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ExxonMobil Corp is among the world’s largest integrated energy companies with more than a century-long history behind it. The Company enjoys high brand recognition and is still reaping the benefits of being an early market entrant.

Knowledgeable investors will agree that a well-planned asset allocation should include a defined percentage dedicated to international investments. As an investor in dividend growth stocks, this has been one of the more challenging allocations within my portfolio.

ConocoPhillips Co. was formed via the 2002 merger of Phillips Petroleum and Conoco, is the fourth largest integrated oil company in the world. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

When stock prices start dropping, our primal instinct of flight kicks in and we want to sell. In many cases that is the time to be buying. As a long-term buy-and-hold investor, most of my evaluation efforts are aimed at determining when to buy a stock. However, sometimes selling a stock is the right thing to do, and we need to be adept at identifying those times.

Chevron Corporation is a global integrated oil company (formerly ChevronTexaco) with interests in exploration, production, refining and marketing, and petrochemicals. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), formed through the merger of Exxon and Mobil in late 1999, is the world's largest publicly owned integrated oil company. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

ConocoPhillips Co. was formed in 2002 when Phillips Petroleum and Conoco merged and is now is the fourth largest integrated oil company in the world. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

The following article details the presentations from Zeke Ashton (Centaur Capital Partners), Guy Spier (Aquamarine Fund), and Michael Lewitt (Harch Capital Management).

It appears that based on cash flow, the enterprise value the company should be significantly higher. In my 30 years of investing, this is an amazing high return on equity.

Companies Profiting from the Gulf Spill; How Remediation Company Wescorp Energy Inc (OTCBB: WSCE), Nalco Holdings (NYSE:NLC), Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH), Ashland (NYSE:ASH) and others Play a Role

The oil leak was sealed in late July, but the environmental damage was immense and the clean up is predicted to take years

As a long-term buy-and-hold investor, most of my evaluation efforts are aimed at determining when to buy a stock. Sometimes it is necessary to sell a stock and we need to be equally adept at identifying those times.

In an exclusive interview today with Huffington Post and Yahoo! News, Buffett told Willow Bay that he disagreed with the recent statement by New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman that we are "in the early stages of a third depression."

Weighed by the oil spill, valuation metrics for energy stocks are at historically low levels. Some stocks in this sector are enticing contrarian plays. However, the best way to profit from this sector actually lies far from the oil patch!

Suppose we penalize BP to the tune of $1.5 billion in each of the next 15 years. Starting with a new base estimate of annual Free Cash Flow at a value of approximately...

If income investing
were as simple as picking the stock with the highest yield, everyone would be an expert. Most assume (rightfully so) that yield is heavily influenced by risk, but much more goes into determining yield. Below are several important factors that influence a stock’s yield, along with some illustrative examples: