Guardian sticks with top trusts

GUARDIAN MONTHLY HIGH INCOME II FUND $8.21 (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

Thanks for your not-quite-perfect advice over the years. What am I missing with the Brompton VIP Fund? It looks like a closed-end fund trading at less than net asset value and a 16% return. Thanks.

Brompton VIP Income Fund, $6.28, symbol VIP.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 47.2 million; Market cap: $296.4 million), holds a portfolio of mostly income trusts, along with some common stocks and bonds.

The fund focuses on business trusts, with smaller weightings in real estate investment trusts… 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

Balanced Output is a Bonus for Enerplus

ENERPLUS RESOURCES FUND, $43.76 (Toronto symbol ERT.UN; SI Rating: Speculative) is one of North America’s largest oil and gas trusts.

In the three months ended June 30, 2008, Enerplus’ revenues rose 91.2%, to $741.5 million from $387.9 million. Cash flow per unit rose 52.2%, to $2.42… 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

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

Guardian Sticks With Top Trusts

GUARDIAN MONTHLY HIGH INCOME II FUND $15.14 (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) emphasizes more stable real estate investment trusts (REITs), and high-quality, long-lived… Read More

Best of the Trusts & REITs

GUARDIAN MONTHLY HIGH INCOME II FUND $16.06 (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) emphasizes more stable real estate investment trusts (REITs), and high-quality,… Read More