Elliott H. Gue is editor of the long-running investment newsletter Personal Finance (www.pfnewsletter.com), contributing his knowledge of global energy markets and growth investing strategies. For the past five years Elliott has helmed The Energy Strategist (www.energystrategist.com), a semimonthly financial advisory that unearths the most profitable short-term and long-term opportunities in this space and outlines the interrelated economic and geopolitical forces that drive these markets. His latest endeavor, MLP Profits (www.mlpprofits.com), covers high-yielding master limited partnerships and includes sample portfolios for aggressive and conservative investors, advice on the tax treatment of MLPs, and proprietary ...More ratings of every name in the Alerian MLP Index.

A recognized expert on all things energy, Elliott appears regularly on Clean Skies TV (www.cleanskies.com) to discuss developments in this fast-moving sector and has also appeared on CNBC and Bloomberg TV. He has been quoted in a number of national publications, including Barron’s, Forbes and the Washington Post.

Elliott is also co-author of The Silk Road To Riches: How You Can Profit By Investing In Asia's Newfound Prosperity, published by the FT Press in 2006.

Prior to joining the Capitol Information Group, Elliott lived and worked in Europe for five years, earning a bachelor’s degree in economics and management and a master’s degree in finance at the University of London. He was the first American student to complete a full degree at this prestigious business school.

Neutral on $HAL. Valuation may suggest good value, but supply-demand balance and pricing weakness in pressure-pumping suggests otherwise. May 8, 2012