The Income Investor

Cash from energy… TC Energy spinoff coming soon… Adam Mayers updates TC Energy… Gordon Pape updates Firm Capital… Gavin Graham updates Boralex

High Yield Portfolio rebounds… Central banks signal rate cuts ahead… Top Pick: Canadian Tire… Gavin Graham updates Saputo, Stella-Jones, Canadian Natural Resources… Your questions: Managing a small RRIF

Bonds still lagging… Choosing the right dividend fund… This month’s Top Pick: iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF… Gordon Pape updates Algonquin Power and Utilities, Pembina Pipeline Corp.

RRIF portfolio recovers… Active vs. passive… Gavin Graham updates Canadian National Railway, Calian Group… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Renewables… Your Questions: Portfolio size

Fairfax under fire… BCE cuts leave Trudeau steaming… Gavin Graham updates The Keg, Johnson & Johnson

Where can I invest to generate some US dollars in dividends?

Should you invest in Yield Shares ETFs?… Richard Croft updates Manulife Financial… Gordon Pape updates Enbridge, Firm Capital, Mullen Group, Innergex Renewable Energy… Gavin Graham updates Definity Financial, Peyto Development and Exploration, Capital Power… Your Questions: Wants US cash flow

Bond rally stalls… Low risk ways to build your TFSA… Top Pick: BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF… Gordon Pape updates XBB… Gavin Graham updates Slate Grocery REIT

Two little words… Lower rates will benefit banks… Top Pick: National Bank… Gavin Graham updates Scotiabank, Canadian Western Bank… Perpetual preferred shares remain timely… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Brookfield Renewable Partners… Your Questions: Advisor wants to change asset allocation… Price increase – final reminder

Return of the bond bull… This month’s Top Pick: iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF… Gordon Pape’s updates: Canadian Utilities, NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT, Vanguard US Aggregate Bond Index ETF… Your Questions: What’s in store for this T-bill fund?

How safe are high interest ETFs?… Cue the music: The return/yield two-step… Richard Croft updates Power Corp., CIBC… Pipelines pay off… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: iShares 0-5 Years TIPS Bond Index ETF, Harvest Brand Leaders Plus Income ETF… Price increase

Double threats… Gordon Pape updates Pembina Pipeline, Fortis Inc… Gavin Graham updates Brookfield Corp…. Your Questions: Investing in HISA ETFs

Dividend bargains… This month’s Top Pick: Organon & Co… Rough times for Balanced Portfolio… Gavin Graham updates Stella-Jones, Boralex, Corby… Gordon Pape updates Mullen Group

Covered call bonds… Gordon Pape updates Fortis, North West Company, Emera… Gavin Graham updates Unilever… Your Questions: Transferring funds; Rate resets

It’s the cash that counts… The end of rising rates, or just a pause?… Top Pick: Boardwalk REIT… Gavin Graham updates Diageo, Fiera Capital, Richards Packaging Income Fund… Gordon Pape updates NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT… Your Questions: DXQ taxation

Enbridge’s big gamble… Gordon Pape update Russel Metals, B&G Foods, Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC… Your Questions: What to do with losing ETFs

Rate hikes hit RRIF portfolio… An options alternative to single mortgages… Richard Croft updates iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF, BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF, Manulife Financial… Gordon Pape updates Keyera Corp., Gibson Energy, Pembina Pipeline, Proctor & Gamble

How safe are energy dividends?… Gordon Pape updates BCE, Freehold Royalties, Algonquin Power & Utilities, Macquarie Infrastructure… Members’ Corner: Registered plans

The worst place for your money… Buy perpetual preferred shares now… Good news for REITs: rate cycle ending… Gavin Graham updates Allied Properties, Primaris REIT… Gordon Pape updates Firm Capital, Mullen Group, The North West Company, Innergex… Your Questions: What about annuities?

NorthWest looks oversold… Gordon Pape updates TransAlta Renewables, Algonquin Power & Utilities, Canoe EIT Income Fund… Gavin Graham updates AltaGas… Your Questions: Variable income securities

Betting on interest rates… Rate resets look attractive… Recession coming – but green demand still growing… This month’s Top Pick: Lundin Mining… Gavin Graham updates Watts Water Systems, Sun Life Financial… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Renewable Partners

Brookfield LPs recover… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: BMO Group, Exchange Income Corporation… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: iShares 0-5 Years TIPS Bond Index ETF, CI Health Care Giants Covered Call ETF, BMO Global Consumer Staples Hedged to CAD Index ETF

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

What counts as income for guaranteed income supplement (GIS) calculations?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is it better to use the younger spouse’s age when withdrawing from a RRIF?

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

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

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

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

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

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