Three Canadian income trusts cut their distributions this month. Not surprisingly, two were in the energy patch. Read More

Canadian income trusts weren't wholly sheltered from this summer’s market storms. But compared to more traditional income investments... Read More

Novice income investors look for generous returns in only one flavor: A big dividend yield number. Many spurn the idea of growth as something that’s not worth waiting for. Read More

Few American investors have ever considered buying them. And that’s a real shame, considering Canadian real estate investment trusts (REITs) are the top performing Canadian income trust group during the past year. Read More

The global markets and the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index continue to resist bad news. They're up 9 percent for the year, collectively, including the US... Read More

Asia's booming demand for energy is a major driving force behind all sorts of commodities, including oil, natural gas and coal. Read More

One noteworthy trend to emerge during the recently concluded earning reporting season was the prevalence of trusts booking one-time adjustments to earnings to reflect passage of the Tax Fairness Plan, the minority government’s proposal to place a 31.5 percent levy on distributions to unitholders... Read More

By Yiannis G. MostrousATHENS, Greece–The SRI Portfolio continues to outperform and has managed to hold its own during the recent selloff, a particularly positive development as the Portfolio is long-only. I imposed this restriction in order to fairly compare performance against benchmarks, and all major market indexes are… Read More