Newsletter: The Income Investor
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Posted July 30, 2020It’s time to look at value stocks… Apartments provide a firm foundation… This month’s Top Pick: Minto Apartment REIT… Gavin Graham’s updates: iShares S&P Global Water Index Fund, iShares Convertible Bond ETF, iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF… Gordon Pape’s updates: Morneau Shepell, Suncor Energy, Inter Pipeline, Pembina Pipeline… Paul Bamford’s update: Intact Financial Corp. Non-Cumulative Floating Rate Class A Shares Series 4… Your Questions: Brookfield Renewables
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Posted July 16, 2020Don’t miss this opportunity… This month’s Top Pick: Manulife Rate Reset Preferred… Gordon Pape’s Updates: True North Commercial REIT, Northview Apartment REIT, BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF, Brookfield Property Partners
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Posted June 25, 2020Crisis winners… The joy of minimums… Top pick: Brookfield Asset Management Class A Preference Shares Series 44… Gavin Graham’s updates: AirBoss, Ag Growth, Uni-Select, Supremex
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Posted June 11, 2020Own gold, get paid… Gordon Pape’s updates: Brookfield Renewable Partners, TransAlta Renewables… Your Questions: Confused by dividends… Correction: SmartCentres REIT
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Posted May 28, 2020The Brookfield conundrum… Income portfolio for troubled times… Gordon Pape’s REIT updates: H&R REIT, SmartCentres REIT… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF, iShares Global REIT ETF, SPDR S&P Dividend ETF, Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: Firm Capital MIC, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners… TFSA portfolio discontinued
Shake-up for High-Yield Portfolio
Posted May 25, 2020The portfolio was down a little over 4%. Time for some changes.
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Posted May 14, 2020Shake-up for High-Yield Portfolio… Gordon Pape updates Algonquin Power & Utilities, Pembina Pipeline, PIMCO Monthly Income Fund… Gavin Graham updates AltaGas Canada
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Posted April 23, 2020Know when to hold ’em… Review & outlook for income trusts… Top Pick: iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF… Gavin Graham’s updates: Boralex, Cogeco, Calian Group, Fairfax Financial Holdings… Gordon Pape’s updates: Firm Capital MIC… Your questions: Emera Preferreds Series H, Brookfield split
Protecting what you have
Posted April 23, 2020The stock market is beaten, there’s turmoil in bonds, where do investors turn?
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Posted April 9, 2020Keep your priorities straight… Paul Bamford updates Morguard REIT, Bombardier preferreds… Gordon Pape updates Firm Capital, Summit Industrial Income REIT… More on bond ETFs
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Posted March 26, 2020High yield bond funds at risk… Selloff hits balanced portfolio… It’s rate-reset bargain-hunting time!… Top Pick: Emera Inc. Cumulative Minimum Rate Reset First Preferred Shares Series H… Gordon Pape’s updates: Pembina Pipeline Corp…. Your Questions: Bond funds
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Posted March 13, 2020Not all stocks are losers… Gordon Pape updates Atlantica Yield, Brookfield Infrastructure… Your Questions: U.S. funds… Members’ Corner: Bell preferreds
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Posted February 27, 2020Northview REIT takeover… New bond ETF worth a look… Top Pick: Packing a punch… Gavin Graham’s updates: Unilever, Diageo, Corby Spirits and Wines, Uni-Select… Gordon Pape’s updates: Suncor, Enbridge, Brookfield Asset Management, Inter Pipeline… Members’ Corner: Enbridge reaction
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Posted February 14, 2020Big gain for RRIF portfolio… Gordon Pape updates BCE, Brookfield Property Partners, Canoe EIT Income Fund… Your Questions: RRSPs after 71
Invest Like The Pros
Posted February 8, 2020In the latest edition of our newsletter, The Income Investor, I offer my insights on how to grow this retirement must-have.
