Income Trust Investor

OUR AIM

Provide a Voice & Resource For & By Trust Investors

TrustInvestor was created to inform investors about the Income Trust sector that is unique to Canada. The aim is to enable better decisions by helping individuals see the real risks & potential returns of income trusts.

Media has been awash with communications about the sector, with many an "expert" working for sellers to talk about new products. But these reports can be confusing or even misleading. So we want to promote investor awareness of the sector, as well as knowledge about qualitative differences between issues, their structure and managers' strategies:

- Which leaders grow business by concentrating on long term value?
- Which managers are playing financial games with your money?
- What corporations convert into a trust but have no sustainable cash flow?

We want to deliver high quality information for and by trust buyers. TrustInvestor should save time for those who want to pay valuable attention to long term quality leaders.

Independent Research & Investor-friendly Guide to Trusts

TrustInvestor helps investors look at who is doing what, at what risk for what and whose returns.

Information unique to the site is derived from the iTrustIndex. Featured on the site, the iTrustIndex was created by making a notional $1000 investment in the trusts that provide regular income and that are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Unit price and rate of distributions, as well as favored tax treatment of that yield is reported in our iTrustReport. Specific units worthy of investor consideration for Growth and Income are also provided in the iTrustModel Folio section of the Report.

Unlike composite indices that sample the market using a handful of representative units, our iTrustIndex shows specific information about the performance of all units. Rather than weighting our theoretical portfolio in terms of market capitalization, we measure unit performance using more meaningful 'investor-sized' investments.

Participation

As you may notice, access to certain kinds of background information or details may require your registration with the site. This is so that we and you can remain open and aware of site users and contributors. We consider everyone involved and, particularly, registrants to be participants in a community of genuine interest in trusts.

Welcome and let us know your thoughts. We are always open to constructive suggestions for improvement.

Sincerely,

Leslie Hayman

TrustInvestor and
Principal, AbraxasResearch
July 2004

(Based on note first published 1 November 2003)

Our Most Recent News

iTrust Ratings to be Used in Unique New Overseas Fund May24 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY: iTrustInstitute and Roundtable Nov08 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: TrustInvestor Available for Interviews Oct12 2005
NEWS RELEASE: Investor Confidence Shaken By Government Sep20 2005
NEWS RELEASE: First Annual Market Study Sep15 2005

TrustInvestor in News Media

Radio AM740 - Interview of TrustInvestor: Leslie Hayman May 2006
Reuters - Can the Trusts Trust the Taxman? Dec 2005
Globe & Mail - Income Trust Investor Article Mention Nov 2005
Financial Post Article: Trust Backlash Mounts Oct 2005
RobTV - Interview: Market After Freeze on New Trust Tax Rulings Oct 2005
QUOTED: Reuters Report - Bay St. Week Ahead Sep 2005
RobTV - Interview: Banks to Convert to Trusts? Sep 2005
RobTV - Interview: Quality Concerns with New Trust Issues Aug 2005
Globe & Mail - Investing Article by Rob Carrick Sep 2004
Globe & Mail - Report on Business Article by Rob Carrick Aug 2003

Site Measures

Community Participants Now Registered: 4787

Number of informative articles on the site: 1907

Most recent article added: 10/25/2008

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