Newsletter: The Income Investor
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Posted April 30, 2026Big gain for High Yield Portfolio… Outside the income-box thinking… Richard Croft updates CIBC, Manulife Financial, BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF… Copper isn’t gold, but it’s close… Gordon Pape’s Top Pick: Amerigo Resources
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Posted April 16, 2026Where now for energy?… Update on CI Energy Giants… Split preferreds offer strong cash flow… Rudy Luukko’s Top Pick: SPLT
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Posted March 26, 2026Central banks cautious on rates… Gavin Graham’s bank updates… Gavin Graham updates Boralex, Calian Group, Peyto Exploration & Development… Nice gain for RRIF Portfolio… Gordon Pape updates Duke Energy… Your Questions: Little-known stocks
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Posted March 12, 2026High dividends from European banks… Top Pick: EBNK… Gordon Pape updates Hydro One, BCE… Clarification: BAE… Your Questions: Managing millions
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Posted February 26, 2026Dividend funds aren’t all the same… Rudy Luukko’s Top Pick: iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF… Going global… Gavin Graham’s Top Pick: BAE Systems… Gavin Graham updates iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF, Fomento Economico Mexicano, Rio Tinto, Unilever… Gordon Pape updates Coca-Cola
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Posted February 12, 2026The same but different… Preferred shares updated… Gordon Pape updates South Bow Corp., Brookfield Renewables… Your Questions: Financial 15 Split Corp.
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Posted January 29, 2026Profiting from demographics… Top Pick: Extendicare… Canadian banks rebound… Richard Croft updates CIBC, Power Corp…. Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF, CI Energy Giants Covered Call ETF (CAD Hedged), CI Tech Giants Covered Call ETF, Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: Gibson Energy, Kyera Corp., Pembina Pipeline, Mullen Group… Members’ Corner
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Posted January 15, 2026Be cautious with MICs… Investing in bonds… Shawn Allen’s bond ETF recommendations… Your Questions: Investing in ZAG
Cash is never trash!
Posted December 30, 2025Investors often avoid holding cash in favor of investments with higher returns.
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Posted December 18, 2025Time to rebalance… This year’s income winners… Top Pick: Franco-Nevada… Gavin Graham updates Ecora Resources, Killam Apartment REIT, Brookfield Corp., Definity Insurance… Cash is never trash!… Price reminder
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Posted December 4, 2025Does low-vol really work?… Top Pick: Brampton North American Low Volatility Dividend ETF… Lyondellbasell’s dividend streak… Adam Mayers updates Hydro One… Beat the price increase
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Posted November 27, 2025Balanced Portfolio records gain… Could auto parts be an opportunity?… This month’s Top Pick: Linamar… Gavin Graham updates Northland Power, Calian Group… Your Questions: Dominion Energy, Freehold Royalties… Members’ Corner: Ag Growth International… Beat the price increase
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Posted November 13, 2025US utilities worth a look… Outlook brightens for Telus… Adam Mayers updates Evolve Healthcare… Gordon Pape updates Coca-Cola
Passing money to grandchildren
Posted November 4, 2025If they withdraw money we’re saving for them, do they have to pay the taxes?
