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Small gain for RRIF portfolio… Past performance challenges… Top Pick: BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF… Gordon Pape’s Updates: True North Commercial REIT, BCE… Housekeeping

Why preferred shares tanked… Gavin Graham updates AGT Food and Ingredients… Your Questions: Buying bonds… Housekeeping

And the winners are… Comfort in Canadian banks’ strong capital ratios… Top Pick: Canoe EIT Income Fund… Gavin Graham’s updates: Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Western Bank, ZCL Composites… Gordon Pape’s updates: Inter Pipeline, Pembina Pipeline… Members’ Corner: Your views on options, model portfolios

Play defense… Analyzing REIT ETFs… Michael Corcoran updates Macquarrie Infrastructure… Gordon Pape updates Chemtrade

Utilities make a comeback… Navigating a rising rate environment… Top Pick: Granite REIT…Gordon Pape’s updates: Northview Apartment REIT, Summit Industrial Income REIT, Chorus Aviation… What’s your view?… Your Questions: Too much in RRSP?… Renew now

Earn almost 7% with this REIT… Gordon Pape updates BMO, CanWel Building Materials, Premium Brands… Your Questions: Convertible debentures, RRIF strategies

Mr. Bamford is an independent investment analyst with almost 20 years of experience in the industry.

Income Portfolio maintains 5% yield… Income strategies during market corrections… Richard Croft’s option strategies: Covered call writes on Pembina Pipelines, Scotiabank, CIBC… Richard Croft’s updates: Covered call writes on Facebook, Netflix, and BCE… This month’s Top Pick: iShares Floating Rate Index ETF… November updates: Pembina Pipeline, Keyera Corp., AltaGas… Beat the price increase

GIC rates edge higher… Gavin Graham updates ZCL Composites, Savaria Corp…. Gordon Pape’s updates: Enbridge, TransCanada Corp…. Your Questions: Purpose funds

Brookfield partnership offers high yield… Dividend stocks provide shelter in downturn… Gavin Graham’s updates: Allied Properties REIT, Boardwalk REIT, Dream Global REIT… Gordon Pape’s updates: BMO Financial Group, PrairieSky Royalty, Morneau Shepell, Norbord

LNG Canada boosts energy sector… Gordon Pape’s updates: BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF, First Asset U.S. & Canada Lifeco Income ETF, CanWel Building Materials, Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF… Your Questions: Balanced portfolio

Overhaul for Balanced Portfolio… REITs look good despite rising rates… Top Pick: Choice Properties REIT… Gavin Graham’s Updates: Canadian Western Bank… Gordon Pape’s Updates: Enbridge Income Fund Holdings… Ryan Irvine’s workshops

High-Yield Portfolio edges up… Gavin Graham updates Vodafone… Gordon Pape updates TransAlta Renewables… Your Questions: Capital gains tax

RRIF portfolio moves higher… The little-known risk in bond ETFs… Alternatives to ETFs… Sequence risk: The stealth challenge for retirees… Top Pick: Extendicare… Richard Croft’s updates: Covered call strategies on Agnico-Eagle Mines, Goldcorp, Advanced Micro Devices

Brookfield buys Enercare… Gordon Pape updates North West Company, Brookfield Infrastructure, Norbord, Pembina Pipeline… Your Questions: Cash dilemma and high-yield bond funds… Toronto Money Show

ETFs that deliver… Politics drives markets to over-react… This month’s Top Pick: Boralex Inc… Gavin Graham’s updates: Unilever, Diageo, Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund, Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp… Gordon Pape’s updates: Enercare, Information Services, Principal Financial Group, Student Transportation

REITs continue comeback… This month’s Top Pick: Summit Industrial Income REIT… Gordon Pape’s updates: Enbridge, Brookfield Infrastructure, Chorus Aviation… Your Questions: Yield curve

A healthcare income ETF… Investing in convertibles… Buy Morguard convertible… Paul Bamford’s preferred share updates: Bombardier, Canadian Utilities… Gavin Graham’s updates: Supremex, iShares J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond ETF… Correction

Turning oil into income… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransCanada Corp., Inter Pipeline, Pembina Pipeline, Keyera Corp…. Your Questions: Inter vs. Pembina, PMIF a deadweight

Small loss for Income Portfolio… The “Holy Grail” of the telecom industry… This month’s Top Pick: Vodafone Group… Gavin Graham’s updates: Dorel Industries, Corus Entertainment… Gordon Pape’s updates: Enbridge, Enbridge Income Fund Holdings

A bright spot in the energy sector… This security yields 9%. What’s the problem?… Gordon Pape updates Innergex Renewable Energy… Your Questions: Where to keep cash, withholding tax, ZWA or ZWH?… Member’s Corner

Stocks that buck the trend… The hunt for good bond funds… Applying Chaos Theory to financial markets… This month’s Top Pick: BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF… Gordon Pape’s updates: PrairieSky Royalty, Algonquin Power & Utilities, Brand Leaders Plus Income ETF, SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF

Changes to Balanced Portfolio… Gavin Graham updates Uni-Select, The Keg

Seek safety… Small gain for High-Yield Portfolio… Plenty of choice in preferred share universe… This month’s Top Pick: Intact Financial Corp. Floating Rate Preferred IFC.PR.D… Paul Bamford’s updates: Canadian Utilities preferreds series FF… Gavin Graham’s updates: Canadian REIT… Gordon Pape’s updates: Student Transportation

Finally, a break for savers… Strong economy boosts results… Gavin Graham’s updates: Cineplex, Supremex, Slate Retail REIT… Michael Corcoran updates Macquarie Infrastructure

RRSP Portfolio holds its ground… Option strategies for the return of volatility… Top Picks: Covered call write strategies on Agnico-Eagle Mines and Goldcorp… Richard Croft’s updates: BMO US Put Write ETF, covered call write strategies on AMD, Square Inc…. Gavin Graham’s updates: Altagas… Gordon Pape’s updates: Firm Capital MIC, Firm Capital Mortgage 5.75% Convertible Debenture… Don’t let your membership lapse!… Ryan Irvine’s seminars…

Fortis shares down. So what?… Gordon Pape updates Evertz Technologies, Alaris Royalty Corp., Morneau Shepell, The North West Company… Note to readers

GIC rates stuck in neutral… Insurance companies look good now… Rising interest rates signal trouble ahead… Retail is not dead yet… Top Pick: Plaza REIT… Gavin Graham’s January Update: Corus Entertainment… Gordon Pape’s January Updates: B&G Foods, Chemtrade Logistics… Your questions: RRIF conversions; Bought stock by accident

Dealing with rising rates… Gordon Pape updates Pure Industrial REIT… Michael Corcoran updates Valero Energy, Encana, ConocoPhillips, EnLink Midstream

The risk-return balance… Top Pick: CanWel Building Materials Group… Minimum rate reset preferreds offer dividend cushion… Michael Corcoran’s December Update: Macquarie Infrastructure… Gordon Pape’s December Updates: Chartwell REIT, BMO, Emera, Enercare… Your questions: Why buy mutual funds, U.S. REITs, Return of capital