Roughly 20 years later, Clarence Birdseye revolutionized the distribution process by inventing a technique to make produce largely distributable via the railroad.

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In many cases, you can spot bad situations before they erupt if you keep an eye on distributable cash flow and the payout ratio.

FORBES: Pump Up Yields In Master Limited Partnerships

Distributable cash flow in the first quarter jumped 36% from the year earlier period, so to say this dividend is safe may be an understatement.

FORBES: Juicy Dividend, Steady Business

The Internal Revenue Service allows a 65-day grace period (through March 6, 2013 this year) to take distributable net income out of the trust and treat it as distributed in 2012.

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