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Posted October 23, 2025Utilities on the rise… Bonds or preferreds? A tug of war… Richard Croft updates CIBC, Power Corp., Manulife Financial… Gordon Pape updates BMO Group, Exchange Income Corp…. Gordon Pape’s ETF updates
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Posted October 9, 2025Nervous? Think short… Top Pick: iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF… Infrastructure ETFs offer hidden value… Adam Mayers updates Metro… Gordon Pape updates AT …
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Posted September 25, 2025Falling rates boost High Yield Portfolio, Higher copper demand sparks Teck merger talk, This month’s Top Pick: Rio Tinto. Desjardins bids for Guardian, Grocery-anchored retail REITs
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Posted September 11, 2025Junk bonds: A risk-return balance… CT REIT offers safety, income… Adam Mayers updates iShares S&P/TSX Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF, South Bow Corp…. Gavin Graham updates National Bank, Saputo
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Posted August 28, 2025Rate cuts would benefit utilities… Top Pick: Dominion Energy… RRIF Portfolio posts gain… Gavin Graham updates Canadian Tire, Corby Spirit and Wine, Lundin Mining
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Posted August 14, 2025Russel rewards investors… Ray Dalio’s US debt warning… Adam Mayers updates LyondellBasell Industries… Gordon Pape updates Bank of Montreal, Procter & Gamble
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Posted July 24, 2025A remarkable recovery… Gavin Graham’s energy updates: AltaGas, Canadian Natural Resources, Suncor Energy, Peyto Exploration & Development, Pason Systems… Preferreds are still profitable… Shawn Allen’s preferred share updates… Gordon Pape updates Exchange Income Corp.
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Posted July 10, 2025Why you should own utility stocks Hydro One hits new highs… Adam Mayers updates Western Union… Gordon Pape updates Canadian Utilities, Emera
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Posted June 26, 2025Spinoffs provide extra value… This month’s Top Pick: Haleon plc… Gavin Graham updates Watts Water Systems, Johnson & Johnson, Boardwalk REIT, Slate Grocery REIT, iShares MSCI UK ETF… Balanced Portfolio holds steady… Gordon Pape updates Algonquin Power & Utilities
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Posted June 12, 2025What’s safe?… Inflation defense… Adam Mayers updates Corby’s… New Harvest ETF worth a look
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Posted May 22, 2025Dividend cuts not always bad… This month’s Top Pick: Enghouse Systems… Gavin Graham updates The Keg Royalty Income Fund, Organon, Minto Apartment REIT… Gain for High-Yield Portfolio… Invest in Canada… Gordon Pape updates BMO, Russel Metals
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Posted May 7, 2025BIP worth a look… Grocery REITs offer dividends and safety… Adam Mayers updates Hydro One… Gavin Graham updates Allied Properties REIT… Your Questions: Taxing options
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Posted April 24, 2025Potomac fever… A primer on basis trading… Playing defense… Gavin Graham’s Top Pick: Cogeco Inc… Gavin Graham updates Artis REIT… Your Questions: Sold US house
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Posted April 10, 2025Pfizer’s woes create opportunity… A high-yield, high-risk stock… Adam Mayers updates Digital Realty Trust… Gordon Pape updates P …
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Posted March 27, 2025Investing in convenience… This month’s Top Pick: Fomentos Economico Mexicano… Gavin Graham updates CK Hutchison, Calian Group, Leon’s Furniture, Stella-Jones… Utilities, telecoms offer tariff protection… Adam Mayers updates BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF… Three ETFs for uncertain times… Your Questions: RRIF withdrawals
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Posted March 13, 2025Three tariff-fighting stocks… Gordon Pape updates Freehold Royalties… Gavin Graham updates retail REITs… Your Questions: Capital Power
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Posted February 27, 2025Innergex takeover… When will REITs recover?… This month’s Top Pick: CAP REIT… Gavin Graham updates grocery-anchored REITs… RRIF Portfolio inches higher
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Posted February 13, 2025BCE disappoints again… Quality stocks with 6%+ yields… Top Pick: LyondellBasell Industries… Adam Mayers updates Corby Spirit and Wine… Your Questions: Brookfield Infrastructure
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Posted January 30, 2025Hedged, unhedged, US dollars – an investor’s guide… The elephant in the room… Richard Croft updates Power Corp., CIBC… This month’s Top Pick: AT&T… A good time for pipeline stocks… Gordon Pape updates iShares 0-5 Years TIPS Bond Index ETF, Emera Inc…. Your Questions: Preferred shares
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Posted January 15, 2025The Trump defence… Hydro One is a portfolio anchor… A good year for dividends
Top Income Stocks of 2024
Posted December 29, 2024The best income stocks should offer a triple advantage.