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As many of you know, I have been a longtime fan of the Atlas family of companies.  For those that are interested you can find a brief write up of mine of the parent company, Atlas America (ATLS) here.  Of the Atlas America subsidiaries, Atlas Energy Resources (ATN) has been catching the eye of members of the investment community of late.  One of its more vocal proponents has been Jim Cramer.  

Mr. Cramer’s involvement and discussion of the stock means that the investment thesis behind Atlas Energy Resources is becoming increasingly understood by mainstream investors, which is a great thing f

The Marcellus Shale is quickly becoming the biggest thing in the U.S. natural gas industry since the Barnett Shale. You can hardly watch CNBC without hearing Jim Cramer talk about the Marcellus Shale and his “wildcat drillers.” As investors, we know that if you want exposure to the Marcellus you cannot just buy any company with Marcellus acreage. You need to buy the company with the greatest exposure to the Marcellus if you want to maximize your investment gains.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any publicly traded company that is a true pure play on the Marcellus Shale. But, afte

While it is important to always undertake a large amount of due diligence when researching an investment idea, it is just as important to make sure that after a period of time you’re not the only one who has come to the conclusion that your particular investment is so extraordinarily undervalued. 

That is why I have been thrilled that one of the premier father-son duos in value investing has been investing along side of me in the Resource America companies (REXI), (RSO) and the Atlas America companies (ATLS), (AHD), (ATN), (APL).  For those who are interested my investment thesis on Resourc

Atlas Pipeline Holdings (AHD) is an unusual company. The company does not directly own any hard assets or have any operations of any significance. Instead, the company holds ownership interests in Atlas Pipeline Partners (APL). Atlas Pipeline Partners is one of the largest natural gas transporters and processors in the United States. Atlas Pipeline Holdings owns 100% of the general partner of Atlas Pipeline Partners and 5.4 million limited partner units of Atlas Pipeline Partners. 

The company’s ownership of Atlas Pipeline Partners' general partner entitles Atlas Pipeline Holdings to incent