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, Richard Croft, & David Kitai.
Recent Issues
tii1415 (August 14, 2014)
Rising dividends… August updates: Baytex Energy, Alaris Royalty, Norbord Inc.
tii1414 (July 31, 2014)
The new normal… REITS are a special breed… Go West… July Top Picks: iShares J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond ETF, Amica Mature Lifestyles, Talisman Energy… July updates: Canexus Corp., Freehold Royalties, Just Energy Group… Housekeeping
tii1413 (July 10, 2014)
A new income pick… July updates: FLY Leasing, Morneau Shepell, Pure Industrial REIT, Student Transportation Inc.
tii1412 (June 26, 2014)
Income stocks rally… 2014: The year of redemptions… June’s Top Picks: Fortis Inc. Preferred Shares Series F, iShares S&P/TSX Equity Income ETF… Gavin Graham’s Updates: AltaGas Ltd., Canadian Oil Sands, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan… Gordon Pape’s Updates: Keyera Corp… Housekeeping
tii1411 (June 12, 2014)
Bonds surprise… June updates: Province of Ontario 1.9% Bonds, Corus Entertainment 7.25% Notes, The Northwest Company, The Keg Royalties Income Fund, Leon’s Furniture, Firm Capital MIC, Information Services Corp…. Housekeeping
tii1410 (May 29, 2014)
Strong returns from High-Yield Portfolio… Steer clear of 50-year bonds… Gavin Graham’s Updates: Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund, Pizza Pizza Royalty Trust, Cineplex Inc., Corus Entertainment… More May updates: BCE Inc., Leisureworld Senior Care Corp., Pembina Pipeline Corp.
tii1409 (May 15, 2014)
Managing risk… May updates: Pure Industrial REIT, Inter Pipeline, Norbord Inc., Brookfield Infrastructure LP
Recent Updates
Sienna Senior Living Inc. (TSX: SIA, OTC: LWSCF)
Sienna Senior Living is one of Canada’s largest owners of seniors housing and the largest licensed long-term care provider in Ontario. The company owns a portfolio of 93 senior housing properties, operating an additional 12 for external owners. That real estate focused business and strong dividend yield makes it functionally equivalent to a REIT.
Buy
Dream Industrial REIT (TSX: DIR.UN, OTC: DREUF)
This REIT specializes in light industrial properties, mainly located in Canada but with a U.S. expansion strategy. It owns and operates a portfolio of 223 geographically diversified properties comprising approximately 20.2 million square feet of gross leasable area.
Buy
Choice Properties REIT (TSX: CHP.UN)
The Weston family-controlled Choice Properties REIT holds its Loblaw-anchored grocery store assets. On Dec. 31, 2025, Choice owned 699 properties, consisting of 68.5 million sq. ft., with 98.2% occupancy worth $18 billion. Loblaws comprised 59% of the total, leaving 28.3 million sq. ft. for third-party retailers. 83% of the total is necessity-based retailers, including groceries, quick service restaurants, pharmacies, liquor stores, and doctors offices.
Buy
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.
Hold
BMO Global Infrastructure ETF (TSX: ZGI)
This was the first ETF launched by Bank of Montreal in 2010 and is a good-sized fund with $222 million in assets. It offers reasonable liquidity and passively follows the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure North American Listed Index, with weightings based on the market capitalization of the stocks in the index.