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Our Verdict
Webull has so many frequent bonuses it’s hard to keep track of the best deals. There is a referral match bonus for up to $5,000 currently but it requires a long 5 year hold time so other brokerage bonuses are probably a better option.
I think this is a good option, but might be worth waiting to see if I’ve missed anything like a better offer (please correct me in the comments).
How Trump’s ‘unusual’ brokerage account traded around his own market-moving decisions
On Feb. 10, an AI founder named Matt Shumer published a 5,000-word essay arguing that most of the world was sleepwalking into a crisis akin to coronavirus, but only tech people knew what was coming. The essay would be viewed nearly 87 million times and crystallized a fear that would engulf Wall Street by the end of the month: AI wasn’t just a boom story. The technology could hollow out entire industries like software engineering, which had been investors’ golden child.
The day Shumer published the essay, Wall Street didn’t panic. Instead, the Dow closed at a record. But for one brokerage account, something big was happening indeed.
The account in question is held in the name of President Donald Trump. According to a spokesperson from the Trump Organization, the Trump family’s privately held conglomerate, the accounts are operated by third-party financial institutions, which have “sole and exclusive authority over all investment decisions.” Trades, the spokesperson wrote in a statement to Fortune, are executed through “automated investment processes and systems administered by those institutions,” and neither Trump, his family, nor the Trump Organization play “any role in selecting, directing, or approving specific investments.”
Davis Ingle, a spokesperson for the White House, told Fortune that Trump’s assets are in a trust “managed by his children” and “there are no conflicts of interest.”
When asked about the apparent tension with the Trump Organization’s statement that the third-party institutions are the “sole” authority over the trades, Ingle told Fortune to “defer to Trump Org.”
On Feb. 10, in the account’s biggest move of the quarter, it sold $5 million-to-$25 million each of Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta—the AI hyperscalers cast as central to American dominance in the technology. The trade was disclosed in the 113-page periodic transaction report the Office of Government Ethics released on May 14.
At the same time, the filings show, Trump’s account bought into the “SaaSpocalypse” Shumer’s essay predicted. It purchased ServiceNow, Adobe, Workday and PTC—software names that suffered from sharp drawdowns in the days following Shumer’s essay went viral—most in the $1 million-to-$5 million band (the disclosures don’t show the exact figures of trades, only ranges). And it invested in the picks and shovels of AI: Nvidia, Broadcom and other chip providers; Dell, CDW and Jabil in hardware, distribution and manufacturing; and Synopsys in chip-design software.
The Feb. 10 trade seemed like a bet against the hyperscalers funding a generational bull run, with Goldman Sachs estimating that AI-related investment is driving roughly 40% of the S&P 500’s earnings growth this year. The Trump White House partnered with the four tech companies on data centers and energy; three weeks after the trades, the president would stand with their executives at the White House and tell reporters that the companies “need some PR help” as communities pushed back against the data center boom. The morning before the account sold them, his administration had leaked a planned carveout exempting Google, Amazon and Microsoft from tariffs on the core unit of their business: chips—a policy move that would protect the hyperscalers from one of the biggest cost risks looming over the AI boom. The Dow hit another record that day.
A first look inside a sitting president’s brokerage account
There’s nothing illegal with a sitting president holding positions within the stock market—plenty of presidents have owned corporate stock, mutual funds, or other securities in office. What’s notable about this filing, however, is that it’s raising eyebrows. “It’s an unusual position for a president to be in,” Richard Painter, a securities law professor at the University of Minnesota and former chief White House ethics counsel under George W. Bush, told Fortune.
Trump’s new filing appears to offer the first public look in modern presidential history at an active public-markets portfolio in a sitting president’s name. The periodic transaction report the Office of Government Ethics released on May 14 documents 3,642 individual trades made through the account in the first three months of 2026—between $220 million and $750 million in volume at a pace of roughly 60 trades per day. The filing doesn’t always specify whether a given transaction is a stock, bond, or ETF.
“I’ve gone through every president,” Painter said, “I don’t think we’ve had any president trade in the stock market.”
