Universal Huckleberry

The High Dividend Stock Investor's Collapsing Dollar Survival Guide, Part 2

Great article, Cliff- organized, thorough and well written. Exactly what I'd expect from a CPA! Judging by your inclusion in 120 "watchlists" since January, it looks like there is substantial interest in your content and style. I know it takes hours and hours to do the research, collect your thoughts and then translate them into a coherent stream of words that make up an "article", so on behalf of the SA community I'd like to say that we certainly appreciate your efforts!

I'm looking forward to the rest of this series, particularly with regards to MLPs. I noticed that among your list of MLPs you hold only one CEF, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. I've spent some time examining MLP CEFs including (FEN), (FMO), the Tortoise funds (TYG), (TYY) and (TTO), the Kayne Anderson funds (KYN), (KYE) and (KED), and (MTP) which Delojozafado commented on earlier. I also looked at the ETN (BSR) based on the Alerian MLP Index (AMZS), but I'm very hesitant to invest in a debt instrument. I would like to invest in the MLP sector, but I have a modest portfolio via dollar cost averaging and would prefer to be diversified within the sector. (Also, quite frankly, I'm a little intimidated by the UBTI and K-1 requirements.) Obviously, an analysis of the MLP CEFs might be somewhat outside the scope of your Series, but I'm sure there are many other SA'ers with more limited time and financial resources who would greatly appreciate your input.