Links to my popular articles on Triond
Saturday, 20. June 2009, 16:27:23
I have written articles which some may find quite helpful. Other readers have found some of these useful and I thought I would post a few of the more popular links here in case some of my Opera readers are also interested.
Fix that plugged drain in minutes
Improve your dart game
Lawn mower repair (electrical)
Minor Poulan chain saw repair
Make an inexpensive bird-feeder
You may also want to have a look at some of the other writing I have at Triond.
From an investing point of view, much has happened in the last several months, although I am sticking with a few income trusts to weather the recent storms we have had in the investing community. Sentry Select Diversified Income Trust may be moving to a dividend-paying open-ended fund structure and, although there is concern from unit-holders, this is a change that I will ride out, having received many decent distributions in the last few years. The distribution rate has been reduced in the last few months but still manages C$0.026/unit which would be 11+% annual yield at recent market prices. Canwel Building Materials Income Fund has very recently reduced it's distribution as well, coming in at about 23% yield/year at today's prices. Looking at Rogers Sugar Income Fund, distribution rates are holding for now and yield about 13%/year at present market prices. Difficult times require difficult decisions and I trust that the manager's of these funds and trusts that I have been following have taken a logical and sensible approach to their responsibilities.
At today's market prices, the average yield for the income trusts/funds that I have listed previously in this blog is about 17% before taxes.
Fix that plugged drain in minutes
Improve your dart game
Lawn mower repair (electrical)
Minor Poulan chain saw repair
Make an inexpensive bird-feeder
You may also want to have a look at some of the other writing I have at Triond.
From an investing point of view, much has happened in the last several months, although I am sticking with a few income trusts to weather the recent storms we have had in the investing community. Sentry Select Diversified Income Trust may be moving to a dividend-paying open-ended fund structure and, although there is concern from unit-holders, this is a change that I will ride out, having received many decent distributions in the last few years. The distribution rate has been reduced in the last few months but still manages C$0.026/unit which would be 11+% annual yield at recent market prices. Canwel Building Materials Income Fund has very recently reduced it's distribution as well, coming in at about 23% yield/year at today's prices. Looking at Rogers Sugar Income Fund, distribution rates are holding for now and yield about 13%/year at present market prices. Difficult times require difficult decisions and I trust that the manager's of these funds and trusts that I have been following have taken a logical and sensible approach to their responsibilities.
At today's market prices, the average yield for the income trusts/funds that I have listed previously in this blog is about 17% before taxes.
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