such as TransCanada Corporation (NYSE:TRP) and Enbridge Inc (NYSE:ENB), once carried nearly all of the crude oil shipped through the country.
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June 14 - News
As natural gas continues to replace coal, many North American railroads have begun struggling to retain their growth momentum.
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June 13 - News
As the North American economy recovers, the rail sector has been one of the biggest beneficiaries.
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June 10 - News
One reason the Dow Jones Transportation Average has done so well is because of railroad companies.
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June 7 - News
The North American rail industry has been a life raft for oil production. In almost every major shale oil play in the U.S., production has steadily outpaced pipeline capacity.
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June 5 - News
Four North American railroads are seeing explosive growth in shipments of crude due to a lack of pipeline capacity in the United States and Canada.
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June 4 - News
Last week Amtrak revealed a plan to replace 70 of its older locomotives with newer, more efficient models.
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May 24 - News
Who isn't enthralled by the sound of a train whistle in the distance? Billionaire investors like Whitney Tilson, Bill Ackman, and Warren Bufffett are certainly enamored of the...
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April 24 - News
I follow quite a lot of companies, so the usefulness of a watchlist to me cannot be overstated.
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April 24 - News
On Tuesday, CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 14 - News
The railroad industry has gained attention from analysts and investors over the last couple of years, even investing superstar Warren Buffett made a big move in this sector by...
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April 3 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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April 3 - News
One way to find ideas among the thousands of publicly traded stocks is to look at the holdings of mutual or hedge funds that invest the same way that you do.
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March 26 - Hedge Funds
Canada has a problem. While it might have the world's second-largest crude oil source, right now its oil is way too cheap.
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March 22 - News
In this series, we'll highlight four companies in an industry, and compare their "cash king margins" over time, trying to determine which has the greatest likelihood of putting...
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March 19 - News
Railroads reflect the health of their economies. For 2012, the US economy grew 2.2%, up from the 1.8% growth of 2011.
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March 6 - News
Regular Motley Fool readers are probably aware that America is in the midst of an energy renaissance. For most of recent history, oil and gas was delivered from the coast and...
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February 19 - News
What's the next big thing? Trade magazine InfoWorld asked Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates, and strangely, exactly none of his answers relate to technology...
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February 16 - News
You can learn a lot from a company's quarterly conference call if you listen carefully.
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February 8 - News
Earlier today, UBS made sweeping downgrades in the railroad sector, citing decline of coal and grain volumes as the main reason.
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September 19 - Hedge Funds
