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Looking at the Concept of MLPs for Dividend Growth Within Your Portfolio

I agree with the other posters here that this article is misleading and written by someone who knows not what they are talking about. Anyone who is interested in dividend investing should ignore it and due their own due diligence.

Pipeline MLPs and their General Partners, that are also MLPs, may be the best risk/reward long term investment the stock market offers. I recently put a mid six figure inheritance in MLPs exclusively. My portfolio yields 10.6% on the original investment and that yield will probably increase 10%/yr at a minimum. So next year it will be 11.7% then 12.9% etc. This effect of increasing dividends and reinvesting all of them, leads to the portfolio DOUBLING about every four years (not counting inflation, taxes, meltdowns, of course.)

After 9 mo. of research into the market, economics, the meltdown, etc., I am confident that as the tortoise in the race, I will beat the hare in the end with a steady, disciplined approach, that will leave the day traders, short term and medium term investors, in the dust.

Here is the best advice you will ever get from anyone on investing:

1) Think LONG TERM. How many more years will you be alive? I'm 63 and I could be alive another 25 or 30 years. Just about EVERYONE should think long term.

2) Think DIVIDENDS. Academic studies have shown div stock investing has always beat non div stock investing.

3) REINVEST as much of the div stream as possible (ALL if you can) right back into your portfolio.

4) Think MLPs. The superb tax advantages, the high dividends, the solid businesses, are irresistible and REAL.

These four points will make you rich if you do your DD and they will put a big smile on your face. Your future will be assured.

To get started, go here to see a color, graphical, real time (with Sliders - no need to enter numbers!) compound interest calculator, which will allow you to play with various scenarios like distribution rates, inflation, taxes etc.

personal.fidelity.com/...

Good luck!