Pat: Please comment on ExxonMobil. Thanks.

Exxon Mobil, $80.34, symbol XOM on New York (Shares outstanding: 4.9 billion; Market cap: $389.3 billion; www.exxonmobil.com), was formed in 1999, following the merger of Exxon and Mobil. It is the world’s largest publicly traded oil company. Exxon Mobil owns 70% of Imperial Oil, symbol… Read More

Pat: My broker suggests investing in natural gas stocks for the short to medium term. He recommends Royal Dutch at this time. What is your opinion on Royal Dutch? Any better conservative recommendation?

Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR), $76.69, symbol RDS.A on New York, (ADRs outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $137.9 billion; www.shell.com), owns interests in the many companies that make up the Royal Dutch Shell Group. Together, these companies are engaged in various aspects of the oil… Read More