21% Return With Investments in American Oil fields

The following post is a sponsored article to review a new investment opportunity of Viscount Resources. They plan to offer their clients a basic material investment opportunity within the Schwarz Oil Wells, an oil field in Illinois Basin.

I know that you are real dividend investors but some of you also like direct investments in oil and gas ventures. America experiences a big energy boom for the time being. There is a huge potential of exploring and drilling oil and shale gas within the United States. Railroads and Pipeline stocks have benefited from higher prices for delivering these energy products and the best is yet to come.

Development of the world's energy production (click to enlarge)

Oil and natural gas accounting for more than half of the world’s energy demand. Combined with coal, fossil fuels dominate the global energy consumption with a market share of around 87 percent. Why are they so dominant? It’s easy to explain: The humans don’t need to pay the price of production from fossil fuels. That’s a major competitive advantage compared to new energy sources like solar, biogas or even wind power.

Today I would like to introduce a company that has a great experience in research of investments within the basic material sector. Viscount Resources, based in Gibraltar, are experts in oil and gas investment management. The company plans to manage a drilling and exploring oil venture in Illinois and wants to purchase a license agreement in the Swartz Oil Wells, an area of 640 acres in the Dale Consolidated Oil Field, a known producing area in the Illinois Basin, USA.  The Project Coordinators, Sunset Oil and Gas LLC, along with Drilling Contractor, George N. Mitchell Drilling Inc, have many years of experience operating together within the Illinois Basin.

You can get a full overview about the partners of the project in the Viscount Swartz Brochure. The project offers a double-digit annual return and should run over a lifespan of around 20 years.

The investment opportunity:

-With a 10,000 GBP investment to generate 10 barrels a day (1.365% Share).

- When oil is found investors will earn between GBP 2,400 & GBP 2,800 per annum (on average).

- Estimated return of 21% for the year after fees

- Monthly paid return when oil is being pumped out of the ground

- Potential to gain a higher return if the oil reserves are bigger than estimated

- A Rising oil price can increase your return

- Long Investment Period of 20 Years

- Currency Gains for a non UK-Investor

Risks:

- Decreasing GBP/USD currency pair for non UK-Investors

- Risk of lower than estimated oil reserves

- Shrinking oil price can reduce your return

- Operational risks e.g. exploring and drilling risk

Costs:

- 5% the fee which is GBP 120 and the small maintenance fee which will be on average GBP 155 for the year (both paid directly out of profits)

You can get a detailed overview about the project’s geological situation in the Swartz Geological Report. The report was prepared on November 17, 2012 and shows the potential of the whole area.

Direct investments in oil and gas are definitely riskier than normal investments in high-quality dividend stocks but they offer a great opportunity for risk-taking and yield seeking investors.

If you like to receive more information about the project or how to become a part of the project, you can submit your request or jump on a call with Viscount Resources at +44 (0) 203 397 6738.

Click here to find out more: www.viscountresources.com

5 Stocks Paying Over 100 Years Cash | High Profile Dividend History

Now day’s experts are recommending those dividends paying stocks that consistently paid dividends during depressions, financial recessions, world wars, and other political and economic ruin.

Here are some high quality growth stocks to consider:

- Middlesex Water (NASDAQ: MSEX) is a water utility company. This company provides quality water and wastewater service to residents in parts of New Jersey and Delaware, and beyond. It works in two segments: regulated or non-regulated. Its regulated segment has contributed 90% of total revenue since December 31^st, 2011. In the parts of New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania its regulated segment collect, treat and distribute the water on a retail and wholesale residential, commercial, industrial and fire protection customers. The Non-Regulated segment consists of non-regulated segments contract services for the maintenance of municipal and private water and wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware.

·         Dividend paid since 1912.

·         Dividend yield is 3.9%.

·         The total value of the company in the stock market is 307.77 mn.

·         Price to earnings ratio is 21.77.

- H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) is commonly known as “Heinz”. This is famous for its "57 Varieties" slogan and its ketchup. This is a U.S. food processing company with world headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company is widely engaged in manufacturing and marketing of food products throughout the world. This principally produces ketchups, condiments and sauces, frozen foods, soup, beans and pasta meal, infant nutrition and other food products. This has operated in five segments such as North American Consumer Products, Europe, Asia/Pacific, U.S. Foodservice and Rest of World.

