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
tii1401 (January 16, 2014)
An income strategy for 2014… January updates: Rogers 5.75% convertible debentures, iShares 1-5 Years Laddered Corporate Bond Index Fund, iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index Fund, iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund, iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund, iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index Fund, RioCan REIT, H&R REIT… Emerging and Frontier Markets newsletter
tii1324 (December 19, 2013)
The best of 2013…REITs losing their lustre…December’s Top Pick: Tim Horton’s…December Updates: Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners, Morneau Shepell, Calloway REIT, Crombie REIT, Cineplex Galaxy, Corus Entertainment…Your Questions: What about ZPR?, Convertibles as bonds
tii1323 (December 5, 2013)
The impact of tapering… Tax alert… December Updates: RBC Canadian Equity Fund, Inter Pipeline, Brookfield Infrastructure LP, Cambridge High Income Fund… 2014 prices
tii1322 (November 28, 2013)
Profits in Saskatchewan… Global interest rate pressures… November’s Top Pick: Premium Brands Holding Convertible Unsecured Subordinated Debentures… Gavin Graham’s Updates: Diageo plc, Johnson & Johnson, Sherritt, Liquor Stores, The Keg Royalties Income Fund… November Updates: Manitoba Telecom Services, CI Signature High Income Fund, Franklin Bissett Canadian High Income Fund, Templeton Global Balanced Fund
tii1321 (November 7, 2013)
Back to Baytex… November Updates: iShares Dividend Aristocrats Fund, Peel Region 6.65% debentures, North West Company, Norbord Inc… Your Questions: Tax implications of Dundee REIT
tii1320 (October 24, 2013)
High yield portfolio does well…The Fed’s credibility is in tatters… October’s Top Pick: Ensco plc… October Updates: Dundee International REIT, Canadian Pacific Railway Notes, iShares Diversified Monthly Income Fund, City of Hamilton 4.95% Debentures… Your Questions: Confused about rates
tii1319 (October 10, 2013)
A new growth stock… October updates: Blue Ribbon Income Fund, Student Transportation Inc., TransCanada Corp., Sentry Global Balanced Income Fund Series X… Your Questions: Thoughts on Innergest Series C… Your Comments: For U.S. readers… Money Show reminder
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
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.
Hold
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX, NYSE: CM)
Since our initial Buy recommendation in May 2019, CIBC has returned between 430% and 450% including reinvested dividends.