Since the beginning of the year, the loonie has surged from a value of 95 US cents to near parity. With the Bank of Canada likely to end its quantitative easing sooner rather than later, those gains will mount, boosting the US dollar value of Canadian investments and distributions. Read More

All the oil and gas companies tracked in How They Rate have now reported reserve data for 2009 as well as full-year and fourth-quarter 2009 earnings. We have a pretty good assessment of where each stands as a business in this volatile environment. Read More

Bird Construction Income Fund's (TSX: BDT-U, OTC: BIRDF) decision to hold its payout steady was not a surprise. That natural-gas focused Paramount Energy Trust (TSX: PMT-U, OTC: PMGYF) will hold was a very pleasant shock. Read More

Thirteen of the 20 Canadian Edge Portfolio recommendations to announce conversions thus far have done so without cutting distributions. So much for their demise. They've given rise to a whole new income-investing ballgame. Read More

Taxes are going up under the Obama administration. The best place to find cover: safe and steady MLPs. Read More

Time and again we’ve seen these MLPs surge well above our recommended buy prices--which are based on fundamental business value--only to retreat again. It’s always better to be patient. Read More