RiverAg 80 said:
I grew up in a small west Texas oil town. So I, like many Texans, am overly invested in O&G stocks. This uptick in energy stocks will run through the opening of our country I believe. So in the next few months I will have an opportunity to exit some of my O&G stocks.
Had breakfast with a guy this morning who is 10 years older than I. This guy was in the oil biz his entire life and still has connections. He thinks in the next few years Chevron will be THE oil giant as they will merge with Exxon and, I think he said, Conoco will also be gobbled up. So I will probably stick with Chevron as my only oil company stock going into the future. I own EPD in my SEP/IRA and they pay such a great dividend I may keep some of that stock even though I will get rid of some as it is my largest holding.
You have to be careful about owning mlps in your retirement accounts because of ubti. Where do you have your ira located (ie fidelity etc) as I am surprised that they have not sent you a bill for taxes paid on your behalf due to mlps
I made this mistake one time and learned the hard way. Luckily it was not too much as I was just starting a mlp position in my Ira. Unfortunately mlps need to be in taxable accounts due to the fact that they don't pay taxes and their "dividends" are actually returns of capital that reduce your cost basis over time.