Bullish on REITs …Yellow Media debenture holders shafted…REITs and real returns…January’s Top Pick: CenturyLink…January updates: Reitmans, Brookfield Renewable Energy, Student Transportation…Your Comments: Preferred share information…Housekeeping
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Finding the core… Boeing’s Dreamliner woes an opportunity… Glenn Rogers updates eBay, Cisco Systems, Johnson Controls… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates” iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund, iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund, iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (CAD -Hedged), iShares S&P 500 Index Fund… Your Questions: Sell bond ETFS, high-yield bond funds… Housekeeping
My 2013 predictions… Gavin Graham’s 2013 outlook… Gordon Pape’s updates: CGI Group, iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index Fund, Shaw Communications, TransCanada Corp., MacDonald, Dettwiler… Your Questions: U.S. non-resident tax, TFSA profits, passing on a TFSA… Members’ Corner: BCE vs. Telus… TFSA book hits best-seller list… Housekeeping
2013: A nail-biter… The 2012 scorecard… 2012 predictions revisited… Investing strategies for 2013… Investing strategies for 2013… Expect another bumpy ride in 2013… Tom Slee’s top picks for the year ahead… New books launched… Updates: Polaris Minerals, Trinidad Drilling… Distribution system
Reaching for yield…Think preferreds for 2013…2013: a repeat of 2012?…December’s Top Pick: Enbridge Series R Preferreds…December updates: Primaris REIT, Canadian Oil Sands, Fortis Series F preferreds, Scotiabank Series 17 preferreds…Your Questions: RBC ETFs, information on preferreds…Correction…Price increase reminder
Time is running out… Ryan Irvine looks back… Ryan Irvine updates Exco Technologies, Mart Resources… Buy and Hold Portfolio update… A new deal for fund investors?… Gordon Pape’s updates: Silver Wheaton, Brookfield Asset Management, Fortis… Rate increase reminder
REIT world rocked… Switching to dividend stocks? Know the risks!… Tom Slee updates Canadian Tire, Thomson Reuters, ShawCor… Year-end tax tips… Gordon Pape’s updates: Saputo, Metro… New database launched
What’s next for REITs?…ARC Resources…Freehold Royalties…Inter Pipeline Fund…RioCan REIT…Price increase Jan. 1
The power of words… Agnico-Eagle flying again… TFSA contributions increase… New TFSA edition… Gordon Pape’s updates: CGI Group, Saputo, Southern Company, RioCan REIT… Your Questions: Money-losing stocks, transferring money from an IRA… Price increase Jan. 1… Housekeeping
Searching for more income…November’s Top Picks: CPR 6.25% Notes, Dundee International REIT…November updates: Leon’s Furniture, Atlantic Power, Pembina Pipeline…Correction
The world in 2013… Profits amid the rubble… Glenn Rogers updates McDonald’s, Bank of America, CVS Caremark… What price safety?… More updates: Leucadia National, Dollarama, BCE Inc., Gibson Energy
What to watch … TFSA Portfolio update… Fourth-quarter earnings could disappoint… Tom Slee updates CN Rail, Norfolk Southern, Stella Jones, Tourmaline Oil… Gordon Pape’s updates: MacDonald, Dettwiler, Constellation Software, Danier Leather… Your Questions: Transferring RRSP… New TFSA book
Income ETFs on track…Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund…Bonavista Energy…TransCanada Corp.
