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Posted May 18, 2023

Algonquin eyes a break-up… Hedging your portfolio… Richard Croft updates Power Corporation of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF… This month’s Top Pick: Mullen Group… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: Duke Energy, TC Energy, Enbridge, Pembina Pipeline… Your Questions: CI’s credit rating

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Posted May 4, 2023

Earning income from gold… Energy stocks continue to pay off… Yours Questions: GIS puzzle

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Posted April 27, 2023

Balance bounce-back… The end of the rate hike cycle… Gavin Graham updates CK Hutchison Holdings, The Keg, Pason Systems, Savaria Corp., Bank of Nova Scotia… Gordon Pape updates Proctor & Gamble, Coca-Cola… Your Questions: Savings ETFs

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Posted April 13, 2023

TNT drops a bomb… Gavin Graham updates five retail REITs… Your Questions: Tax treatment of HHL.U

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Posted March 30, 2023

Rising rates hit High-Yield Portfolio… Interest rates and your money… Gavin Graham’s REIT updates: Allied, Artis, Minto, Granite… Gordon Pape updates BCE, Enbridge, TC Energy, Russel Metals, Algonquin Power & Utilities

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Posted March 16, 2023

Green energy woes continue… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Renewables… Gavin Graham updates Fairfax Financial, Ecora Resources

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Posted February 23, 2023

Setback for RRIF portfolio… Shifting to value… Top Pick: Saputo Inc… Gavin Graham updates Boralex, Leon’s Furniture, Fiera Capital… Gordon Pape updates Suncor Energy, Coca-Cola, Duke Energy… Your Questions: A death in the family

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Posted February 9, 2023

RRSP crunch… Three stocks for your retirement plan… Gordon Pape updates P&G… Your Questions: RRIF withdrawals… Housekeeping

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Posted January 27, 2023

A topsy-turvy GIC market… Bonds rebound – but for how long?… What are we missing?… Richard Croft updates Power Corp., Manulife Financial… Gordon Pape updates Algonquin Power & Utilities… Gavin Graham updates Canadian Western Bank, Calian Group, Intact Financial, Brookfield Corporation… Your Questions: RRIF withdrawals

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Posted January 12, 2023

RRIF trouble ahead… Gordon Pape updates Gibson Energy, Russel Metals, TransAlta Utilities, BCE… Your Questions: Worried about Firm Capital; Wants to invest a million in one stock… Members’ Corner: Dividends and yield

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Posted December 23, 2022

Top dividend stocks of 2022… Canada looks attractive in 2023… Top Pick: Peyto Exploration & Development Corp… Gavin Graham updates Johnson & Johnson, iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF, Richards Packaging, Watts Water Technology Gordon Pape’s ETF updates… Your Questions: Inflation-linked bonds… Reminder: Beat the price increase

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Posted December 8, 2022

Yield illusion… Updates: Sun Life Financial, Enbridge, TC Energy, Exchange Income Corp… Your Questions: Purpose Longevity Fund, RBC preferred… Price increase

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Posted November 25, 2022

What ails the clean energy sector?… Time to revisit bonds… This month’s Top Picks: BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF, iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond ETF… Richard Croft updates CIBC… Gordon Pape updates BMO Global Consumer Staples Hedged to CAD Index ETF

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Posted November 10, 2022

Pipe dreams… Summit REIT taken over… Gordon Pape updates Coca-Cola, Proctor & Gamble… Your Questions: The right time to buy

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Posted October 27, 2022

Dividend yields hit multi-year highs… Top Pick: Definity Financial Corp…. Gavin Graham updates Fairfax Financial, Stella-Jones, CN Rail, Corby Spirits and Wines… Bear bites Balanced Portfolio… Gordon Pape updates Emera… Ryan Irvine’s fall events

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Posted October 13, 2022

Utilities pay off… This month’s Top Pick: Duke Energy… Gordon Pape updates Canadian Utilities… Your Questions: What sectors to choose?