Since Lyndon Johnson pioneered the use of a presidential blind trust in 1963, every modern president has either placed their assets in a blind trust managed by independent trustees, held them in index funds and Treasuries, or, in Jimmy Carter’s case, liquidated all their assets (notoriously, his peanut farm). None have actively traded individual securities while in office. Until recently.
In Trump’s first term, his assets were held in the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which controlled his business empire, and the periodic transaction reports it produced drew little attention. Through the first year of his second term, the account traded almost exclusively in municipal and corporate bonds.
But even before the stock trading began, the arrangement drew immediate backlash from federal ethics officials.
Walter Shaub, then the director of the Office of Government Ethics, called Trump’s original trust arrangement “not even halfway blind” in a January 2017 speech at the Brookings Institution. He resigned in July of that same year after clashing with Trump over the president’s refusal to divest from his businesses.
Selling America during a war
It is impossible to know the scale of what Trump’s account actually holds—the report only shows trades being actively bought and sold, as opposed to stable holdings. But the largest transactions in the account look like they traded around Trump’s actions.
The filing has only four trades in the $5 million-to-$25 million band—its top tier of value. Every single one is a sale. On Jan. 12, the day Trump announced 25% tariffs on countries buying Iranian oil, the account sold its position in the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF—the largest single sale in the filing. The fund is a broad basket of blue-chip companies, marking a divestment from U.S. equities. The other three sales were the hyperscalers.
During the Iran war, Trump’s brokerage account traded into safe-haven stocks like gold and treasuries, even as he said the war would end soon.
On March 4, the day Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, the account bought the iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF. The next day, it bought iShares Gold Trust in the $500,000-to-$1 million band, alongside an energy ETF and a Canadian equity ETF in the same band. Then, on March 10—three days after Trump announced Iran had “apologized and surrendered”—the account bought a sweep of international and emerging-markets exposure: Europe, Japan, Canada, Eurozone-hedged, international developed markets, and, in the largest single move of the day, the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the $500,000-to-$1 million band. A week later, on March 17, the day Trump told Ireland’s Taoiseach Iran was “essentially largely over in two or three days,” and the account bought a $1 million-to-$5 million purchase of the Schwab Government Money Fund—cash.
On the morning of Monday, March 23, Trump gave markets their first clear signal of deescalation in the war. In an all-caps Truth Social post, he announced the U.S. and Iran had been having “very good and productive conversations” and that he was extending the deadline for a deal by five days. Wall Street, for the first time since the war began, exhaled. Brent crude plunged nearly 11%. Energy stocks—one of the few reliable winners of the conflict—sold off with oil. The brokerage account in Trump’s name spent the day buying them: Phillips 66, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, along with defense and aerospace names like Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics—the companies that stood to profit if the war dragged on.
Painter said this is exactly the kind of trading a president shouldn’t do, because the president has both confidential information about overseas developments and the power to move commodities markets through his own decisions. Even with no one in the family directing the trades, he said, it misses the point. “He has no control over the accounts? That’s beside the point. He certainly has the control over the decision about whether we went to war or not.”
Before Trump named the stock
In some cases, the account was building stakes in companies before Trump named them publicly. The account bought Dell on Feb. 10 in the $1 million-to-$5 million band, then added smaller positions throughout March. It never sold a share. On May 8, Trump told a White House audience to “go out and buy a Dell.” The stock hit an all-time high that week, up nearly 24%.
Intel was the same. The account accumulated shares through March. On April 30, Trump posted on Truth Social that “Intel stock continues to rise,” and the shares gained 3% after hours. The administration owns 10% of the company.
Eggs, sushi, and crypto
The account paid attention to smaller stories, too. On Jan. 28, during the national egg shortage, it bought Cal-Maine Foods, the country’s largest egg producer; it sold two months later in a band two to five times larger. On Feb. 2, it bought between $1 million and $5 million of Kura Sushi USA, a conveyor-belt sushi chain whose entire stock turns over roughly $14 million in a typical day. It also traded Coinbase, Robinhood, Strategy Inc, and a rotation of gambling and sports-betting names across the quarter.
