Roger Conrad

Analyst Articles

IBI Income Fund (TSX: IBG-U, OTC: IBIBF) will remain, in management's words, "a relatively high distributor of cash earned" when it converts to a corporation at the end of 2010. Read More

Construction is always one of the most economically sensitive sectors. In good times, everything from office buildings and industrial facilities to single family homes is in boom mode. Then, in bad times, construction activity slows, often sharply. Read More

Last week’s volatility was a stark reminder of the panic that gripped the market in late 2008. But there are critical differences between then and now, particularly when it comes to high-yielding Canadian trusts and corporations. Read More

Our task each quarter is to discern each company’s health and growth by determining what’s going on with their drivers of growth and the strength of the balance sheets that finance them. That’s what’s ultimately going to determine how dominant our Portfolio 2020 companies become, and how much wealth they’re going to build for us. Read More