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Posted September 29, 2022

High-Yield Portfolio setback… Retail REITs provide good opportunities… This month’s Top Pick: Primaris REIT… Gavin Graham’s REIT updates: Slate Grocery, Crombie, Automotive Properties, Granite… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: Harvest Brands Leaders Plus, iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond

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Posted September 15, 2022

Inflation protection… This month’s Top Pick: iShares 0-5 Years TIPS Bond Index ETF… Gordon Pape updates BMO Group, Innergex Renewable Energy, The North West Company… Your Questions: Interest rates and the BoC

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Posted August 25, 2022

RRIF Portfolio posts gain… If it looks like a recession… Richard Croft updates Power Corporation, Manulife Financial… Gordon Pape updates Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC, Principal Financial Group, B&G Foods, Western Union, Procter & Gamble

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Posted August 11, 2022

The 5% solution… Gordon Pape updates BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF, The Coca-Cola Company… Gavin Graham updates Boralex… Your Questions: Russel Metals, Algonquin dividends… Pro’s Posts: Strip bond ETFs

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Posted July 28, 2022

Bond angst… We’ll always need power (and much more)… Top Pick: AltaGas… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Renewable Partners, Brookfield Infrastructure LP… Gavin Graham updates Diageo, Unilever, Fiera Capital, Boralex, Suncor… Members’ Corner: Interest rates

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Posted July 14, 2022

High rates may not be “transitory”… This month’s Top Pick: Exchange Income Corp…. Gordon Pape updates NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT, Dream Industrial REIT

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Posted June 30, 2022

Energy sector pays off… The REIT stuff… Graham’s retail REIT updates: Choice Properties, CT, SmartCentres, Plaza Retail… Graham’s commercial/residential REIT updates: Allied Properties, Minto Apartment, Artis… Gordon Pape updates ConocoPhillips… Members’ Corner: Likes VRIF

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Posted June 16, 2022

Pipelines prosper… This month’s Top Pick: CI Health Care Giants Covered Call ETF… Your Questions: Seeks a retirement fund; Wants an investment course

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Posted May 26, 2022

Defensive positions… The correction blues… Richard Croft’s updates: CIBC, Manulife… Gordon Pape’s updates: Algonquin Power & Utilities, Summit Industrial Income REIT, Canoe EIT Income Fund, Valero Energy, Procter & Gamble… Your Questions: LIF dividend

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Posted May 12, 2022

Balancing act… Bond dilemma… Gordon Pape updates North West Company, Coca-Cola… Your Questions: Slate Grocery REIT

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Posted April 28, 2022

Storm clouds… A cheap play on global growth… Top Pick: CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd… Gavin Graham’s updates: Bank of Nova Scotia, CN Rail, Pason Systems, The Keg Royalty Income Fund… Gordon Pape’s updates: BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF… Your Questions: Brookfield partnerships, Short-term bond funds

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Posted April 14, 2022

Green energy comeback… This month’s Top Pick: Slate Grocery REIT… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Asset Management… Gavin Graham updates Sun Life Financial… Your Questions: Saving for condo

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Posted March 31, 2022

Gain for Balanced Portfolio… Building back better… Top Pick: Watts Water Systems… Gavin Graham’s updates: Intact Financial, Stella Jones, Savaria Corp… Gordon Pape’s updates: Western Union, Russel Metals… Your Questions: Retirement investing… Keystone’s spring webinars

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Posted March 17, 2022

Gain for High-Yield Portfolio… Gordon Pape updates BMO Group… Gavin Graham updates Fairfax Financial… Your Questions: Real return bond funds

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Posted February 24, 2022

Small gain for RRIF portfolio… Russia-Ukraine means higher inflation… Gavin Graham’s updates: Canadian Western Bank, Leon’s Furniture, CT REIT, Granite REIT, Richards Packaging Income Fund… New Harvest ETF to yield 8.5%

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Posted February 10, 2022

Public Enemy #1… Gordon Pape updates BCE, Brookfield Renewables… Gavin Graham updates Anglo Pacific, Capital Power

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Posted January 27, 2022

Don’t like bonds? Here’s another approach… Did father know best?… Richard Croft’s updates: CIBC, Manulife, Power Corp… Top Pick: Medical Properties Trust… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransAlta Renewables, Canadian Utilities, Procter & Gamble, Emera

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Posted January 13, 2022

Dos and don’ts for 2022… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Renewables… Your Questions: Dealing with an inheritance, BMO ETFs