Painter cautioned that even the 113-page filing is partial. The 278-T captures only trades in the president’s personal account—not those of the LLCs and corporations Trump controls, of which there are dozens. The disclosure rules don’t pierce the corporate level. “You’re looking at a very incomplete disclosure picture,” he said.
What Smart Investors Look For Before They Buy
Many years ago, I bought a rental property that passed the “2% Rule,” where the rent was over 2% of the purchase price.
I lost money on that property.
Even when properties cash flow decently, they can still underperform other options on the table. As you ratchet up your game as a real estate investor—active or passive—keep an eye on the following as you evaluate cash flow and more.
Tax Benefits
Some investments offer outstanding cash flow but no tax benefits.
That’s not a deal-breaker, of course. It’s just a trade-off to be aware of.
For example, one of my favorite funds pays quarterly distributions at 16%. Our co-investing club has invested in it several times now, and it’s paid us like clockwork for years. But we pay taxes on those distributions at our regular income tax rate.
Fortunately, we also vet and invest together in plenty of equity deals, such as syndications that come with enormous tax write-offs. That helps offset the taxes on the other investments we go in on together.
Hidden Cash Flow Killers
Not every expense is easy to predict on paper.
That’s precisely why that “2% Rule” property I mentioned didn’t actually cash flow, and I lost money on it. In that case, it was high crime rates, vandalism, high turnover rates, and a generally horrible tenant base.
“I want to know what the neighborhood is doing, what the exit options are, and how much hidden risk is sitting inside the deal,” explains professional investor Austin Glanzer of 717HomeBuyers.com in a conversation with BiggerPockets. “A property can show positive cash flow on paper, but if its condition, taxes, insurance, or tenant base are working against you, that cash flow can disappear quickly.”
It’s a rookie income-investing mistake: missing the “invisible” but very real expenses that can derail a deal.
Unpredictable Expenses
I once bought a property only to discover that much of the wooden framing behind the walls had rotted. I didn’t come out of that unscathed, as you can imagine.
Noah Glatfelter sees this every day as he inspects houses through York Home Performance. “A rental may look good financially, but if the home is drafty, poorly insulated, or has old mechanicals, those issues can turn into tenant complaints, higher bills, and future repair costs. Smart investors look at the long-term condition of the property before buying,” he tells BiggerPockets.
Long-Term Commitment
As Glatfelter alluded to, cash flow investments are long-term commitments. You lose tens of thousands to closing costs, which hit you both on the front and back ends when you sell.
To overcome those losses, you need to hold the property for many years of cash flow. And even then, you’re likely counting on appreciation to cover those two rounds of closing costs.
I don’t mind long-term investments in my portfolio. Many investments I make as a member of my co-investing club are around five-year commitments. But liquidity and time commitment are still factors in the investing decision, and some growth-oriented investments require shorter holds.
For example, we’re considering a preferred equity investment that will last no longer than three years. It won’t pay any distributions but will likely pay out over 20% annualized returns due to the extremely low cost basis alone.
Some deals are shorter than that. I’ve invested in a six-month note before. But investing along different timelines is one of the many ways I diversify my portfolio, as I invest $2,500-$5,000 at a time alongside other members of my co-investing club.
Multiple Exit Options
Often, cash flow investments have only one exit option: selling to another cash flow investor.
That “2% Rule” property I mentioned? I couldn’t sell that property to a homebuyer. No one in that neighborhood qualified for a mortgage.
Safer investments allow for multiple exit strategies. For example, in my club, we’re looking at partnering with a niche investor who buys properties for tenant-buyers who put down a huge down payment up front, then sign lease-purchase agreements. The properties cash flow decently, but even more importantly, the operator comes out ahead no matter what.
If the tenant buys, the operator earns a margin. If they default, the operator evicts them and sells the property retail, and still comes ahead because the tenant forfeited their big down payment.
