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High-Yield Canadian Royalty Trusts: What's the Catch?

Correction of Pilot Guy
ERF yields 10.6%

Nine High Yielding Stocks Under $5 a Share

And you usually get a stock which has fallen 25%-50% or more in value. Interestingly, you never see an article pushing "stocks over 100". And these would likely be better as youre usually getting a company which has increased shareholder value over time.

Brazil's Ready for Big Fixed Income Investors

TEI makes sense for this type of exposure, but BOE doesn't. I own and like BOE, but it's an international covered-call ETF. It owns almost no bonds.

Harvest Energy Trust: Not Like Other Refiners

HTE is a consistent underperformer among CanRoys. If you want something in this area buy some ERF or PWE. Stay away from this dog.

OPEC Will Assure Oil Prices Stay in a Reasonable Range

I think your oil predictions are dead on. But HTE's 15% dividend is not guarenteed. If HTE pays out $3.50/yr but only makes $1.80/yr that dividend will eventually have to be cut. And canadian trusts will soon lose their tax advantage which will mean higher taxes leading to less profits to distribute. And why, in 4 years of rising oil & gas prices, have the majority of these canadian trust stock prices declined? If you are right about oil prices, I believe oil drillers (RIG, DO, ESV) are better plays. These guys will print money if oil stays in the $90- $120 range this year.