·         Dividend paid since 1911.

·         Dividend yield is 3.7%.

·         The total value of the company in the stock market is 23.26 bn.

·         Price to earnings ratio is 22.28.

- MGE Energy (NASDAQ: MGE) is a holding company which is based in Madison. This is wholly own subsidiary of MGE energy. This works in five segments: Regulated electric utility operations, Regulated gas utility operations, Non-regulated energy operations, transmission investments and investing in companies and property that relate to the regulated operations and financing the regulated operations. Its primary asset is Madison Gas and Electric Co. (MGE), which are regulated utility providing natural gas and electric service and promoting economic development. In MGE Energy also includes MGE Power LLC, MGE Power West Campus, LLC, MGE Power Elm Road, LLC, MGE Transco Investment LLC, Central Wisconsin Development Corporation, MAGAEL, LLC, and MGE Construct LLC.

MGE generates and distributes electricity to 139,000 customers in Dane County. Purchases and distributes gas to 144,000 customers in seven south-central and western Wisconsin counties. At the end of 2011, MGE Energy's assets total nearly $1.5 billion.

·         Dividend paid since 1909.

·         Dividend yield is 3.3%.

·         The total value of the company in the stock market is 1.27 bn.

·         Price to earnings ratio is 19.75.

- Teco Energy (NYSE: TE) is also a holding company. This is a S&P 500 energy-related company based in Tampa, Florida. It electrical division provides retail electric service to more than 678,000 customers in West Central Florida with a net winter system generating capability of 4,684 megawatts. It regulated Florida operations of Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas, TECO Energy businesses are engaged in coal production in TECO Coal in Kentucky and Virginia and electric power generation and related businesses in TECO Guatemala. In 2000, TECO Energy was fined $3.5 million for making changes in emissions producing facilities without installing new updated pollution controls. In 2004 leads in coal and natural gases. In 2010 it will reduce nitrogen oxide emissions at the plant by approximately 85 percent from levels recorded in 1998.

·         Dividend paid since 1900.

·         Dividend yield is 4.6%.

·         The total value of the company in the stock market is 3.77 bn.

·         Price to earnings ratio is 15.24.

- Avista Corporation (NYSE: AVA) is an energy company. Its function is the generation, transmission and distribution of energy or other energy related businesses. AVA has two business segments: Avista Utilities and Ecova. The company is providing reliable and safe energy services to customers in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and parts of southern and eastern Oregon.

·              Dividend paid since 1899.

·              Dividend yield is 4.3%.

·              The total value of the company in the stock market is 1.58 bn.

·              Price to earnings ratio is 20.04.

For more stocks whose pay dividend, have a good dividend yield, good dividend history and strong market value you can visit the site http://www.dividendinvestor.com/

Top 5 North American Energy Royalty Trusts and Corporations Who Pays Monthly Dividends

Investors are always searching other investment opportunities of funds and bonds, energy and royalty trusts are a safe and long-term investment with dividend. It’s generally offer the investors a high dividend yield on a monthly basis, avoid double taxation. Royalty trusts are mostly found in the U.S. and Canada.

Below I am sharing five high yielding securities which offer monthly distributions or dividends.

- Marine Petroleum Trust (NYSE: MARPS): - Marine Petroleum Trust ("Marine") is a royalty trust that was founded in 1956 under the laws of the State of Texas. Marine Petroleum Corporation operates as a royalty trust in the U.S. as of Sep. 19, 2012. The stock has a low market cap of $29.16 million, with around a million in cash and no debt. This royalty trust was developed for the sole purpose of providing an orderly and practical means for the administration and liquidation of rights to payments from certain oil and natural gas leases- primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. The best thing of this royalty trust is high dividend yield i.e. 9.10%.

- SandRidge Mississippian Trust I (NYSE: SDT):- SandRidge is the leading operator in the Mississippian Oil Play of northern Oklahoma and western Kansas. This is focused on drilling low-risk; conventional, high rate-of-return oil wells in shallow carbonate reservoirs. SDT engages in the acquisition and holding of royalty interests particularly in oil and natural gas properties which is located in the United States. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Austin, Texas. The market cap is 406.28 million. This trust pays out a dividend yield of 18.40%.

