For example, MVO Oil Trust ( MVO ) pays a mouth-watering 9% and is expected to grow earnings per share +20% this year -- not too shabby. Worldwide consumption is forecast to rise nearly +2% to 86.2 million barrels a day in 2010, according to a monthly report from the International Energy Agency. The massive increase in debt issued by the U.S. government has raised the specter of inflation, which could continue to put upward pressure on commodities like gold and oil.