Investing Topics: exploration and production
MDU Resources Group: Bakken Bet is Cheap Again
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Sep. 13, 2014
West Texas Intermediate crude oil has slipped to $93 a barrel, its lowest price in two years, and producers in North Dakota’s prolific Bakken Shale part with their output for less than $88 a barrel.
But not even $70 oil would derail growth for our favorite bet on the Bakken Shale.
High, Safe Income From Down Under
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Dec. 3, 2013
Australia is blessed with immense resources wealth, geographic proximity to emerging Asia, a pro-business government in rough fiscal balance, conservative banking policies, a corporate ethos for paying generous dividends and a currency that keeps pace with global inflation pressures over the long haul.
In short, it’s ripe with high-income opportunities for discriminating investors. And with the US dollar up 14 percent against the Australian dollar this year, great companies are selling at a discount.
Solid Foundations
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Jul. 29, 2013
Discipline, consistency and hard work don’t always guarantee success. But they're the necessary foundation of every winning investment strategy.
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