Comments on: A Tax on Income Trusts

By: Canadian Income Trusts Tax Melt-down | Investorial

Canadian Income Trusts Tax Melt-down | Investorial — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:35:59 +0000

[...] This explains why I haven’t covered the recent Canadian Income Trusts melt-down like some of my peers have. There’s been some excellent discussions brewing. Almost a week has past, so [...]

By: Income Trusts: The Undead of the Investment World

Income Trusts: The Undead of the Investment World — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:42:25 +0000

[...] corporations were mulling conversion to income trusts, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced tough new tax measures on new income trusts and a four-year tax holiday for existing trusts. The results were ugly — income trusts as a [...]

By: Canadian Capitalist » The Income Trust Saga Ain’t Over Yet

Canadian Capitalist » The Income Trust Saga Ain’t Over Yet — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:39:50 +0000

[...] Despite Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s assertions that the income trust tax decision is final, given the political reality of a minority government that has yet to pass the tax levy into law, the trust saga isn’t over yet. [...]

By: Canadian Income Trusts Tax Melt-down » Investments + Editorials: Dissecting the good, the bad, and the ugly of investment / financial media!

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:09:33 +0000

[...] Canadian Income Trusts Tax Melt-down Let’s face it, most investing decisions are made as easily as throwing a dice. I’vebeen told that I have a pretty hot temper, so I make it a point not to jump into things when it comes to investment decisions. This explains why I haven’t covered the recent Canadian Income Trusts melt-down like some of my peers have. There’s been some excellent discussions brewing. Almost a week has past, so here’s my perspective. [...]

By: hepman

hepman — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:01:50 +0000

I dumped some of my o&g trusts and some others and also picked up some ep.un and bid on some ylo.un. Had been thinking along these lines for a while, nothing like a big kick in the ass like the fed’s just gave us to prod me into action.

By: The Dividend Guy

The Dividend Guy — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:04:02 +0000

I too own EP.un – not as bad a drop as I thought it might be.

By: Kimber

Kimber — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:07:21 +0000

I picked up a few bargains today.
Wish I had more available cash to have played with but what can I do…

Learned long ago not to invest for tax reasons alone. I would buy the companies I hold whether they were trusts or not.

By: gf

gf — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:17:50 +0000

Even though the immediate effect isn’t positive for investors holding income trusts the political position the Conservatives have put themselves in is a positive one. They come across as against Bay Street (which is something the Liberals always bash the Torries with) plus it will leave them room to reduce personal income tax rates in the budget next Spring. That budget is being billed as the one that will bring the government down and force an election. They’ve done themselves a lot of good by doing this now.

By: Josc

Josc — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:12:13 +0000

CC,

keep in mind that Epcor was expected to come to the market for a round of financing. If I remember correctly, to pay for acquisitions.

That could be difficult in the next little while.

Just my 2 cents

By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:33:16 +0000

The biggest losses in my portfolio are in AGF and EP.UN. But the portfolio as a whole did ok because of my overweight position in US equities. I increased my holding in EP.UN and initiated a position in YLO.UN.