Despite last month's aggressive selloffs, Canadian trusts are still posting substantial gains. Energy trusts are still awaiting a recovery, but they're cheap now and poised to capitalize when the upside kicks in. Read More

There are several additions to this month's Dividend Watch List. The rising Canadian dollar has been a boon for many trusts, while others have suffered from the loonie's bolstered strength. Read More

Two-thirds of the trusts in the Canadian Edge universe yield double digits or better. Three-quarters produce enough cash flow to cover their generous distributions by a comfortable margin. Thirty-seven trusts—or more than a third—have raised dividends at least once since Halloween 2006. And four out of every five sell for less than 1.5 times book value and/or a discount to annual sales. Read More

US economic weakness if affecting certain sectors in Canada. But because Canada's resource exports aren't entirely dependent upon the US market, its economy is still running strong. Read More

This month's High Yielders are Enerplus Resources and GMP Capital Trust. Read More

Canada's natural bounty will help the country survive a US downturn, as it now ranks among the world's top five producers of mineral commodities. And as long as Chinese demand keeps commodity prices high, the Canadian economy and the loonie will stay aloft. Read More

I’ve long favored Russia as a destination for investment, building my case primarily around its energy sector. But I’ve also highlighted the increase in domestic demand and the infrastructure boom taking place there. Read More

Crude oil prices have fallen nearly $10 in the past two weeks, but this temporary downdraft will be nothing more than a blip on the radar screen. In prior issues, I’ve examined some of the sectors most leveraged to the long up-cycle in spending on exploration and development, including oil services and equipment stocks. In this week’s issue, I’ll take a look at another sector: engineering and construction (E&C). Read More

Ten thousand delegates from 190 countries will be in Bali this week to talk about climate change, kicking off negotiations for a new international agreement to follow the Kyoto Accord. The US continues to oppose mandatory emissions cuts by wealthy nations and a target to limit the rise in global temperatures. Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper is trying to bridge a gap between what now amounts to the rest of the industrialized world and the US. Read More

The US continues to feed the world morsels of negativity. The latest is a request from one of the world's biggest banks for capital infusion to the sheikdom of Abu Dhabi. Read More