Other Ways to Play Nat Gas

Natural gas continues to stay in the forefront, from plummeting prices to a solid bounce to a CEO with questionable actions. I'm being quite generous with the term "questionable." From a trading or investing perspective, I have to agree with most people I've heard on the whole Chesapeake Energy (CHK) question: Stay away for now. Yes, Chesapeake is probably "cheap" here, but is it worth the risk? I'm sure the class-action lawsuits are lining up.

You know how whenever a home in your neighborhood sells, you might get four or five postcards from real estate agents looking for listing? I'm sure the law firms that focus on chasing class-action lawsuits have a postcard ready for you if you are a Chesapeake long. So toss aside the postcard, hedge up or eliminate your Chesapeake and look around at other natural-gas or energy plays....505 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.

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