Power Corporation of Canada (TSX: POW, OTC: PWCDF)
July 29, 2021Power Corp. of Canada is a diversified holding company with interests in financial services, communications, and other business sectors through…tii2113
July 8, 2021Reaching for yield... Gordon Pape updates Keyera Corp., TC Energy, Innergex Renewable Energy... Your Questions: Bank ETFsWestcoast Energy Inc. Cumulative 5-Year Minimum Rate Reset Redeemable First Preferred Share Series 12 (TSX: W.PR.M)
June 26, 2021This is a minimum rate reset preferred with 12 million shares outstanding, which is more than any other preferred from…tii2112
June 24, 2021Pipeline battles... A case for preferred shares... Finding the right preferred... This month's Top Pick: Westcoast Energy preferred W.PR.M... Paul…tii2111
June 10, 2021Return to normality... Gavin Graham updates Scotiabank, Canadian Western Bank... Gordon Pape updates BMO Covered Call Dow Jones ETF... Correction:…Ecora Resources PLC (TSX: ECOR)
May 29, 2021Ecora Resources was formerly known as Anglo Pacific Group. It renamed itself last October to reflect the change in the…tii2110
May 27, 2021Green energy hits bear market... There's value in streaming... This month's Top Pick: Anglo Pacific Group... Gavin Graham's updates: AirBoss…Canadian Utilities (TSX: CU, OTC: CDUAF)
May 15, 2021Canadian Utilities is based in Calgary. Its operations include electricity generation, transmission, and distribution and natural gas transmission, distribution, and…tii2109
May 13, 2021Limiting risk... Top Pick: Canadian Utilities... Gordon Pape updates BCE, Pembina Pipeline, Enbridge... Members' Corner: Thanks to Paul BamfordThe Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO)
May 3, 2021Everyone knows about Coca-Cola.. What you may not know is that Coke is just one of more than 500 drink…tii2108
April 29, 2021Balanced Portfolio gains ground... A fixed-income proxy for conservative investors... Gordon Pape's updates: Procter & Gamble, CI U.S. & Canada…tii2107
April 9, 2021Brookfield ups the ante... Gordon Pape updates Algonquin Power & Utilities, Principal Financial Group, B&G Foods.... Digital tax credit... Your…Enbridge Cumulative Redeemable Minimum Rate Reset Preference Shares, Series 19 (TSX: ENB.PF.K)
March 27, 2021This is a cumulative redeemable minimum rate reset preferred share, which does not reset its dividend for another two years.…tii2106
March 26, 2021In this issue: Big gain for High-Yield Portfolio Minimum rate reset prefs still a good deal Top Pick: Enbridge minimum…tii2105
March 11, 2021Rising rates hit utilities... Gordon Pape updates TC Energy, BMO Group, Pembina Pipeline, TransAlta Renewables... Your Questions: Calculating yield; Too…tii2104
February 25, 2021In this issue: RRIF portfolio bounces back Investing through bubbles, booms, and busts This month's Top Pick: CT REIT Gavin…tii2103
February 11, 2021Brookfield twins pay off... Dividend hikes... Gordon Pape updates BCE... Your Questions: Withdrawing RRIF assets; Solving a mystery; Taxing bond…Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG)
February 2, 2021Cincinnati-based P&G is a giant in the cleaning products business as well as personal health care and grooming. The odds…tii2102
January 28, 2021Firm Capital defies pessimists... This month's Top Pick: Procter & Gamble... Seeds of division... Richard Croft's covered call recommendations... Richard…tii2101
January 14, 2021In this issue: Industrial REITs are hot Brookfield to the rescue Gordon Pape updates Morneau Shepell, B&G Foods, Enbridge Your…Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX: SJ, OTC: SJLIF)
December 21, 2020Montreal based Stella-Jones (SJ) is one of the leading producers of pressure-treated wood products in North America, supplying electrical utilities…tii2024
December 17, 2020Overlooked high-yielders... Supporting structures... Top Pick: Stella-Jones... Gavin Graham's updates: Pason Systems, Richards Packaging Income Fund... Gordon Pape's updates: BMO…tii2023
December 3, 2020REITs in recovery... Gordon Pape updates Fortis, Emera, Innergex... Your Questions: Dividend payments; What about SRET?... Price increaseiShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio (TSX: XBAL)
November 29, 2020: This is a balanced ETF that invests globally in a portfolio that is roughly divided 60 per cent stocks,…tii2022
