Investors interested in dividends needn't restrict themselves to American stocks.

Energy stocks move higher as the International Energy Agency fattens its world-oil-demand forecast for the first time in ten months.

Natural gas ETFs are burning bright into the future.

VIEW SLIDESHOW Was it a tough year for stock markets? Certainly. Were share prices halved - or worse? Unfortunately. But contrary to popular belief -- and the incessant drone of talking heads -- it's not all doom and gloom. Even in the most challenging of environments several stocks posted impressive gains. After wading through a lot of red ink Minyanville uncovered 7 publicly traded companies (for the record there are many more) that can look back on their fiscal year with satisfaction instead of despair.

Editor's Note: The following article was written by Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Saut. It has been reproduced with permission for the benefit of the Minyanville community. It’s been said that “in horseshoes and hand grenades ” all you have to do is “be close” to be a winner. Similarly if you are nearing either a downside or upside inflection point in the stock market all you have to do is be close to make money. With that thought in mind  I entered last week suggesting we were close to a downside inflection point in the equity markets ...

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