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Canadian Income Deposit Securities 2008-03-14 20:24:51 Income deposit securities are really Canadian
income trusts in disguise, efficiently distributing a company's cash flow to shareholders. Canadian investment banks designed them specifically for U.S. companies seeking a Canadian income trust structure better suited to American tax laws.Here is the list of IDSs:Atlantic Power Corporation ATP.UNCenterplate, Inc. CVP.UNKeystone North America Inc. KNA.UNMedical Facilities Corp. DR.UNNew Flyer Industries Inc. NFI.UNOtelco Inc. OTT.UNPrimary Energy Recycling Corp. PRI.UN Student Transportation of America Ltd. STB.UN Read more:Income
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Dividend Investors 2008-03-14 20:10:36 They have 3 sites for US, UK and Canadian dividend paying stocks. Information about each company is free, including payout/cover, increases/decreases over the last 3 and 5 years. Screener and other tools are for paying subscribers.://www.dividendinvestor.co.uk Read more:Dividend
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NGP Capital Resources Company 2008-03-14 20:05:49 NGP Capital Resources
Company (Nasdaq: NGPC) as of today has Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 12.10% with Forward Annual Dividend Rate of 2.06. Meanwhile, its diluted EPS (ttm) is 1.79 (Trailing Annual Dividend Rate is 1.44)Houston-based NGPC specializes in energy-patch money lending. All it does is provide financing to very small businesses in the oil patch... These companies are almost always private, fast-growing, and desperate for cash. NGPC's loans range in size between $10 million and $50 million, and terms vary. NGPC is not subject to many of the limitations that govern traditional lending institutions, so it can be more flexible and close deals quickly. We don't need to delve into the ins and outs of corporate finance in this report. All you ne
AltaGas 2008-03-14 20:04:25 AltaGas (TSX: ALA.UN) as of today yields 8.3% with 100% payout ratio.AltaGas is a natural-gas transportation business. It has a fleet of 74 skid-mounted gas plants and compressor stations that it drags around the Canadian countryside. It also owns a 6,000-kilometer pipeline network that brings gas from the wellheads in the field to the oil companies in the oil sands. AltaGas never owns the gas – it simply collects a fee every time someone wants to use its equipment.Although AltaGas never actually owns the natural gas, it will profit when higher prices stimulate drillers and explorers to start looking for more gas. More driller activity means more business for AltaGas. Since AltaGas started business in 1994, it has increased net income every single qua
Hedge Funds For The Masses 2008-03-14 19:54:48 Historically the hedge funds were available only to the wealthy, or had high initial minimums (quite often more then $100,000), or they have some other disadvantages, like limited liquidity (you can redeem your holdings only once in 1 or 3 months, and you need to give 7, 30 or 60 day advance notice), sales or surrender charges (which can be up to 6% high), lack of transparency or regulatory oversight.Fortunately for small investor, in the last a couple of years a new breed of hedge funds became available to the general public: listed hedge funds. As the name implies, they are the hedge funds listed on a stock exchange. Accordingly, they can be bought or sold like any other stock. Listed hedge funds have a lot of advantages over their traditional cosines:1. Your initial investment can be as Read more:Hedge
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Timber Stocks 2008-03-16 20:39:24 1. Rayonier (NYSE: RYN). January 1, 2004, it converted into a timber REIT (real estate investment trust). Rayonier has committed to selling off 2%-4% of its 2 million-plus acres of timberland each year, in order to provide shareholders with a stable dividend (currently about 5%).2. Plum Creek (NYSE: PCL)They own timberland in 18 states and the biggest timber company in the United States.More on Read more:Stocks
Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund (ADVDX) 2008-03-18 02:03:13 Fund Overview: Although we generally prefer to invest in funds with extensive track records, this relatively new offering holds tremendous promise. Unlike most stodgy large-cap value funds, which tend to be filled with companies from the same industries -- like banks, pharmaceuticals, and utilities -- ADVDX provides exposure to a little of everything, including growth and value, large cap and small cap, domestic and international. At the same time, the fund's core growth and income strategy is spruced up with a sprinkling of turnaround plays and special situations.Portfolio: Though ADVDX is classified as mid-cap value fund, manager Jill Evans has shown a willingness to go anywhere in search of quality companies with attractive yields. While a Read more:Alpine
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Ship Finance 2008-03-18 01:57:00 Ship Finance (NYSE: SFL)Business Overview: Formed in 2003 as a subsidiary of Frontline (NYSE: FRO), Ship Finance today owns one of the largest fleets of crude oil tankers in the world. The firm leases out its roughly 60-ship fleet under medium and long-term contracts with an average term of 12 years. More than half its oil tankers are doubled-hulled. The company also leases containerships and a couple of "accommodation rigs" for offshore oil drilling. A long-term management contract with Frontline provides additional revenue.Two new oil tankers, two new dry bulk carriers, and five more container ships are currently under construction and will be delivered in the next three years. As these ships start operating under pre-arranged lon
American Capital Strategies 2008-03-18 01:54:34 Nasdaq: ACASBusiness Overview: American
Capital Strategies
is one of the largest business development companies (often referred to as venture capital firms) in the United States. Since going public in 1997, the company has provided over $25 billion in financing and investment to about 440 firms. ACAS generally invests between $5 million to $500 million on middle market firms, and maintains a seat on about two-thirds of the boards of companies in which it owns a stake. Growth Drivers: Over the past few years, American Capital's net income has surged from a $4.4 million loss to a roughly $900 million profit. So, what's driving this growth? American Capital makes its money predominately by extending loans to mid-sized companies with solid growth prospec
Telecom Italia 2008-03-18 01:51:25 Telecom Italia
S.p.A. (ADR) (Public, NYSE:TI)Business Overview: Italy's Telecom Italia is one of the largest traditional wireline phone operators in the world. The former state-owned monopoly, which was privatized in 1997, controls about 70% of Italy's traditional phone market. It also has over half of Italy's high-speed Internet market and is the country's dominant cell phone provider through subsidiary Telecom Italia Mobile. Telecom Italia operates internationally, mainly in Europe and in Latin America, where it's Brazil's second-largest cell phone operator through subsidiary TIM Participacoes (NYSE: TSU). The telecom conglomerate also owns a media outlet, as well as an office products business through a merger with former rival Olivetti. Aft Read more:Telecom
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