‘s 10% Ginnie Maes, right in front of our noses

I wish I had a nickel, no maybe $10,000 for every time I heard someone say,” I wish I had bought those 10% Ginnie Mae bonds back in the day…”  (GNMA Bonds are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government) Well, that Ginnie Mae may still be here, staring us right in the face in the oil and gas and particularly MLP market.  Many MLPs in the oil and gas infrastructure business are selling with yields from 8.5%-15%  No, it’s not guaranteed but then again interest rates aren’t at near 0% either.  We put together a … Read more

Best Hedge Against Rising Oil Prices: Part 1

by: Dr. Osman Gulseven After the UN resolution on no-fly zone in Libya, the coalition forces just launched an almost full-scale operation on Libya. I was watching Euronews to get latest updates on the Libyan crises. Obviously, this is not a single operation that will last for a couple of days. Libya is on fire! We might see a full-scale war in Libya that will last for weeks or months or even years. After learning a smart lesson in Iraq, France is trying to lead the coalition forces with 20 aircraft and a number of warships. Gaddafi’s spokesman said that … Read more