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  Energy Market Imbalance Could Transform Entire Industries

  By Jason Benowitz, CFA, Roosevelt Investments  |  January 13, 2012

  In the last five years, the spread between oil and gas prices has materially widened, which potentially has far-reaching effects across a value chain that touches industries including energy, utilities, chemicals and transportation, not to mention geopolitics.

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  Bombs, Oil Spill Shake Nigeria

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 26, 2011

  A series of Christmas Day bombings and a major oil leak in Nigeria have so far had little effect on world energy markets, but Tuesday could bring a different story.

• An All-Season Approach

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  December 26, 2011

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  Oil Prices Fall as Libyan Rebels Enter Tripoli

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  August 22, 2011

  Markets hopeful that output from world’s 12th largest oil supplier will ramp back up should Gaddafi regime fall.

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  Understanding the Commodity Exposure of MLPs

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  August 7, 2011

  There are ways to target investing in order to have more or less commodity exposure than the sector’s historical averages

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  Fund Managers on MLPs, Returns & Opportunities: Weekend Interview

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  July 29, 2011

  Five fund managers discuss trends affecting master limited partnerships and the role MLPs play in investor portfolios.

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  China Pushes U.S. to Resolve Debt Ceiling Dispute

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 20, 2011

  China's currency regulator on Wednesday urged the U.S. to take steps to keep confidence in the dollar and avoid default. The message, posted on the regulator's website, was a response to questions about whether Beijing would be unloading Treasuries in the event of a downgrade of U.S. Treasuries.