Market Fundamentals Matter
If you buy properties in markets with weak population growth, employment, and community pride and values, you’ll end up with weak returns—no matter how the pro forma looks on paper.
“Sometimes the best deal is not the one with the highest cash flow on Day 1, but the one in an area where buyers and renters both want to be long term,” explains Dane Ohlen, a professional investor with Sell My Dallas House Fast, when speaking to BiggerPockets. “Investors need to think about long-term demand, appreciation, repair risk, taxes, insurance, and how easy it will be to sell if their plan changes. More demand offers more than one way to win.”
This brings us right back to multiple exit strategies.
Cash Flow Lives or Dies on Property Management
Income investments, whether active or passive, rely on property management for their performance.
I’ve seen good property management rescue deals that had otherwise gone awry. I’ve seen bad property management ruin perfectly good deals.
When our co-investing club vets a deal together, one of the first questions we ask is, “Who’s going to manage this property, and how many properties do they already manage for you?” I don’t care whether the management is in-house or outsourced—I care that the operator has worked with this same property management team for many years, on many deals.
It’s also why I like investing with land flippers. They generate strong profits with no property management required: “No tenants, toilets, or termites,” as they like to say.
Our club lent a note at 15% interest a year or two back to a land flipper, who put up his primary residence as collateral at a 55% LTV. He’s never missed a payment, as he enjoys enormous margins with minimal headaches.
The Crucial Role of Financing
Deals typically fall apart for one of two reasons: the operator either runs out of money or time.
You don’t need me to remind you of all the operators who lost money and properties after 2022 because they’d financed them with floating interest loans. Their cash flow turned negative, and they ran out of money.
But others got into trouble because they ran out of time. Even if their property cash flowed, their short-term bridge loans came due, and they found themselves unable to sell or refinance because of lingering high interest rates and cap rates.
It’s worth reiterating: The deals still lost money even though they were cash flowing.
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too?
Some deals cash flow well while you hold them and then produce great profits on the back end when they sell.
A few years ago, our co-investing club invested in an industrial seller-leaseback deal that paid solid 6% distributions while we held it. It closed out after two and a half years for a great profit, paying a total annualized internal rate of return (IRR) of 27.6%. Oh, and we got great tax benefits on that one, too.
On the multifamily side, we invested in a portfolio of properties that were geographically spread out, and the operator scored an outstanding price on them. Within six months, they were paying over 9% in distributions, and we’ll likely earn over 20% annualized returns on those, too, when they sell in a couple of years.
Cash flow matters, of course. I love high-yield investments and seeing those passive income deposits in my bank account. I once took my daughter to the Amazon rainforest and funded it solely with my passive investment income from that month.
But cash flow isn’t everything. Look holistically at every deal, whether you invest actively or passively. Go beyond the pro forma to look at long-term property expenses, market demand, and exit options, and your investments should find a profitable path forward even when life throws curveballs at them.
Barry Weiss’s RECORDS promotes Andrew Saltman to SVP of Artist Development, Sara Gil to General Manager
RECORDS, the label co-founded by industry veteran Barry Weiss as a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, has promoted two senior executives across its New York and Nashville operations.
Andrew Saltman has been elevated to Senior Vice President, Artist Development, while Sara Gil has been named General Manager.
The pair will lead label operations across RECORDS and its country imprint RECORDS Nashville, the company said on Thursday (May 14).
In his new role, Saltman will spearhead a department combining marketing and digital teams across both labels.
“I look forward to continuing to champion career artists, helping them grow, evolve, and navigate an ever-changing music landscape.”
Andrew Saltman, RECORDS
He joined RECORDS in 2017 and most recently served as Vice President of Marketing and Digital Strategies, overseeing campaigns for label artists including Slayyyter and country singer-songwriter Ty Myers.
“Working under Barry‘s leadership over the past decade has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to step into this next chapter as SVP, Artist Development. I look forward to continuing to champion career artists, helping them grow, evolve, and navigate an ever-changing music landscape,” said Saltman.
