Brookfield merger a big plus

BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE POWER FUND $27.40 (Toronto symbol BRC.UN; Units outstanding: 104.7 million; Market cap: $2.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.7%; www.brpfund.com) plans to merge its assets with the extensive hydroelectric and wind power holdings of Brookfield Asset Management (symbol BAM on Toronto).

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Both are investing for the future

BELL ALIANT INC. $27.01 (Toronto symbol BA: Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 7.0%; www.aliant.ca) provides telephone services in Atlantic Canada, as well as rural parts of Ontario and Quebec. BCE Inc. owns 44.1% of Bell Aliant.

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Two high-yield buys for income seekers

BELL ALIANT INC. $26.70 (Toronto symbol BA: Shares outstanding: 127.4 million; Market cap: $3.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 10.9%; www.aliant.ca) is the new name of Bell Aliant Regional Income Fund after its conversion to a dividend-paying corporation on January 1, 2011.

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Stable post-conversion payouts are a plus

FORT CHICAGO ENERGY PARTNERS L.P. $11.72 (Toronto symbol FCE.UN; Units outstanding: 143.8 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; SI Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 8.5%) owns and operates energy pipelines and processing plants across North America. One of its major holdings is a 50% interest in… Read More

These trusts aim to maintain their payouts

FORT CHICAGO ENERGY PARTNERS L.P. $10.11 (Toronto symbol FCE.UN; Units outstanding: 140.7 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; SI Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 9.9%) owns and operates energy pipelines and processing plants across North America. One of its major holdings is a 50% interest in… Read More

Pat: If you were more interested in blue-chip growth than current income, would you sell RioCan to buy Brookfield Asset Management?

Brookfield Asset Management, $26.37, symbol BAM.A on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 572.9 million; Market cap: $15.1 billion), is a holding company that mainly focuses on real estate, infrastructure and power generation. Its holdings include interests in Brookfield Renewable Power Fund and BPO Properties, which owns, develops… Read More

Stable income trusts with growth ahead

BELL ALIANT REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INCOME FUND $28.28 (Toronto symbol BA.UN: Units outstanding: 127.3 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; SI Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 10.3%) has over 3.1 million telephone customers in Atlantic Canada and rural parts of Ontario and Quebec. BCE owns 44.1% of… Read More

Well positioned for 2011 tax changes

BELL ALIANT REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INCOME FUND $26.60 (Toronto symbol BA.UN: SI Rating: Above Average) has over 3.1 million telephone customers in Atlantic Canada and rural parts of Ontario and Quebec. BCE owns 44.1% of Bell Aliant.

In the three months ended March 31, 2009, the fund’s… Read More