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How to Create a Balanced Investment in Energy

There is no silver bullet, throwing some ticker symbols is like throwing casino chips on roulette table, all your stocks are long Oil, you don't seem to offer a backup plan in case Oil will not go up.
Serious investors who understand your risks would not give you 1$, but if for each long in Oil stocks you would sell call options ( only BP and XOM comply, others have no liquidity in options) at the money, you would decrease risk in your one way bet and provide real income to your retirees you so care about.
Another way not to gamble, for each 100$ in stocks, sell short 100$ USO.
If Oil will let's say double in 12 months ( It will never happen ) to 85$ per barrel, you will lose 100$ on short USO but your stocks at the same time will rise more than 100% as they are more sensitive to Oil price.
This way you will keep your customers from heart attack and be able to raise even more money.
Deleveraging is a fashion now on Wall Street, use it in your favour.

In Favor of a Slicker Currency

I couldn't find preffered stock class "A" for HSBC bank for 17$, where did you got it from, the only preffered "A" traded in USA cost about 6$.

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