Gil, Weiss‘s first hire when he launched RECORDS in 2015, will oversee label operations across the New York and Nashville offices in her new role.
She will continue to handle deal negotiations for new artist signings, budget allocations and strategic release planning alongside Saltman, the company said.
The label noted that Gil was also key in supporting RECORDS’ transition from SONGS Music Publishing to Sony Music in 2017.
“I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to have spent so much of my career learning from Barry Weiss, whose leadership and vision have had a profound impact on my professional growth,” said Gil.
“It’s a privilege to be part of RECORDS, a company that not only champions exceptional talent, but is genuinely committed to developing artists and building enduring careers.”
“It’s a privilege to be part of RECORDS, a company that not only champions exceptional talent, but is genuinely committed to developing artists and building enduring careers.”
Sara Gil, RECORDS
RECORDS was launched in 2015 by Weiss – the former head of Universal Music Group‘s East Coast labels and a longtime Jive Records executive – initially in partnership with SONGS Music Publishing.
In 2017, Kobalt Capital bought the SONGS publishing catalog for around $160 million. Sony, which already owned 50% of RECORDS, later acquired the label’s historical catalog in late 2023, as previously reported by MBW.
The roster includes Noah Cyrus, Nelly, 24kGoldn and Lennon Stella. RECORDS Nashville, opened in 2020 and in its sixth year, is home to George Birge, Emily Ann Roberts and Ty Myers.
The promotions arrive as the labels point to a strong first half of 2026. Slayyyter‘s debut album for RECORDS, Wor$t Girl in America, was released on March 27 and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Dance Albums chart.
The album earns 15 million streams per week, according to RECORDS. Slayyyter made her debut at Coachella in April and is gearing up for a sold-out Fall headlining tour.
RECORDS Nashville‘s Ty Myers, meanwhile, has earned over 1.5 billion global streams while signed to the label, according to RECORDS. The 18-year-old’s gold-certified debut album The Select, released in January 2025, included the Platinum-certified single Ends of the Earth.
Myers sold out a 73-date headlining run on The Select Tour, and is currently supporting Luke Combs across 23 stadium dates. He will embark on a 33-date US headlining tour starting in June.
“Their passion for artists, entrepreneurial spirit, and commitment to building long-term careers embody everything we stand for at RECORDS.”
Barry Weiss, RECORDS
Commenting on the promotions, Weiss said: “Andrew and Sara have each played an instrumental role in the growth and success of RECORDS and RECORDS Nashville over the years.”
“Andrew brings an exceptional instinct for artist development and marketing, while Sara has been a trusted strategic and operational leader since day one.”
“Their passion for artists, entrepreneurial spirit, and commitment to building long-term careers embody everything we stand for at RECORDS. I’m incredibly proud to recognize their contributions with these well-deserved promotions.”Music Business Worldwide
HELOC players expand correspondent, TPO offerings
Three mortgage companies are expanding their third-party origination footprints in different ways.
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Achieve is starting a correspondent channel to help market its fixed-rate home equity line of credit product.
Nectar Kalajian has joined the company to head up this effort, Achieve Pro, as the managing director of Achieve Home Loans. Among Kalajian’s past positions in her more than 40 years of mortgage and consumer lending experience includes being a co-founder of Claudvirga as well as time at Countrywide, Newrez and Finance of America Mortgage.
Traditional HELOCs have variable rates, and this is a concern for borrowers, Kalajian said. Even if they have been making payments, those can go higher as interest rates rise.
But the Achieve HELOC offers amortization terms ranging from 10 years to 30 years. Being fixed rate, it gives consumers stability for their payments and not having to be concerned about them going higher, Kalajian said.
This effort is aimed not just at independent mortgage bankers, but also banks and credit unions; depositories are the primary generator of HELOCs.
But this gives all of these originators a variation on the product they have not been offering, and just one more tool as competition for home equity lending heats up because of rising values and the slowdown in mortgage lending.
Besides being available as a more traditional use of a second lien, Achieve will make this available for a first-lien loan.