November 26, 2020Big payouts - but for how long?... New traditions... This month’s Top Pick: iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio... Gordon Pape’s…U.S. preferreds offer stability and good yields
November 23, 2020A good choice is the Brompton Flaherty and Crumrine Investment Grade Preferred ETFBrompton Flaherty and Crumrine Investment Grade Preferred ETF (TSX: BPRF, BPRF.U)
November 14, 2020This ETF focuses on U.S. preferred shares. It is overseen by Flaherty & Crumrine, a highly respected specialty U.S. preferred…tii2021
November 12, 2020Focus on quality... This month's Top Pick: U.S. Preferred ETF... Updates: Brookfield Renewable Partners... Your Questions: Wants opinion on VRIF...…tii2020
October 29, 2020Second wave hits stocks... Balanced portfolio bounces back... Making sense of retail REITs... Gordon Pape's updates: TC Energy, Algonquin Power…NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT (TSX: NWH.UN, OTC: NWHUF)
October 16, 2020This REIT offers a portfolio of high-quality healthcare real estate comprised of interests in a diversified portfolio of 183 income-producing…tii2019
October 15, 2020Low rates are here to stay... Choose yield over price... Top Pick: NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT... Gordon Pape's updates: Enbridge,…tii2018
September 24, 2020High-Yield Portfolio rebounds... Are negative rates coming?... Gavin Graham's updates: Fiera Capital, Canadian Western Bank, Capital Power, Leon's Furniture... Gordon…tii2017
September 10, 2020ETFs for uncertain times... Gordon Pape updates Fidelity U.S. Monthly High Income Fund, Sentry U.S. Monthly Income Fund, Cambridge Global…Horizons Enhanced Income Gold Producers ETF (TSX: HEP)
August 31, 2020This ETF is similar to CGXF; however, it has a much more international flavour.tii2016
August 27, 2020The T.I.N.A. syndrome... Richard Croft's updates: BMO US Put Write ETF... Pandemic hits RRIF Portfolio... Gordon Pape's updates: Summit Industrial…Royal Bank Non-Cumulative, 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series BO (TSX: RY.PR.S)
August 15, 2020This is an NVCC rate reset preferred share issued by Canada's largest bank.tii2015
August 13, 2020A game-changer for preferreds... This month's Top Pick: RY.PR.S... Gordon Pape’s updates: iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF... Members’ Corner:…Minto Apartment REIT (TSX: MI.UN)
August 2, 2020Minto is a REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of 29 high quality, multi-residential properties in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal,…tii2014
July 30, 2020It's time to look at value stocks... Apartments provide a firm foundation... This month's Top Pick: Minto Apartment REIT... Gavin…Manulife Financial Corporation Non-Cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 Shares, Series 21 (TSX: MFC.PR.O)
July 17, 2020This is a rate reset preferred. It is not a minimum, but its spread (497 bps) is higher than the…tii2013
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…Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A Preference Shares Series 44 (TSX: BAM.PF.H)
June 30, 2020Brookfield Asset Management is an alternative asset manager with over $515 billion in assets under management It’s been around in…tii2012
June 25, 2020Crisis winners... The joy of minimums... Top pick: Brookfield Asset Management Class A Preference Shares Series 44... Gavin Graham's updates:…CI First Asset Gold+ Giants Covered Call ETF (TSX: CGXF)
June 14, 2020This ETF invests in an equal-weight portfolio of the 15 largest gold and precious metals companies by market cap listed…tii2011
June 11, 2020Own gold, get paid... Gordon Pape’s updates: Brookfield Renewable Partners, TransAlta Renewables... Your Questions: Confused by dividends... Correction: SmartCentres REITtii2010
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:…Shake-up for High-Yield Portfolio
May 25, 2020The portfolio was down a little over 4%. Time for some changes.tii2009
May 14, 2020Shake-up for High-Yield Portfolio... Gordon Pape updates Algonquin Power & Utilities, Pembina Pipeline, PIMCO Monthly Income Fund... Gavin Graham updates…IShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BZX: GOVT)
April 27, 2020This ETF invests exclusively in U.S. Treasury bonds, with maturities from one to 30 years.