The politics of takeovers… Ryan Irvine takes some profits… October not so scary… Gordon Pape’s updates: MacDonald, Dettwiler, TransCanada… Your Questions: RESP investing… Members’ Corner: Bullion ETF, U.S. real estate
Florida window closing… Banks downplay good results… Tom Slee updates TD Bank, National Bank, Scotiabank, Manulife Financial, Intact Financial… More updates: YUM! Brands, AT&T, Intel… Your Questions: Where to put MLPs, financial advisors, pension tax credit… Members’ Corner: Cranes in Italy, doom and gloom
High Yield Review…Ben Bernanke – The new King Canute…October’s Top Pick: Sherritt International…Updates: Crombie REIT, Crombie REIT convertibles, Canaccord preferreds …Your comments: Firm Capital
Doom and gloom… Or maybe not… My 2013 outlook… Pasta for tourists… Glenn Rogers updates Dentsply, Shaw Group, Flowserve, Darling International, SPDR Homebuilders ETF… A note on Aberdeen International
More profit in gold?… Gavin Graham: Gold stocks remain undervalued… Gavin Graham’s gold updates: Franco-Nevada, Goldcorp, Aberdeen International… Putting doom in perspective… More updates: Genworth MI Canada, BMG BullionFund… World Money Show webcast
Natural gas rebounds…Morneau Shepell Inc….Firm Capital…Keyera Corp…World Money Show
Our locked-in oil… A look at Gibson Energy… Ryan Irvine: A winning strategy… Updates: PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund, Power Shares Financial Preferred Portfolio… Your Questions: Tax implications of pension splitting
Balanced portfolio updated… Interest rates could suddenly jump… September’s Top Picks: Unilever, Laurentian Bank preferreds… Updates: Pure Industrial REIT, Crombie REIT, Crombie convertibles… Clarification
One year later… U.S. housing outlook improves… Glenn Rogers updates an ETF… How safe are gold ETFs?… Gordon Pape’s fund updates… Your Questions: Tax instalments… Members’ Corner: Principal-protected notes… World Money Show
Bad news… Sell wine and buy spirits… Defensive Portfolio reviewed… Gordon Pape’s updates: Trinidad Drilling, Saputo, Telus… Members’ Corner: Principal-protected notes
The next two months… U.S. stocks a better bet right now… Tom Slee updates Kinder Morgan, ShawCor… PPN crackdown… Gordon Pape’s updates: Walmart, Steadyhand Income Fund, Mackenzie Sentinel Income Fund… Your Questions: Could Manulife fold?
Economic stocks a mixed bag…Updates: Ag Growth International, Canadian Oil Sands, Leon’s Furniture, The Keg, Cineplex, Boardwalk REIT, Allied Properties REIT, Primaris REIT, Canadian REIT, CN Rail
Dead money… Come fly with me… Staying close to home… Updates: Canam Corp., Talison Lithium, Canadian Utilities, Fortis Inc…. Your Questions: O’Leary fund
U.S. mortgage REITs…Yellow Media’s unfair reorganization…Dividend stocks deliver…This month’s Top Picks: Corus notes, iShares mREIT ETF…Gordon Pape’s updates: H&R REIT, Northern Property REIT
TSX moves into black… A look at CGI… Glenn Rogers reviews his ETF picks… Gordon Pape’s updates: Cameco, RBC Precious Metals Fund, iShares Gold Bullion Fund, BMG BullionFund, BMO Nasdaq ETF, AT&T… Your Questions: U.S. dividends in TFSA, segregated funds… Housekeeping
1930s redux?… A stock picker’s market… Tom Slee’s Growth Portfolio… Tom Slee updates Rogers Communications… Gordon Pape’s updates: Tim Hortons, BCE Inc., Silver Wheaton, Brookfield Asset Management… Your Questions: TFSA overcontributions… Housekeeping
Bond fund picks…K-Bro Linen…Yellow Media convertible debentures
Rethinking oil stocks… Why some gold stocks glitter… The growing debt load… Updates: Canam Group, Student Transportation, Suncor Energy, Cenovus Energy… Your Questions: TFSA rules… Members’ Corner: ZUN recourse… Credit card surprise… Recommended List deletions
Your income portfolio …Time to regulate the credit agencies…Don’t expect rate increases soon…July’s Top Picks: Canadian Utilities Series BB Preferreds, BCE…July updates: Canaccord preferreds, Calloway REIT, Canadian Utilities…Housekeeping