How long has Achieve been originating HELOCs
Achieve has been originating HELOCs since 2019 as part of its broader offerings, including personal loans and debt consolidation loans. The company
“The opportunity is big,” with
“Helping lenders that have already been originating this product, but not our product, is the way to help consumers in an environment that they need a lot of help on,” Kalajian said. As well as introducing the Achieve product to the B2B side, “which is totally different than what they’re used to, and other lenders offer.”
With its six years of production and doing securitizations, “we’ve got a track record that this product has been a really strong product for the consumer,” said Kalajian. “Our delinquencies have been extremely low, if none, and our consumers are giving us great referrals as far as their savings.”
Approximately one month ago, Achieve upsized the loan limit for product to $500,000 from $300,000; shortly, this limit will be boosted to $700,000.
Furthermore, Kalajian noted Achieve will go as low as 600 credit score (albeit at a lower loan amount), which is also a point of interest for lenders. Most HELOC originators will not go below a 640 credit score.
Deephaven adds features to a HELOC offering
In other third party origination news,
While the minimum remains at $50,000, the new maximum is $1 million, double the prior $500,000 limit. It will be available in Texas, albeit at a maximum combined loan-to-value of 80% on a primary residence only. The product is now available in 44 states.
Deephaven allows for a co-borrower, at a minimum 620 credit score. Lender paid compensation on the full line amount is 250 basis points.
“In a robust HELOC market, these changes empower our partners to meet the needs of more borrowers with flexibility and agility,” said Tom Davis, chief sales officer at Deephaven.
Planet enters non-agency TPO lending
Meanwhile, Planet,
The company received significant adoption among its correspondent customers from its non-agency pilot introduced at the end of 2025.
“In today’s market, sellers are prioritizing counterparties that offer the full range of correspondent delivery options consistently across cycles,” said Planet CEO Michael Dubeck in a press release. “That aligns well with our multichannel, multiproduct model.”
Coinbase Extends Hyperliquid Partnership, Enhancing Stablecoin USDC Transactions For Onchain Trading
Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is expanding its footprint in the decentralized finance space by forging a closer alliance with Hyperliquid, one of the leading onchain perpetuals trading platforms. The major U.S.-based exchange has stepped into a pivotal position as the official treasury deployer for USDC on Hyperliquid’s network. This development integrates stablecoin liquidity more seamlessly into the platform’s trading infrastructure, enhancing how dollar-pegged collateral supports high-speed, around-the-clock market activity.
The arrangement operates through Hyperliquid’s Aligned Quote Asset (AQA) framework, which aligns stablecoin reserves directly with the exchange’s core trading engine.
By assuming this role, Coinbase helps streamline capital flows, reducing the need for multiple conversions and improving overall market efficiency.
Traders and institutions gain easier access to USDC’s established global infrastructure, including instant transfers and fiat on-ramps and off-ramps connected to Coinbase itself.
This move underscores a broader shift in DeFi, where stablecoins are no longer peripheral but central to the plumbing of onchain capital markets.
The timing aligns with impressive growth in USDC usage on Hyperliquid. The stablecoin’s supply on the network has reached approximately $5 billion, roughly double the level from a year earlier.
This surge highlights Hyperliquid’s rise as a dominant player in decentralized perpetuals trading, where low fees, deep liquidity, and a centralized-exchange-like experience have attracted substantial volume while keeping everything onchain.
With Coinbase’s involvement, USDC now stands as the most deeply integrated stablecoin in this ecosystem to date.
The partnership also includes an orderly transition involving USDH, the network-native stablecoin originally developed by Native Markets. As part of the deal, Native Markets has granted Coinbase the right to acquire the USDH brand assets.
USDH markets will continue operating in the near term but are set to phase out gradually.
During this period, users can redeem their USDH holdings for USDC or fiat at no cost through Native Markets’ dedicated dashboard. All USDH positions remain fully backed, ensuring a smooth migration for participants.
This collaboration builds on Coinbase’s earlier efforts to bolster liquidity on Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM layer and reflects the company’s long-standing commitment to advancing USDC adoption across onchain environments.
