TD Canadian Equity Fund $19.01

TD CANADIAN EQUITY FUND $19.01 (CWA Rating: Conservative) (TD Asset Management, P.O. Box 7500, Station A, Toronto, Ontario. M5W 1P9. 1-866-222-3456; Web site: www.tdcanadatrust.ca. No load — deal directly with the bank) uses a “bottom-up” approach (using fundamentals such as earnings, cash flow and low… Read More

These 5 Large-cap Bank-run Funds Are Buys

The performance of these five large funds — one from each of Canada’s big-five banks — has suffered over the last year. That’s because they held high weightings in Financial services and Resources stocks. Financial services have dropped due to turmoil in credit markets. Resources… Read More

Guardian Sticks With Top Trusts

GUARDIAN MONTHLY HIGH INCOME II FUND $12.83 (CWA Rating: Income) (GGOF Guardian Group of Funds, Commerce Court West, Suite 4100, P.O. Box 201, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1E8. 1-800-668-5613; Web site: www.ggof.com. Available from brokers) continues to emphasize more stable real estate investment trusts (REITs), and… Read More

Royalty trusts: Crescent Point aims to grow

CRESCENT POINT ENERGY TRUST $35 (Toronto symbol CPG.UN; SI Rating: Speculative) continues to use its strong cash flow to boost production, increase exploration and development activities and raise distributions.

Crescent Point has announced an 89% increase in its 2008 exploration and development budget, to $425 million… Read More

Guardian Sticks With Top Trusts

GUARDIAN MONTHLY HIGH INCOME II FUND $15 (CWA Rating: Income) (GGOF Guardian Group of Funds, Commerce Court West, Suite 4100, P.O. Box 201, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1E8. 1-800-668-5613; Web site: www.ggof.com. Available from brokers) continues to emphasize more stable real estate investment trusts (REITs), and… Read More

Bakken Field is a Big Plus for Crescent

CRESCENT POINT ENERGY TRUST $36.75 (Toronto symbol CPG.UN; SI Rating: Speculative) produces oil and gas in western Canada.

In the three months ended March 31, 2008, Crescent Point’s revenue rose 114.1%, to $276 million from $128.9 million. Cash flow per unit rose 52.4%, to $1.28 from… Read More

Guardian Zeros in on Top Trusts

GUARDIAN MONTHLY HIGH INCOME II FUND $14.34 (CWA Rating: Income) (GGOF Guardian Group of Funds, Commerce Court West, Suite 4100, P.O. Box 201, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1E8. 1-800-668- 5613; Web site: www.ggof.com. Available from brokers) continues to emphasize more stable real estate investment trusts (REITs),… Read More