Designed to help Canadians find investment solutions to the two big problems they’re facing: low interest rates and volatile stock markets, the Income Investor was chosen by The Globe and Mail as one of the top five investment newsletters in Canada. If you need income from investments with minimal risk, the Income Investor covers all types of income securities including income trusts, preferred shares, high-yielding common stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and GICs. Any security that generates cash flow is fair game for our experts.
Edited and published by Gordon Pape. Editor: Mike Keerma.
With Gavin Graham, Shawn Allen, Adam Mayers, & Paul Bamford.
Recent Issues
tii2604 (February 26, 2026)
Dividend 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
tii2603 (February 12, 2026)
The same but different… Preferred shares updated… Gordon Pape updates South Bow Corp., Brookfield Renewables… Your Questions: Financial 15 Split Corp.
tii2602 (January 29, 2026)
Profiting 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
tii2601 (January 15, 2026)
Be cautious with MICs… Investing in bonds… Shawn Allen’s bond ETF recommendations… Your Questions: Investing in ZAG
tii2524 (December 18, 2025)
Time 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
tii2523 (December 4, 2025)
Does 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
tii2522 (November 27, 2025)
Balanced 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
Recent Updates
Peyto Exploration and Development Corp. (TSX: PEY)
The company focuses on exploring and producing unconventional natural gas in Alberta’s Deep Basin. As one of Canada’s lowest-cost natural gas producers, Peyto is known for its efficient, high-margin operations.
The current monthly dividend is $0.11 a share, providing an attractive yield of 5.3%.
Hold
Pembina Pipeline Corp. (TSX: PPL, NYSE: PBA)
Pembina owns and operates an integrated system of pipelines that transport various products derived from natural gas and hydrocarbon liquids. The company also owns and operates gas gathering and processing facilities and an oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics business.
Buy
Gibson Energy Inc. (TSX: GEI, OTC: GBNXF)
Gibson’s principal businesses consist of the storage, optimization, processing, and gathering of crude oil and refined products. The company’s operations are focused around its core terminal assets located at Hardisty and Edmonton, and also include the Moose Jaw Facility and an infrastructure position in the US.
Hold
Keyera Corp. (TSX: KEY, OTC: KEYUF)
Keyera provides services such as gathering, processing, fractionation, storage, transportation, and marketing liquid natural gas (LNG). It does not do any exploration or production.
Buy
Freehold Royalties Ltd. (TSX: FRU)
Freehold has assets predominately in western Canada, although it is expanding in the US. It has a portfolio of about 6 million gross acres in Canada and 1.2 million in the US, producing from over 21,000 wells. Freehold owns the mineral rights but does not operate the wells, incurring no capital costs for drilling or equipment, allowing it to pay monthly dividends.