Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries

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  Move Over, Saudi Arabia, and Let North Dakota Take Over

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2013

  A buyer’s market in oil is in the making and will bring about disruptive market change that should benefit American manufacturers and consumers and prove challenging for Middle Eastern producers and European refiners.

• Moving Ahead

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  April 1, 2013

  The United States continues to move toward energy independence with oil-and-natural gas industry exploration and production (E&P) companies playing an important role in that trend.

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  12 Presidents’ Big State of the Union Ideas on Economy

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  February 14, 2013

  From FDR to the second Bush, a look at what presidents had to say in their annual message to Congress.

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  Should Brokers Be Forced to Disclose Their Bonuses to Clients?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 30, 2012

  SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro in 2009 wrote a letter to broker-dealer CEOs warning them about recruiting brokers with high upfront bonuses.

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  Cold Comfort: Russia and Your Investments

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2012

  Despite political risk and tales of corruption in Russia, investors remain interested in—or at least curious about—investment opportunities there. What do they need to know before investing?

• Compelling Dynamics

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  March 26, 2012

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  Iran May Ban Oil Exports to Europe Next Week

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 27, 2012

  An Iranian official said that his country would debate a law in its parliament on Sunday that could cut off oil shipments to Europe as early as next week. If that happens China and Russia just might be the big winners.

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  China Seen Driving Oil to 3-Day High

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 17, 2012

  An expectation that China will increase financial stimulus led to a rise in the price of oil to a three-day high, as France advanced arguments for an embargo on Iranian oil. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia said it would try to stabilize the price of oil at around $100.

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  Oil Price Up on Iran Threat, Nigerian Strikes

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 16, 2012

  The price of oil climbed Monday from a four-week low over worries that ongoing Nigerian strikes over a cut in gasoline price subsidies and Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz would threaten supplies.

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  Oil Prices Still Falling

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 6, 2011

  Analysts struggled to find reasons for the steep fall of oil on Thursday that continued on into Friday.