Both of this month's High Yield selections are involved in deals that should ensure long-term dividend sustainability and growth. Read More

Canada’s financial system is among the strongest in the world. That’s great. But how do you, Individual Investor, build wealth on such foundations? Read More

One of 2011’s biggest winners was Sunoco Logistics Partners LP (NYSE: SXL), which returned almost 50 percent for the year–a strong performance in a somewhat dismal year for stocks. The units also returned 33 percent in 2010 and generated an almost 60 percent gain for investors in 2009. The stock’s popularity… Read More

The strength of an MLP's underlying business determines the sustainability and growth of its distribution; scrutinizing quarterly earnings and listening to management’s conference calls provide insight into a company’s growth prospects. Here's how our Portfolio holdings have fared thus far this earnings season. Read More

MLPs face a new challenge in 2012: valuations. Taking advantage of the market's misperceptions and pricing inefficiencies will be the key to outperforming in 2012. Read More

The Obama administration has become a major source of uncertainty for energy companies in both the US and Canada. That may shift the future market for oil sands from the US to Asia, as Enbridge Inc (TSX: ENB, NYSE: ENB) follows through on plans to build the Northern Gateway pipeline to the… Read More

Not since the late 1990s have natural gas prices been this low in the dead of winter. That includes the aftermath of the 2008 crash, when oil bottomed briefly under USD30 a barrel. US inventories of the clean fuel hit a record of 3.852 trillion cubic feet in November and… Read More