Newsletter: Wealth Builder

Two views on energy trusts… Irwin Michael: Nova takeover may be just the beginning… Irwin Michael’s updates: John B. Sanfilippo, Lakeview REIT, S&K Famous Brands… Book excerpt: Bubbles, Bankers & Bailouts… Update on EnCana… Your Questions: Understanding dividends, defensive portfolio, TFSAs and mortgages… Members’ Corner: Bad to worse

Bad to worse… Tom Slee: Two industries looking better… Tom Slee updates Enbridge, Potash Corp., Gildan Activewear… IWB Defensive Portfolio… Gordon Pape’s updates: Kinross Gold, Cameco Corp…. MoneyLetter update: Johnson & Johnson… Your Questions: UTS offer, investment losses, interest rates, iShares … New Special Report

Not everyone is cutting dividends… Updates on BCE, Shaw, TransCanada… Glenn Rogers sees profits across the Pacific… Glenn Rogers updates Churchill, New Flyer, RIM… Yellow Pages releases results… Members’ Corner: IncomePlus, Yellow Pages, leveraged ETFs… New Special Report

Paul Musson takes over Ivy funds… Two Ivy funds to consider… Manulife IncomePlus: Convenience at a cost… RRSP questions… Updates: Yellow Pages, Fortis… Your Questions: Home renovation tax credit, mortgage or RRSP?… Seminar reminder… Bookstore additions

The budget: missed opportunities… Irwin Michael: Weston deal a positive sign… Irwin Michael updates Danier, Onex… TFSAs vs. RRSPs (3)… The January Effect… Understanding TFSAs: Questions from Canadians… Gordon Pape’s updates: Highpine Oil & Gas, Suncor Energy… Your Questions: Bond funds, preferred shares

Tough times, tough decisions… Having an RRSP is essential… Tom Slee recommends two corporate bonds … TFSAs vs. RRSPs (2)… TFSA swaps… Funds for RRSPs… Your Questions: Bond funds… Members’ Corner: The budget, TFSAs vs. RRSPs… TFSA seminar… Canada a.m.

More budget ideas… Glenn Rogers likes junk bonds and shippers… Glenn Rogers updates L-3, Broadcom… TFSAs vs. RRSPs (1)… Free TFSA seminar… Energy updates: Claymore ETF, Suncor, Bronco… Members’ Corner: The federal budget… Your Questions: Investing strategies

A budget wish-list… Tom Slee foresees a better year ahead… Buy Emera Inc…. Tom Slee updates CFS and CFS.PR.A… TFSAs: A capital gains strategy… Your Questions: More predictions please… MoneyLetter relationship ends… Findependence Day… Wine trip of a lifetime… House Cleaning

The plan for ’09… The 2008 scorecard… Predictions past… Predictions future… Irwin Michael: Signs of stability… Irwin Michael updates Canam Group, Polaris Minerals, George Weston… TFSAs: Great idea, terrible timing… TFSA book off the press

The forgotten campaign issue…Yola Edwards sees profits ahead…Yola Edwards updates Cameco (CCO, CCJ)…All that Jazz…Irwin Michael updates Dominion Homes (DHOM)…Your Questions: Sprott Fund MER, Citadel rights…Your Comments: Investing in gold…Retirement book now in stores…Top 50 Funds report published…Italian wine tour

A record week for Toronto…Gold is really hot…New stock pick: Goldcorp (G)…Tom Slee finds bargains in expensive U.S. market…Tom Slee recommends UnitedHealth Group (UHN)…Tom Slee updates Manitoba Telecom (MBT), Enbridge (ENB), Shoppers Drug (SC), Dofasco (DFS)…Gordon Pape’s updates: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF), Kinder Morgan (KMI)…Members? Corner: Gold and the greenback

The outlook for 2006…Irwin Michael feels good about the New Year…Irwin Michael updates E-L Financial (ELF), S&K Famous Brands (SKFB), Handleman (HDL), Danier Leather (DL.SV)…Mutual fund updates…Other updates: HudBay Minerals (HBM), Canadian Utilities (CU.NV), Fortis (FTS)…Your Questions: Target prices

Last IWB for 2005…A look back…The Goodale “leak”…Irwin Michael finds a new value stock…Tom Slee sees an increased risk of tainted research…Tom Slee revisits the insurance companies…Yola Edwards says Christmas will be merry…Gordon Pape Updates Swiss Water (SWS.UN), Peyto (PEY.UN), ARC (AET.UN), Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund…Your Questions: How much is enough?…Members’ Corner: Dividend gross-up, income trusts, Merck mess…Quizmas time

Income trusts: Fairness must prevail…Tom Slee on the trusts and corporate accountability…Tom Slee updates Manitoba Tel (MBT), BCE Inc. (BCE), Citigroup (C), General Electric (GE)…CPPIB criticized…Updates: Yellow Pages Income Fund (YLO.UN), Peyto Energy Trust (PEY.UN)…Members? Corner: More on portfolio software and income trusts

Ottawa hits the panic button…Irwin Michael sees better times ahead…Irwin Michael updates American National Insurance (ANAT), Dominion Homes (DHOM), General Motors (GM), Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B)…Other updates: CI Financial (CIX), Brascan (BAM.LV.A, BAM), Time Warner (TWX)…Your Questions: Technical analysis…How accurate are Finance?s numbers?…Members? Corner: Portfolio software, trust debate continues