Get used to it… Are the summer doldrums an opportunity?… Ryan Irvine picks Mart Resources… RRSP Portfolio update… Gordon Pape’s updates: Coach Inc., Limited Brands, Blue Ribbon Income Fund… Your Questions: Market jitters, withholding tax, ArcelorMittel
Life after RIM… Glenn Rogers likes lithium… Glenn Rogers updates Agrium, Barrick Gold, Teck Resources… Gordon Pape updates ArcelorMittal, TransCanada Corp…. Your Questions: Index funds… Members’ Corner: Repeat of 1929? New Gold warrants
What if?… Canadian manufacturing surprisingly robust… Tom Slee likes ShawCor, Genivar… Tom Slee updates Stella-Jones, Finning International, Bombardier… Gordon Pape’s updates: CIBC, Cenovus Energy… Your Questions: RRSP contribution, U.S. dollar investment options
Income investors do well…Brookfield Infrastructure LP…Reitmans (Canada) Ltd….First Capital Realty…Website deletions
Half way home… Motoring ahead: a new stock pick… Time for some changes… Why you can’t invest like the CPP… U.S. stock updates: Intel, Southern Co., Constellation Brands, W.W. Grainger… Members’ Corner: Manitoba GICs
Target: 2015… Walmart is a buy… Ryan Irvine on beating the market… Ryan Irvine updates Enghouse Systems, Athabasca Minerals… Gordon Pape’s updates: Silver Wheaton, Lundin Mining, Trinidad Drilling… Your Questions: Payout ratios, Manitoba rates
Only the brave …European bargains?…Time for a strategy shift…June’s top picks: Manitoba Telecom Services, Bonavista Energy…June updates: National Bank, H&R convertible debentures, Brookfield Energy Partners
Is buy and hold dead?… A Buy and Hold Portfolio… A new use for natural gas… Glenn Rogers updates European stocks… Gordon Pape’s updates: Canadian Utilities, Brookfield Asset Management, Saputo… Useful websites: Canada Stock Channel… Members’ Corner: Your views on Europe… Your Questions: High-interest accounts, TFSA withdrawals
Disaster in waiting… Bonds won’t go away… Your Questions: Exempt securities, passing on money… The case for analysts… Tom Slee picks TransForce… Tom Slee updates Peabody Energy, Power Financial preferreds… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates
The big hit ? Inter Pipeline, Pembina Pipeline, Veresen…Update on Intact Financial
High income funds overlooked…The REIT stuff…Bull bond market winding down…May’s Top Picks: Chemtrade convertible debentures, Allied Properties REIT…May’s updates: Atlantic Power, Telus notes, Shaw notes, Progressive Waste
Go to cash?… Portfolios updated… eBay is an eBuy… Glenn Rogers updates Teva Pharmaceutical, Terex, Kirby Corp., Freeport McMoRan… More updates: Equitable Group, Stella-Jones, Fortress Paper… Your Questions: U.S. withholding tax, TFSAs at death
Searching for safety… Blame Mother Nature for low gas prices… Tom Slee updates Talisman Energy, Philip Morris International, Stantec… Gavin Graham updates Goldcorp, Aberdeen… Gordon Pape’s updates: Tim Hortons, Telus… Your Questions: Draw down RRSPs?
A tale of two REITs…Veresen Inc….North West Company
Gold loses its lustre… Another Berkshire Hathaway?… Useful websites: Christian Personal Finance… Updates: Philip Morris International, Kinder Morgan, Suncor Energy, Cameco Corp., BCE Inc…. Canada falls farther behind
The politics of taxation… Ryan Irvine reviews past picks… Short Takes: Guaranteed income products, Empire adds mutual funds, complex ETFs… Gordon Pape’s updates: Cenovus Energy, Blue Ribbon Income Fund… Your Questions: Paying off debt… Members’ Corner: CAW report
What’s wrong with ARC?…Keep it in the family…Higher interest rates in the offing…April?s Top Picks: Corus Entertainment, Canaccord Financial reset preferreds…April updates: Crombie REIT convertibles, Firm Capital convertibles…Your Comments: High-Yield Portfolio
Mr. Carney’s dilemma… Seagate a hard drives bargain… Glenn Rogers updates SanDisk, Cisco Systems, Broadcom, iShares Global Technology ETF… Lessons from the past… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications, Fortis, Ensign Energy Services, Student Transportation… Book Nook: New Rob Carrick offering… Your Questions: Tax software… Housekeeping