MLP AG

MLP, based in Wiesloch, is a financial-services and advisory group serving academics and professionals, offering wealth management, insurance, banking and, through subsidiaries, real-estate finance and institutional asset management. Long client relationships built early in careers give it a durable, fee-based revenue base. MLP pays a dependable dividend, distributing a healthy share of profits from its advisory and asset-management businesses. A solid, steady yield backed by recurring fee income makes it an income-oriented holding among the smaller financials in the index.