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Posted January 30, 2020RRSPs – Invest like the pros… Fixed-income substitutes… This month’s Top Pick: BCE First Preferred Shares Series AC… Gordon Pape’s updates: Brookfield Renewable Partners, True North Commercial REIT, Crombie REIT… Your Questions: A safer investment; Why not use TFSAs?… Members’ Corner: Enbridge
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Posted January 17, 2020The year ahead… Avoid money market funds… Gordon Pape updates Information Services, Innergex… Your Questions: REITs and utilities; RRSP to TFSA… Members’ Corner: Portfolios; High-interest accounts… Correction
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Posted December 19, 2019Cineplex sold at big profit… An overlooked REIT gem… This month’s Top Pick: Morguard REIT… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: Enbridge, Firm Capital MIC, Brookfield Asset Management… Gordon Pape’s fund updates: PH&N High Yield Bond Fund, PH&N Total Return Bond Fund, PH&N Short Term Bond and Mortgage Fund, Fidelity Global Bond Fund, iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF, Harvest Brand Leaders Plus Income ETF, First Asset Tech Giants Covered Call ETF… Tax Warning: Year-end fund purchases… Price Reminder
Income Investor Top Performers of 2019
Posted December 9, 2019The focus is cash flow and safety. Capital gains like these are a nice bonus.
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Posted December 5, 2019Top performers of 2019… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates… Your Questions: Brookfield Renewable, Cash wedging… Price reminder
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Posted November 28, 2019Takeover boosts Income Portfolio… The sound of music and the madness of crowds… Richard Croft’s updates: BMO U.S. Put Write ETF… Top Pick: Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF… Gordon Pape’s updates: H&R REIT, North West Company, Brookfield Renewable Partners… Gavin Graham’s updates: Ag Growth Convertible Debenture… Your Questions: Losing stocks… Correction… Price Notice
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Posted November 14, 2019Canada’s Old Faithful… Gordon Pape’s updates: Extendicare, Encana, Pembina Pipeline… Your Questions: Canoe Fund, Split shares
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Posted October 25, 2019Big rewards from green energy… The U.K. on sale… Gavin Graham’s updates: Boralex, Fairfax Financial, Cogeco… Gordon Pape’s updates: PIMCO Monthly Income Fund, Summit Industrial Income REIT, Sienna Retirement Living… Your Questions: Replacing Dream Global REIT
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Posted October 10, 2019Emotions impact your returns… Richard Croft updates CIBC… Gordon Pape updates Dream Global REIT, Brookfield Infrastructure… Your Questions: RRIF allocation; WPT REIT; Sentry U.S. fund
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Posted September 26, 2019Balanced portfolio posts good gain… Choosing the best minimum floor rate reset preferreds… Top Picks: Canadian Utilities Corp. preferred CU.PR.I, TC Energy Corp. preferred TRP.PR.J, Capital Power Corp. preferred CPX.PR.G… Gordon Pape’s updates: Enbridge, TC Energy, Chartwell Retirement Residences REIT, Morneau Shepell… Your Questions: Recession-resistant stocks; Cambridge fund
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Posted September 12, 2019In this issue: High-Yield Portfolio gains ground Ryan Irvine’s seminars Your Questions: Back to work? Next regular issue: September 26 Printable PDF HIGH-YIELD PORTFOLIO GAINS GROUND By Gordon Pape, Editor and Publisher It’s time for an update on our H …
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Posted August 29, 2019RRIF Portfolio posts gain… Perspectives on risk… Richard Croft’s Updates: Covered call writes on Apple Inc. and Netflix… This month’s Top Pick: Global X Super Dividend REIT… Gavin Graham’s updates: AirBoss of America, Medical Facilities, Plaza Retail REIT, Slate Retail REIT, Intact Financial
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Posted August 15, 2019Rumour sparks price jump… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransAlta Renewables, Keyera Corp., PrairieSky Royalties, Freehold Royalties, Algonquin Power & Utilities, Brookfield Renewable Partners… Your Questions: Back to work?