Global stocks are getting mauled again today. Wild market swings are making stock investing a risky business. But Floyd Brown says little-known Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) provide a steady dividend income and are extremely cheap right now. They have the tax benefits of a partnership, but the liquidity of a publicly traded stock. Floyd gives his three favourite MLP plays in the energy sector.

The blood bath continued during Tuesday trading on the Canadian Markets, as investors ran for the exits in every sector but gold. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange lost 3.92%, while the TSX Gold Index bucked the trend by gaining 1.2% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, dropped 3.50% with the declining issuers swamping the advancers by a 645 to 348 margin on good volume of 167 million shares traded.