Western Midstream Partners (NYSE: WES) gathers and processes oil and natural gas liquids and transports them via pipeline – primarily in west Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. The company just announced a giant 52% increase in its distribution (partnerships pay distributions, not dividends). The quarterly distribution is now $0.875, which means the stock yields 9.9%. Let’s see whether that big boost is sustainable. Last year was not a great one for Western Midstream Partners. Free cash flow slid 24% to $926 million. It’s forecast to rebound to $1.16 billion this year, but that’d still be the sec ..read more

Editor’s Note: As promised, today Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld is introducing you to his favorite chart pattern, the “World Record Pattern.” (Click here to get the full story!) Many of you likely know that Marc is a big believer in the power of chart patterns. But what you may not realize is that they aren’t just for day traders. As Marc explains with examples below, even the most conservative, long-term investors (including those who are in or nearing retirement) could benefit from learning how to read a stock chart. And there’s only one pattern that owns the prestigious title of ..read more

When it comes to master limited partnerships (MLPs), few names are as well known or respected as Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD). The midstream energy juggernaut has built a reputation over the years as a steady toll collector, generating tons of cash flow from its network of pipelines, processing plants, storage facilities and export terminals. Its world-class portfolio of midstream infrastructure is concentrated in some of the most productive oil and gas basins in the country, particularly the Permian. In the first quarter, Enterprise’s systems handled a staggering 12.3 million barr ..read more

Gladstone Capital (Nasdaq: GLAD) is a business development company (BDC) that has invested more than $2.5 billion in over 260 deals since it was founded in 2001. The company lends money to growth-oriented or recession-proof businesses that can’t get loans from banks. Gladstone currently has more than 100 investments in a variety of industries. Its portfolio includes… An $11.5 million loan to Axios Industrial, a Texas-based maker of scaffolding and insulation A $20.9 million loan to Imperative Holdings, a developer of oil and gas projects that’s headquartered in Midland, Texas A $10.1 million ..read more

Editor’s Note: Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld’s longtime followers know how much he relies on technical analysis – that is, studying chart patterns – as he evaluates stocks, sectors, commodities and more. But if you’re newer to Wealthy Retirement, the concept of studying stock charts may be unfamiliar to you. Either way, in today’s column, Marc will share with you two of his favorite chart patterns – one of which he just used yesterday to close out a nearly 300% win in his VIP service Technical Pattern Profits! If you’d like to learn even more about how to use chart patterns to supe ..read more

Editor’s Note: Today, Chief Investment Strategist Alexander Green joins us to share how a three-minute conversation in the bleachers at a basketball game 30 years ago taught him the power of listening to company insiders… and changed his family’s future. It’s a fascinating story – be sure to read Alex’s column below! – James Ogletree, Managing Editor Experts often tell you that the secret to success in life is thinking big. Maybe. But in the stock market, the opposite is generally true. It pays to think small. By that I mean stop trying to figure out inflation, interest rates, the economic slo ..read more

In a market that often feels like a casino, it’s refreshing to find stocks that consistently deliver impressive results year after year. One such company is Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB), the consumer staples giant behind iconic brands like Kleenex, Huggies and Cottonelle. This dividend dynamo has been a reliable wealth compounder for generations, so I decided to put it through my Value Meter. To begin with, let’s examine Kimberly-Clark’s valuation. The company currently trades at an enterprise value-to-net asset value (EV/NAV) ratio of 48.7. At first glance, that may seem astronomically high com ..read more

Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to announce that it’s that time of year again! That’s right. It’s time to play one of our favorite games here at Safety Net… Is Ares Capital’s Dividend Still Safe? Ares Capital (Nasdaq: ARCC) is a business development company (BDC) that Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld has reviewed in each of the past two years – first in March 2022 and again last August. At this point, I say we make it a tradition to review Ares yearly, as it’s one of our most popular requests – and it seems to be the gift that keeps on giving. In 2022, the stock had an attractive yiel ..read more

Editor’s Note: It’s been a while since we’ve mentioned Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld’s core investing system, the 10-11-12 System, here in Wealthy Retirement. In case you aren’t familiar with it, I’m re-sharing this article from last year to help you get up to speed. (As you’ll find – or as you may already know – the system is aptly named!) The 10-11-12 System underlies Marc’s entire investing philosophy. Keep reading below to learn more about what’s made Marc so successful over the years. – James Ogletree, Managing Editor Over the weekend, a friend told me his teenage daughter is g ..read more

  Good afternoon! I have a treat for you today: a sneak peek at Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld’s Private Executive Call from a couple of weeks ago. These calls are for Oxford Income Letter subscribers only, so I obviously can’t share the full thing with you. But since we got so much positive feedback from Members, I wanted to give you a small glimpse of the kinds of topics Marc covers. In this call alone, he shared his thoughts on artificial intelligence, market sentiment, “Dividend Aristocrats,” where to keep your short-term cash and more. Plus, this call was a special occasi ..read more