- Baytex Energy (NYSE: BTE): - Baytex energy is a developer and producer of crude oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Williston Basin in the United States. This company pays a monthly dividend on its common shares which are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BTE. In 2013 the production rate is expected 56,000 to 58,000 Boe per day. The market cap is 5.19 billion. This trust pays out a dividend yield of 5.90%.

- Enerplus (NYSE: ERF): - Enerplus was a Canadian royalty trust now this is converted into a traditional energy exploration and production company. This is an income-oriented investment in the oil and gas industry. The main objective of this company is creating value for investors by providing organic growth in production and reserves complemented by a monthly dividend. In the U.S. holds large stakes in the Bakken and Marcellus Shale assets. The market cap is 2.85 billion. This pay out a dividend yield of 7.30%.

- BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT): - BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust is a United State oil and natural gas royalty trust. The company holds overriding royalty interests constituting a non-operational interest in minerals in the Prudhoe Bay oil field located on the North Slope in Alaska. The market cap is 1.70 billion. This trust pays out a dividend yield of 11.60%.

In brief:

Royalty trusts offer high yields and monthly income, but sometimes its price is high and securities are specific oil field. These trusts prove a better investment field if you believe the stability of oil price, even it is happening in the case of natural gas prices.  In the end, investors should beware and careful while assessing high yielding monthly distributions and dividends in this sector. These securities are fluctuating in the prices therefore investor should have patience and risk holding capacity.

All financial data obtained from Yahoo Finance. For further assistance of North American energy royalty trusts and corporation’s securities, commodities and dividend stocks you can visit the site http://www.dividendinvestor.com/

5 Valuable High Dividend Yield Stocks

The following article was provided by our guest author Richard from Dividend Investor. We publish the article because we think it contains much value for our readers.

High dividend yield stocks are stocks that consistently pay a high dividend yield average of any chosen standard.

How can you choose high dividend yield stocks?

- First you should decide your goal and according to them do research on stocks by stock screener or brokerage web sites.

- Then research the performance of the company like their past few years’ achievements. Analyze the trend of market or market price.

- Next step should be to look into the dividend yield. Dividend yield is dividing the amount of dividend paid by the price. The best dividend yield rate is from 5% to 10%.

- After that set the goal on the number of shares, which we you want to buy. If you have more shares, you get more dividends. Well, the number of shares is dependent on your available funds. However, it is good to diversify the shares you are to investing in – may be two or three companies.

Here I would like to share latest high dividend yield stocks with my opinion:

Arlington asset investment (NYSE:AI): - It is a publicly traded investment firm which acquires and holds mortgage related assets. It’s also acquire residential mortgage securities issued by U.S. government agencies, U.S. government sponsored agencies and private organizations. It has a low trailing P/E ratio of 1.37, the payout ratio is 23.2% and dividend yield is 13.63%.

AT & T Inc. (NYSE:T): - it is a holding company provider of telecommunications services in the U.S. and all over the world. Its serves wireless communications, local exchange services and long-distance services. Generally, it works in four segments: Wireless, Wire line, Advertising Solutions and Other. It has P/E been 29.20, EPS IS 1.21 and dividend yield is 5.08%.

3M Company (NYSE:MMM): - It is a diversified global company that provides products in different sectors like electronics, health care, industrial, consumer, office, telecommunications, safety & security and other markets via coatings, sealants, adhesives, and other chemical additives. This is showing improvement in four major geographical areas: U.S., Asia-Pacific, and Latin America/Canada. In 2013 it will prove beneficial in U.S., China and Japan. This is a good company with a better future. It has forward P/E ratio is 13.52, PEG ratio is 1.51, P/S is 2.31, P/B is 3.83, payout ratio 35% and annual dividend yield is 3% to 4%.

HCP Inc. (NYSE:HCP): - It is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) serving the healthcare industry. It is the first health care company which is selected in S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. Continuously for 28 years its increase their dividends. It has P/E ratio is 25.73, P/B is 2.059 and dividend yield range is 4 to 5%.

BCE, Inc. (NYSE:BCE): - It provides wireless, wire line, internet and television services to residential, wholesale business in Canada. It has P/E ratio is 12.89, the payout ratio is 67% and dividend yield is 5.17%.

