Adam Galas
AdamGalas
Adam Galas is an energy writer for The Motley Fool and a retired Army Medical Services Officer. After serving his country in the global war on terror, he has come home to serve investors by teaching them how to invest better in order to achieve their financial dreams.
Recent Articles by Adam Galas
May 27, 2014
by Adam Galas
Calumet's Record Quarter Illustrates Why It's America's Best Refiner
Two quarters ago Wall Street Pessimism was at its peak regarding this specialty refining MLP. Today units have rallied 25% off its recent lows due to record breaking financial performance. This article highlights why Calumet's recent success is likely to continue and drive both strong distribution and unit price growth in years to come.
May 27, 2014
by Adam Galas
The 2 Best Ways to Play the Marcellus Gas Bonanza
The Marcellus Shale gas formation is the largest and fastest-growing area of production in America. This article highlights two excellent MLPs for locking in both high and fast-growing yields as well as the potential for substantial capital gains.
May 26, 2014
by Adam Galas
High-Yielding Monthly Dividends From Quality Oil and Gas Producers
Many investors like receiving dividends on a monthly basis. This article highlights two high quality, high-yielding oil/gas producers with strong growth catalysts likely to drive future dividend/distribution increases.
May 24, 2014
by Adam Galas
The 3-Headed Cash Machine That Is Kinder Morgan
Kinder Morgan Energy represents the largest midstream empire in America. Investors may be confused between the various securities they can purchase: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Kinder Morgan Inc, Kinder Morgan Management. This article clears up the confusion and points out some of the growth catalysts that make this family of companies one of the best energy plays in America.
May 22, 2014
by Adam Galas
2 Oil Companies With Strong Growth Prospects Providing Monthly Income
Monthly dividend checks are a great way to both help pay bills or increase the power of dividend reinvestment compounding. This article highlights two oil producers who offer both safe, double-digit yields as well as strong growth prospects.
May 22, 2014
by Adam Galas
Cash in on the Energy Boom With This Fast Growing Frack Sand Supplier
A great confluence of energy megatrends is aligning to create immense opportunities for long-term investors to build wealth and income. This article points out an interesting way for investors to cash in on America's fracking boom through a leading supplier of highly demanded fracking sand.
May 21, 2014
by Adam Galas
1 Great Dividend Growth Stock Cashing in on America's Fracking Boom
America's fracking boom has led to an energy renaissance, creating fortunes for savvy investors. This article points out a little-known "pick and shovel" provider with an impressive dividend growth history that's likely to continue for decades to come.
May 20, 2014
by Adam Galas
Why Income Investors Should Invest in John Fredriksen Companies
An excellent investment strategy is to invest alongside innovators and founders of great companies. In the world of high-yield investing few can compete with the dividend-friendly family of companies of one of the world's greatest entrepreneurs -- John Fredriksen.
May 19, 2014
by Adam Galas
1 Oil Services Stock to Avoid and 2 Better Alternatives
The global oil services market is over $600 billion/year and growing quickly. Oil services companies are a great way to cash in on the oil production mega-trend of the next few decades. However, investors must be cautious about their investment picks.
May 18, 2014
by Adam Galas
A Fast-Growing Fracking Sand MLP With Stunning Growth Potential
America's energy renaissance is creating many special opportunities for income investors to cash in big on shale gas and oil. This article highlights a new MLP that specializes in fracking sand and offers a generous yield and mouth watering growth potential.
May 17, 2014
by Adam Galas
Why Income Investors Should Meet the Brookfield Family
Few companies have the kind of capital management experience in the realms of infrastructure and utilities than Brookfield Asset Management. Together with two of its LPs (structured as MLPs) this company provides income investors with one of the best long-term wealth generating tools available anywhere.
May 17, 2014
by Adam Galas
Kinder Morgan Merger Is a Growth Catalyst Worth Considering
Kinder Morgan Inc just announced a record quarter, silencing a barrage of recent critics who doubted its growth prospects. This article points out an interesting growth catalyst that many investors might not know exists; a potential merger between Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and Kinder Morgan Inc.
May 15, 2014
by Adam Galas
The 3 Best Offshore Oil Drillers for High-Yield Investors
Offshore oil drilling is one of the most powerful mega-trends of the next few decades. Due to short-term industry weakness, income investors have a chance to lock in safe, high yields that are likely to grow strongly for many years to come.
May 14, 2014
by Adam Galas
Should Investors Own Clean Energy Fuels or Westport Innovations?
America’s gas boom offers the tantalizing possibility of switching the nation’s trucking fleet to run on cheap, clean, abundant domestic fuel. However, as this article will show, while the potential growth for Clean Fuels and Westport Innovations may seem limitless, the growth story seems to be weakening with time.
May 13, 2014
by Adam Galas
2 MLPs Set to Cash in on 4 Important Energy Trends
America's natural gas boom is creating profitable optionalities that can make investors rich if they recognize them and invest accordingly. Marcellus shale, gas exports to Mexico, and exports of LNG and ethane are important growing energy trends, and this article points out two MLPs ready to cash in on the coming bonanza.
May 12, 2014
by Adam Galas
Why Phillips 66 Is More Than Just a Great Refining Play
Refining profits are recovering strongly in the face of two major positive margin factors. As a result many refiners are hitting new highs, but there are still great long-term opportunities for market-beating performance, especially with one of America's premier refiners.
May 12, 2014
by Adam Galas
3 Specialized Plays on Offshore Drilling
Recent concerns about weakness in the offshore oil-drilling sector have created many opportunities to capitalize on one of the most powerful mega-trends in the energy industry. This article highlights three specialized small-cap drillers that are likely to sail through the short-term weakness and earn investors market-smashing returns.
May 6, 2014
by Adam Galas
2 Alternative Energy Plays With Generous and Growing Dividends
Alternative energy is a hot sector right now, but one fraught with peril. This article points out two quality investments that give investors exposure to wind and solar power while avoiding the sky-high valuation and providing generous and growing dividends to boot.
May 4, 2014
by Adam Galas
2 Little Known MLPs With High, Safe Yields
Sometimes the best investments are those too small for Wall Street to notice. This article highlights two MLPs whose products are in high (and growing demand) and whose high yields can return superior income and total returns to patient investors.
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