The MLP distributes around half its stable cash flow to investors, while retaining the rest to fund expansion projects. It's also in the strongest financial position in its history. That gives Energy Transfer plenty of flexibility to fund the multi-billion-dollar backlog of expansion projects it currently has underway, which should enter commercial service through the end of the decade. These projects help support the MLP's expectation of increasing its distribution by 3% to 5% annually.Energy Transfer is a ...