Stalking a gas boom

The price of natural gas has doubled in the past year. However, natural gas stocks have largely ignored that rise and either remained depressed or lagged behind gas prices. Maybe that’s because investors take it for granted that winters will remain warm, thanks to global… Read More

Pat: My broker suggests investing in natural gas stocks for the short to medium term. He recommends Royal Dutch at this time. What is your opinion on Royal Dutch? Any better conservative recommendation?

Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR), $76.69, symbol RDS.A on New York, (ADRs outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $137.9 billion; www.shell.com), owns interests in the many companies that make up the Royal Dutch Shell Group. Together, these companies are engaged in various aspects of the oil… Read More