Never Will I Ever Buy a Commodity Stock That's Not a Low Cost Producer

Energy investors lost billions when oil crashed in late 2014, but those who bought in to well-managed low-cost players have, on the whole, seen a lot less pain than those who bought in to high-cost producers like Linn Energy and Breitburn Energy Partners.

It's Never Will I Ever week on Industry Focus, and in today's Energy episode, Motley Fool analyst Sean O'Reilly and contributor Jason Hall explain why they'll never again invest in non low-cost commodity producers in the oil, steel, or any other commodity industry. Tune in to find out why the cost of production is so critical for commodities companies, some of the best low-cost producers in oil and steel, and more.

A full transcript follows the video.

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