MLP's at last

rffrydr · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:15 pm Post subject: MLP's at last

And no unsightly partnership tax forms.....hmmmmm:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/38847862
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rffrydr · Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:26 pm Post subject:

Let the good times roll: far above april highs and no fear of new tax regime apparently:

http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=AMJ+Interactive#chart1:symbol=amj;range=1y;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined
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rffrydr · Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:30 am Post subject:

When is a MLP not quite an MLP? No tax pass-through on this puppy:

http://www.benzinga.com/10/08/445520/beware-of-mlps-in-etf-wrappers-amlp
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nodoodahs · Moderator Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 2408

This is actually the first ETF that covers the space; but several ETNs are already there. As far as I know, they all track indices from the same provider. ETNs give you some issuer credit risk; I have no idea about the tax implications of the different structures, if you're interested you do that research yourself.

There is a broad index that includes shipping and coal MLPs, a narrower one that excludes shipping and coal, and a still-narrower one that tracks natural gas MLPs. The new ETF tracks the one in the middle.

The ETN that tracks the broadest index trades by ticker AMJ and is pretty liquid.
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