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• Should We Still Trust Them?

  By Jon Quast - April 1, 2013 | Tickers: SD, SDR, SDT

  It's been just under a year since SandRidge Mississippian Trust 2 (NYSE: SDR) IPO'd on the New York Stock Exchange.  The IPO price was right around $21 per share.  This was an attractive entry point for some analysts, with at least one analyst expecting a 50% run-up in price in the first year.  The trust's prospectus also laid out the target payouts for this trust for the more »

• Still Trustworthy

  By Jon Quast - November 13, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, SD, SDR, SDT, PER

  On Wall Street, some companies can be trusted more than others.  Some companies consistently make money and hit their goals.  Others just talk about commitment to shareholder value without ever delivering on their promises.  If you'd prefer a stock you can trust, Sandridge Mississippian Trust 2 (NYSE: SDR) may be worth a look.

  After Three Quarters

  This royalty trust went public earlier this year.  It didn't create too more »

• Sandridge Mississippian Trust 2 Proving to be Trustworthy

  By Jon Quast - September 4, 2012 | Tickers: BPT, PBT, SJT, SDR

  If you are an investor who enjoys dividends, big dividends, and lots of dividends, then no doubt you have glanced once or twice towards royalty trusts.  Royalty trusts are an interesting concept.  In the case of oil and gas, the investor is basically investing directly in the oil itself, and is able to get in on the profits.  These trusts are set up to give their shareholders a set percentage more »

• Rookie of the Year

  By Jon Quast - August 27, 2012 | Tickers: BNNY, FB, FIVE, SDR, SPLK

  Mark McGwire was called up to the baseball big leagues in 1987.  By the All-Star break he was unanimously chosen and given the title: Rookie of the Year.  When you get a unanimous decision, there has to be something that stands out about the new kid.  What was it with Big Mac?  He wound up setting the rookie record by belting 49 home runs.

  This year has been memorable so more »

• 4 Undervalued Stocks to Watch

  By Nikhil Shamapant - July 9, 2012 | Tickers: AFL, KFN, OCZ, SDR

  The investing world is full of surprises. One day a stock is down 20% on an earnings conference call, the next day the stock is up 30% on news of a new contract agreement. While the average investor would look at all of this volatility as risk, an opportunist should use volatility as a time to buy. In fact, in these markets, there are five companies in particular that I more »

• SandRidge Mississippian Trust II is About to Go Dividend Crazy

  By Nikhil Shamapant - June 6, 2012 | Tickers: SJT, SDR, SDT

  In this crazy world, with a deleveraging worldwide economy and growth slowing to a halt, dividends have become a popular way to beat the market without stock prices actually rising. Take Walmart for instance. If you were to have bought Walmart shares 10 years ago, at roughly $54 per share, you would be up 21%, a 1.9% compounded annual return(below inflation). Add in dividends and you have a more »