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
tii2501 (January 15, 2025)
The Trump defence… Hydro One is a portfolio anchor… A good year for dividends
tii2424 (December 18, 2024)
Top income stocks of 2024… An eventful year for Canadian banks… Gavin Graham updates Scotiabank, National Bank, Definity Financial Group, Guardian Group, Capital Power… Gordon Pape updates Gibson Energy, Keyera, Pembina Pipeline… Correction… Price increase…Your Questions: Adding more fixed income, XSTP return
tii2423 (December 5, 2024)
Disney back on track… Top Pick: The Walt Disney Co…. Adam Mayers’s updates… Gavin Graham updates AltaGas, Boralex… Your Questions: Atlantica sale… Price increase
tii2422 (November 28, 2024)
Balanced Portfolio gains on rate cuts… Wall Street feels the Trump effect… Gavin Graham picks Finning International… Gavin Graham updates Canadian Natural Resources, Suncor Energy, Peyto Exploration and Development… Long US Treasury bonds may be timely… Shawn Allen’s bond recommendations
tii2421 (November 13, 2024)
Utilities trend higher, but…… Singles beat homers… This month’s Top Pick: Metro Inc…. Gordon Pape updates Enbridge… Your Questions: Preferred shares
tii2420 (October 24, 2024)
High Yield Portfolio gains 20%… The Bull is alive!… Gavin Graham updates Unilever, Diageo, Corby Spirit and Wine, Brookfield Corp.
tii2419 (October 10, 2024)
A REIT that captures AI growth… Top Pick: Digital Realty Trust… Adam Mayers updates TC Energy… Gavin Graham updates C.K. Hutchinson… Your Questions: Searching for safety and yield… Member’s Corner: Automotive Properties REIT
Recent Updates
Guardian Capital Group Ltd. (TSX: GCG.A)
Guardian Capital is one of the 10 largest independent asset management companies in Canada, with $56.2 billion in assets under management (AUM) as of Sept. 30, 2023.
Buy
Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX, NYSE: BNS)
Scotiabank is the most internationally oriented of the Big Six Canadian chartered banks, with approximately 35% of its earnings coming from its international operations, primarily from Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile.
Buy
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 produced primarily in western Canada. The company also owns and operates gas gathering and processing facilities and an oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics business.
Hold
National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA)
Montreal-headquartered National Bank is the smallest of the Big Six Canadian chartered banks and has been known for its focus on Quebec. But it has expanded in the last decade, building a major investment banking and asset management business to complement its strong position in retail banking, as well as a growing US specialty finance subsidiary.
Buy
Keyera Corp. (TSX: KEY, OTC: KEYUF)
Keyera is primarily in the natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) business, providing such services as gathering, processing, fractionation, storage, transportation, and marketing. It does not do any exploration or production.