This is a Canadian Income Trust. Successful acquisitions jacked up production and held cash flow steady. The current yield is 10.4%. The stock is up +119.7% since my original purchase in September 2004. The yield on the amount of my original investment is 22.1%!!!

This is a Canadian Income Trust. Last quarter's production on line with full year target, as the trust develops oil sands and Baaken. The current yield is 10.2%.

This is a Canadian Income Trust. Conditions hurt production and share issue dilutes cash flow, but distribution covered. The current yield is 12.4%.

This is a Canadian Income Trust. The current yield is 11.6%. Infrastructure throughput and production gains boost Q2 net revenue. The stock is up +52.9% since my original purchase in September 2004. The yield on the amount of my original investment is +17.5%.

This is the largest public utility company in China. It has a current yield of 5.6%. The stock is up +80.1% since my original purchase in March 2006. The yield on the amount of my original investment is 21.9%.

Allied Capital Corporation (ALD) is a principal investment firm specializing in buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, note purchases, growth capital, and middle market equity and debt investments. The firm provides debt financing in the form of senior loans, second lien debt, subordinated debt, and unitranche facilities. It prefers to invest in business services, financial services, consumer products, healthcare services, energy services, and consumer services sectors. The firm seeks to invest a maximum of $300 million in buyout transactions and between $10 million and $150 million in debt transactions. It provides equity capital, typically in conjunction with a debt investment for management buyouts of companies with enterprise values between $50 and $300million. The current yield is 8.8%. This firm has been steady throughout the 2001 recession. Look at its long-term chart!!!

TICC is trading below book value, which is fairly high quality, and well capitalized with solid growth opportunities.TICC has been unfairly beaten down along with the rest of the specialty finance group. Run by a conservative management team, credit quality and the current 11.3% dividend yield are both solid, with the chance for accelerating growth into 2008.

Lloyds TSB Group plc (LYG), provides financial services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates through three divisions: UK Retail Banking, Insurance and Investments, and Wholesale and International Banking. As of December 31, 2006, it operated approximately 2,000 branches and 4,100 ATMs. The current yield is 6.4%. The stock is up 37.6% since my original September 2004 purchase. The yield on the amount of my original investment is 8.8%.