Ghosts (and the Feds) haunt the markets…Leave the trusts alone…Yola Edwards scans the market horizons…Yola Edwards recommends Imperial Oil (IMO)…The CPPIB caves ? sort of…Updates: GGOF Monthly High Income Fund, ARC Energy Trust (AET.UN)…Your Questions: Fund company cheques…Members? Corner: Portfolio software, income trusts

Rebottling the trust genie…Tom Slee says to stick to your plan…Tom Slee updates Alcan common (AL), Alcan preferreds (AL.PR.E), Home Depot (HD), McDonald?s (MCD)…Other updates: iUnits GOC5 (XGV), Barrick Gold (ABX)…Members? Corner: The future of oil, income trusts, Investors Group

The new reality…Tom Slee: Banks offer good yields but little else…Tom Slee recommends Great-West Life (GWO)…Tom Slee updates Manulife (MFC). Sun Life (SLF)…Discount brokers ? your comments (3)…Updates: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF)…Members? Corner: More on income trusts

The income trusts muddle ? a few positives…Irwin Michael likes the music business…Irwin Michael updates Shermag (SMG)…Updates: Fortis (FTS), Yellow Pages (YLO.UN), Royal LePage (RSF.UN), RioCan (REI.UN), Citadel Diversified Investment Trust (CTD.UN)…New fund from Phillips, Hager & North…Discount brokers ? your comments (2)…Your Questions ? Canadian Tire shares, U.S. investing…Members? Corner: Income trusts

Mr. Goodale is worried…Glenn Rogers on the rebuilding of New Orleans…Glenn Rogers updates his Homeland Security picks…Yola Edwards likes uranium…Yola Edwards updates QLT Inc. (QLT, QLTI), Student Transportation (STB.UN), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)…Your views on discount brokers…Updates: CI Financial (CIX), Brascan (BNN.LV.A, BNN)…Your Questions: KMP and KMI…Members? Corner: RRIF comment too scarI

Ottawa searches for a lost horse…One possible solution: level the playing field…Tom Slee: Still upside potential in stocks, despite Katrina…Tom Slee updates Manitoba Telecom (MBT), Canadian Tire (CTR.NV), Enbridge (ENB)…Update on CI Financial (CIX)…Your Questions: Oil prices and Aeroplan, Petro-Canada stock split…Members? Corner: Looking for a discount broker

The heartbreak of Katrina…Katrina?s implications for investors…Irwin Michael ? oil is the big story…Irwin Michael recommends Canam Group (CAN.SV.A)…Irwin Michael updates ShopKo (SKO), American National Insurance (ANAT), Morguard (MRC), Royal Host REIT (RYL.UN)…Updates: Petro-Canada (PCA, PCZ), Peyto (PEY.UN), Microsoft (MSFT)…Your Questions: CanWel Fund (CWX.UN)

Oil prices will rise?and fall…Tom Slee says to board the trains…Tom Slee updates CP Railway (CP), CN Rail (CNR, CNI), Home Depot (HD), Bombardier Preferreds (BBB.PR.C)…The Bay?s new reward ? read the fine print!…Income trust scorecard…Updates: Canadian Utilities (CU), Loblaw (L), RioCan (REI.UN)…Your Questions: TimberWest (TWF.UN)…Members? Corner: Avian flu

The Doomsday scenario…Glenn Rogers: How to invest in homeland security…Glenn Rogers recommends L-3 Communications (LLL), Cogent Systems (COGT), SRA International (SRX), Armor Holdings (AH)…Updates: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF), Time Warner (TWX), ARC Energy Trust (AET.UN), Peyto Energy Trust (PEY.UN)…Two new energy-related picks: Fortis (FTS) and Kinder Morgan (KMI)…Update requests…Your Questions: Private health care, when to sell trusts…Members? Corner: Correction on CO2

A bad idea resurfaces…CPP doing just fine…Yola Edwards picks two retail stocks…Yola Edwards updates HudBay (HBM) and QLT (QLT, QLTI)…Two new energy-related picks: Fortis (FTS) and Kinder Morgan (KMI)…Updates: Yellow Pages (YLO.UN), Falconbridge (FAL.LV, FAL)…Your Questions: Investing in Mexico and Australia…Members? Corner: CIBC mess, selling losers

Waiting for the other shoe(s)…Update on Royal Bank (RY)…Tom Slee: No such thing as unrealized losses…Tom Slee updates Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), McDonald?s (MCD), Citigroup (C), Shoppers Drug Mart (SC), CN Rail (CNR, CNI)…A Bridge Too Far? The Jazz income trust. …Updates: CI Financial (CIX), Brascan (BNN.LV.A, BNN)…Members? Corner: Greenspan article, seniors and yield

A check on extravagance…Irwin Michael likes market momentum…Irwin Michael updates Clearlink (CNK), ShopKo (SKO), Dominion Homes (DHOM)…Other updates: Petro-Canada (PCA, PCZ), Nokia (NOK), Loblaw (L)…Asset Allocation III ? style and risk…Members? Corner ? your views on asset allocation

Franklin Templeton?s extravaganza…Brookfield?s stymied O&Y bid: an exercise in corporate democracy…Tom Slee updates Sun Life (SLF), Manulife (MFC), General Electric (GE)…A new kind of income trust…Asset Allocation II…Updates: CI Financial (CIX)

Honeymoon over ? rates to rise…Yola Edwards likes the transportation sector…Yola Edwards recommends TransForce Income Fund (TIF.UN)…CP Rail looks good…Understanding asset allocation (1)…Updates: Royal Bank (RY), Royal LePage Franchise Services Fund (RSF.UN), Intel (INTC)…Your Questions: Hedging oil prices…Members? Corner: No Greenspan here, thanks.