Besides these there are many companies which have good dividend yield such as Altria Group Inc. (MO) dividend yield is 4.98%, Pembina Pipeline Corporation dividend yield is 5.56%, Permian Basin Royalty Trust dividend yield is 4.20%, Baytex Energy dividend yield is 6%. Currently the S&P dividend payout ratio is 37% with long term average of 50%.

In conclusion, investors should carefully assess the high-yielding monthly distributions or dividends when they choose stocks. The security has cash distributions or dividends that are significantly affected by fluctuations in the prices of commodities, which suggest that there is an elevated risk inherent in investing in these securities.

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12 Best Yielding Utilities With Double-Digit EPS Growth Potential

Utilities with best dividend yields and high earnings per share growth forecasts originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Utilities are well-known for its stability and high dividend payments but they offer also high debt and low growth rates. Sure, utilities can give you some kind of safeness but the only thing that let’s your wealth grow is growth.

Growth is very expensive within the utility sector and I am not sure how it works in the United States but in many countries on the world, utilities are regulated by the government, so they cannot increase prices how they like.
Utilities are essential supplier for basic consumptions products like electricity, water, garbage and so on. Prices should be low in order to realize an optimized prosperity of the nation. If prices are too high, the government will be changed at the next election.

For investors is this fact a very hard environment to make money. You can do it but it is much easier in other sectors. If you invest money in foreign utilities, you bet mainly on an inflation growth and a currency gain.
However, a high dividend is not the only solution of wealth. Growth is more important. I prefer low yielding stocks with no legislative rules and high growth. This will help me to grow faster than the inflation.

Today, I like to show you some of the best yielding utilities with the highest expected earnings per share growth for the next half-decade. From 123 listed utilities pay 107 a dividend but only for 12 companies, earnings per share is expected to grow yearly by more than 10 percent.

Gas utilities are the dominant players on my screening result - There are five stocks from the industry. It could be possible that analysts expecting lower gas prices for the mid-term due to the shale gas boom.

14 Of The Fastest Growing Energy Stocks With Highest Dividend Yield

Energy Growth Stocks With Best Dividend Yield Researched by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Energy is of huge importance for the growth of the economy. The demand is steady growing and the political change away from nuclear power to renewable energy slows the supply growth of energy. I screened stocks from the investment theme by the best growth over the past ten years. I decided to select only stocks with a double digit sales growth and a dividend yield of more than three percent. Fourteen stocks fulfilled my criteria. The highest growth was realized by Penn Virginia Resource Partners (PVR) who had a yearly growth of 40.3 percent. One company has a yield of more than 50 percent.

High Yield Energy Stocks For Your Portfolio

15 High Dividend Energy Stocks By Insider Monkey. Energy sector stocks were among the best performers in 2010. IShares S&P Global Energy (IXC) gained 38.1% during the last 12 months, beating the S&P 500 (SPY) by a large margin. We prepared a list of 15 energy companies that pay fat dividend checks regularly. All companies on this list have a market capitalization above $900 million, P/E ratio lower than 28, and dividend yield of at least 4.5%. These 15 stocks returned 24.6% (including dividends) during the past 12 months, beating government bonds by a large margin.

Here are the stocks:

Stock	Yield	Recent Price (USD)
	(%)
AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (APU)	6.40%	44.54
Buckeye Partners, L.P. (BPL)	6.10%	64.4
Calumet Specialty Products (CLMT)	7.80%	23.8
Eni S.p.A. (ADR) (E)	4.50%	45.73
Holly Energy Partners, (HEP)	6.50%	52.6
Magellan Midstream Partners, (MMP)	5.10%	60.29
Natural Resource Partners (NRP)	6.20%	34.61
NuStar Energy (NS)	6.70%	64.25
Plains All American Pipeline (PAA)	6.10%	64.5
SeaDrill Limited (SDRL)	8.40%	35.77
Suburban Propane Partners (SPH)	6.70%	50.61
Sunoco Logistics Partners (SXL)	5.60%	84.9
TOTAL (ADR) (TOT)	4.80%	56.81
Teekay Offshore Partners (TOO)	6.70%	29.94
YPF SA (ADR) (YPF)	7.90%	43.22

Related Stock Ticker:
APU, BPL, CLMT, E, HEP, MMP, NRP, NS, PAA, SDRL, SPH, SXL, TOT, TOO, YPF

Source: Seeking Alpha