There are many ways to invest in the energy sector. You could buy shares of the companies that explore and extract oil and natural gas.
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September 12 - Commodities, News
The Energy Select Sector SPDR (ETF) (NYSEARCA:XLE) is slightly outperforming the broader market, up 1.6% so far this month compared to 1.4% for the S&P 500.
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September 11 - Commodities, News
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as overrated, old investment tools of a period lost to current times.
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August 25 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are a multitude of indicators investors can use to monitor publicly traded companies.
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August 25 - News
Quarterly filings from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway are highly anticipated in the financial community- many investors and market watchers are at least somewhat curious...
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August 23 - Hedge Funds
Now, according to many market players, hedge funds are viewed as delayed, old financial vehicles of a period lost to current times.
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August 22 - News
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) is one of the best, big oil and gas plays at the moment.
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August 21 - News
Oil and gas drilling and exploration services will always be in demand.
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August 21 - News
Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) has had a good 2013. If you're reading this chances are you know that. But any value-concious investor will always wonder about the multiples.
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August 21 - News
If you happen to be a huge market nerd who keeps close track of SEC filings, you probably know Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) recently released its latest equity holdings with...
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August 20 - News
Today, let's look at investing giant Warren Buffett. His Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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August 20 - Hedge Funds
Since taking the helm as President of Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL)'s asset management division in December 1990, noted value investor Tom Gayner has helped Markel shareholders...
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August 20 - News
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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August 19 - News
Fools, it's now officially been two years since the last of my 10 retirement stocks were made public.
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August 12 - News
Today, let's look at Graham Capital Management, founded in 1994 by Ken Tropin and in the multistrategy macro-oriented hedge fund business.
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August 9 - News
I recently took a trip to my neighborhood book store and perused the business section.
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August 6 - News
For two quarters in a row National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) has reported a decline in earnings coupled with an increase in revenue.
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August 6 - News
Over the next five years, it is expected that there will be a strong demand for deepwater and ultra-deepwater (UDW) rigs, as major oil and gas producers increasingly look towards...
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August 5 - News
Shares of National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV), a five-star Foolish favorite and leader among many oil-field services investors, slid backwards by about 4% Tuesday.
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August 2 - News
Demand for oil and gas services and products depends primarily upon the level of activity in the oil and gas industry worldwide.
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August 2 - News
In this market, it is becoming hard to find companies that are undervalued.
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July 31 - News
Ken Fisher is a famed investor, and the son of investing icon Philip Fisher.
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July 31 - News
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) will release its quarterly report on Tuesday, and the revolution in the U.S.
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July 26 - News
Today, let's look at Fisher Asset Management, founded in 1979 by Ken Fisher.
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July 23 - Hedge Funds
For much of the past century, technological advances in locating and producing oil -- gas was essentially a byproduct during most of that time -- came at a relatively slow, steady...
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July 11 - News
Several companies, including Pittsburgh-based Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS), appear likely to submit proposals to participate in the effort by the August deadline.
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July 5 - News
Just as we examine companies each week that may be rising past their fair value, we can also find companies potentially trading at bargain prices.
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July 3 - News
The world is gearing up to spend more and more money pillaging deepwater oil and gas reserves.
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July 3 - News
By now you know about President Obama's "climate action plan," which was unveiled on a hot Tuesday afternoon at Washington, D.C.'s, Georgetown University.
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June 28 - News
In the first piece that I wrote on the subject of finding undervalued stocks in the S&P 500 based on low valuations, I initially believed that opportunities would be few-and-...
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June 27 - News
Today, let's look at Fred Alger Management, founded in 1964, and managing mutual funds, pension funds, and more.
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June 27 - Hedge Funds
Today, let's look at Viking Global Investors, founded in 1999 by Andreas Halvorsen and David Ott, who had previously worked together at Julian Robertson's respected Tiger Management...
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June 27 - Hedge Funds
Five months ago, I laid out the argument for why National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) is a “Top 10 Stock" for 2013 and beyond.
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June 26 - News
You may have become queasy watching the market bounce around rather dramatically of late.
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June 26 - News
One of the most powerful trends in the oil and gas industry is the fundamental shift into unconventional and ultra-deepwater drilling.
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June 24 - News
Let's head back momentarily to a time precisely five years ago.
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June 21 - News
There are currently many different analysts all stating why they believe the market is overvalued and due for a pullback, however, a quick evaluation of the market by one of the...
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June 20 - News
The International Energy Agency expects oil demand to increase by a mere 0.9% this year.
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June 18 - News
Are you looking for dividend income to fuel your golden years? I have three great dividend stocks that all offer decent current dividend yields, with plenty of potential growth...
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June 17 - News
According to a recent report from Barclays, global exploration and production spending will reach a record $678 billion this year, representing a 10% increase over 2012 levels...
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June 17 - News
Energy experts have been bending our ears about the unfolding natural gas revolution in the U.S., for quite some time now.
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June 14 - News
Two years ago, I identified 10 companies that I would be putting $40,000 of my own retirement money behind.
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June 10 - News
Although we've seen a modest retracement from our all-time highs set two weeks ago, the markets have yielded seven straight months of gains to investors.
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June 7 - News
11% of the S&P 500’s value is derived from energy stocks. I have the same amount of my retirement portfolio allocated toward the energy sector as well.
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June 7 - News
One of the largest international energy companies, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) , is reportedly considering vending its overseas resources to boost share price ...
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June 6 - News
Now that first quarter earnings season has died down, analysts get the opportunity to get a closer look at many hedge funds’ 13F filings, which disclose institutional managers...
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June 6 - Hedge Funds
I don't own any stocks which are related to energy. The big oil companies are so big that growth is slow and valuations are often higher than I'd like to pay.
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June 5 - News
Income investors, rejoice: dividend payouts continue to get bigger for many of America’s best businesses.
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June 4 - News
I'm of the opinion that all investors should have some energy fueling their portfolios.
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May 29 - News
Unfortunately, the world is filled with deceptive stock "tips" that are designed to rip you off.
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May 28 - News