Roger Conrad

Analyst Articles

Third quarter earnings season has now come and gone, but volatility in prices has made some investors fearful and put pressure on Canadian trusts. Bottom line: Don't sell solid trusts just because of fear in the markets. Read More

With a fear of recession surrounding the marketplace, I felt it was necessary to update readers on the state of the Portfolio holdings. Despite the selloff, the trusts are still going strong. Read More

The Canadian dollar has fallen of late, thanks in part to OPEC news, carry trades and profit-taking. And Alberta isn't alone in its proposal to increase ownership; its rate hike is only one of many moves worldwide to keep resource benefits local. Also, support for the Conservatives has slipped, not risen as intended, because of tax cuts in a mini-budget. Read More

Canadian trusts are making headway, battling back from last November's lows. There are still a few shaky trusts to weed out, but most are climbing steadily, poised for big gains.  Read More

Buy and hold good businesses: That was my initial advice for Canadian Edge readers following the Halloween 2006 “massacre,” when the Conservative Party government shocked the market by announcing income trusts would be taxed as corporations beginning in 2011   Read More

The US dollar has fallen more than 20 percent against the Canadian loonie in 2007. That’s created an economic shock for trusts doing business here and a trigger for dividend cuts.   Read More

Several Canadian income trusts have soured in 2007. But not all dividend cutters have lost ground, as many trusts passed this year's stress test.   Read More

A bolo-tie wearing agronomist, he’s made a national name in the US touting a synthetic fuel process developed in the 1920s by Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. Now Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has invited Alberta’s energy producers to his state. Read More