MLP investments are famous for three things:
- They pay high dividends.
- They generate fairly consistent cash flow.
- They offer dirt cheap valuations at the moment.
With that said, it's important to recognize that:
Not all MLPs are created equal.
Many times, do-it-yourself investors get seduced by a juicy yield when picking MLPs and believe management’s rosy projections of how future growth will come to fruition without any hiccups and will therefore support their enormous distributions and shower investors with riches. What these investors fail to realize is that management teams are often self-interested, make poor