As co-creator and primary distributor of USDC, Coinbase continues to position the stablecoin as the go-to dollar instrument for next-generation financial markets.
Hyperliquid, meanwhile, solidifies its status as a venue for perpetuals trading by deepening ties with institutional-grade infrastructure providers.
The development illustrates how competition among stablecoins is increasingly playing out at the trading layer itself.
Onchain platforms require fast-settling, reliable dollar liquidity that connects seamlessly to traditional finance rails.
Coinbase’s expanded role brings a major regulated player squarely into that flow, signaling that DeFi infrastructure is maturing into a more commercially competitive and institutionally accessible space.
The initiative aims for greater capital efficiency, reduced friction, and stronger alignment between centralized and decentralized markets. As Hyperliquid’s trading volumes continue to climb, this deepened Coinbase integration could accelerate USDC’s dominance in onchain perpetuals and set a new benchmark for stablecoin-protocol partnerships.
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The Best Energy Stock to Invest $10,000 in Right Now
The best way to take advantage of high oil and natural prices is to buy a company that produces these vital fuels. A U.S. producer like Devon Energy (DVN +4.76%) would be a good option, since its production isn’t being impacted by the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East. There’s just one small problem: history is clear that today’s high oil prices won’t last forever.
That’s why long-term investors should consider a business like Enterprise Products Partners (EPD +0.00%). The most notable feature of this investment will be its lofty 5.7% yield. But that’s just part of the story behind why you might want to put $10,000 into it today.
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What does $10,000 of Enterprise get you?
From a purely practical point of view, $10,000 will let you buy roughly 260 units of this master limited partnership (MLP). That will generate around $570 in annual income for you, given the 5.7% distribution yield. But these are not the most important facts. What you are getting when you buy Enterprise Products Partners is a rock-solid energy business.
Enterprise operates in the midstream segment of the broader energy sector. It owns energy infrastructure, including pipelines, storage, and transportation assets. It basically connects the upstream (production) to the downstream (chemicals and refining) and the rest of the world. Unlike upstream and downstream businesses, which tend to be commodity-driven, midstream players like Enterprise largely use a toll-taker model.
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Essentially, Enterprise charges fees for the use of its energy infrastructure. That means that the volume of energy moving through its system is more important than the price of what is being moved. Energy is vital to the global economy, so volumes tend to remain robust regardless of oil prices. This changes the equation for investors in a big way.
Enterprise produces reliable income from a strong foundation
High yields are normal in the midstream sector. But Enterprise also stands out for the consistent growth of its distribution, which has increased annually for 27 consecutive years. That’s basically as long as the MLP has been publicly traded.
One of Enterprise’s other attractions is its financial strength. It has an investment-grade-rated balance sheet, and its distributable cash flow covered its distribution by a very impressive 1.7x in 2025. There is a huge amount of leeway here for adversity. Right now, it is also important to note that Enterprise operates in North America, far from the conflict in the Middle East. North American energy markets could also see increased demand in the long term if energy security becomes more important to countries worldwide.
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On the growth front, Enterprise has $5.3 billion worth of capital investment projects in the works. Some of the current projects run through the end of 2027, providing the MLP with a multi-year growth opportunity. If history is any guide, Enterprise will add more to that backlog of work over time. Occasionally, the MLP also buys assets. All in, slow-and-steady business growth is the goal.
Enterprise will keep paying you even when oil prices decline
Enterprise Products Partners will clearly be favored by income-focused investors. But reinvesting the distribution over time has resulted in a total return of 4,400% since the MLP’s initial public offering. Over that same span, the S&P 500 index‘s (^GSPC 1.24%) total return was a little under 1,000%. So even growth investors should take a closer look here.
The key is that when oil prices fall, which history is clear will eventually happen, Enterprise will keep paying you well to own it. That will be a difficult time for energy investors, as stock prices will be weak, particularly for focused upstream producers. Buy Enterprise, however, and you can watch your lofty distribution checks roll in rather than focusing on weak stock prices.