How to Prepare for Rising Interest Rates

Today's post is a portfolio strategy piece for income investors, which is a bit different than what I normally write about. It covers ways to alter a bond portfolio to reduce interest rate risk. Also discussed are types of equities that will benefit from high rates to use as a potential hedge. Although its different than my normal fare, I enjoyed writing it, and I hope you enjoy reading it.

Full article here.

TransAlta Renewables - Well Covered Dividend of 6.7%

My very first post on this blog, I indicated it was going to be for deep value ideas with a margin of safety, with a bias towards small Canadian companies. I've generally stuck to that, which is why today's post links to an article I wrote for Seeking Alpha and not the blog directly. It is a medium capitalization renewable power producer with a well covered dividend yield and decent growth prospects. The full article is here.