Carla Pasternak is a leading income investing expert, serving as Director of Income Research for High-Yield Investing and Dividend Opportunities. Together, these newsletters put her expertise in the hands of more than 200,000 subscribers each month.
A highly successful income investment analyst, Carla has excelled in the industry for almost three decades. In addition to her work as a writer for several nationally recognized financial publishers, her previous experience includes a position as the Investment Relations Manager of Aberford Resources (now Talisman Energy), where she produced prize-winning annual reports and shareholder communications. It was this in-depth experience in the high-yield Canadian energy sector that began to attract Dr. Pasternak to income investing.
Later, Carla founded Canada Corporate Communications, which was responsible for writing, designing, and producing shareholder reports for companies in Canada. The company handled upwards of 50 clients per year at its peak, including many of the most popular Canadian trusts.
For over 20 years Dr. Pasternak also taught several courses in the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University in Calgary.
On the educational front, Carla holds an MBA from the University of Calgary and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. When not watching the market, she enjoys outdoors activities, including hiking, kayaking, and horseback riding.
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Analyst Articles
If you’re an income investor, then you might think there’s a conspiracy against you. Ten-year government bond rates reached record lows around the world last month: in Germany, the United States and Sweden they were under 1.50%. In Japan, the 10-year bond… Read More
I know it’s tempting… But sometimes, as an income investor, when you see a stock yielding 10%, 11% or even more — it pays to hold off on pulling the trigger with that buy order. The good news is that sometimes all it takes is a little homework, including an… Read More
On March 14, shares of Zion’s Bacorp (NYSE: ZION) jumped 10.5%. The bank wasn’t announcing earnings for another month… it wasn’t increasing its dividend… and there was no… Read More
Your portfolio isn’t the only one that’s taking a beating right now… U.S. equities across the board have sold-off in the past month. The S&P 500 fell 9% in May alone. This kind of volatility makes it hard for income investors to navigate the… Read More
It’s one of the most overlooked investments I’ve found. Ask 10 people on the street,...
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It’s one of the most overlooked investments I’ve found. Ask 10 people on the street, and I’d guess that none of them would have heard of this business. It only trades 165,000 units...
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My husband Melvin and I bought our first home when we were expecting our first child. After an exhaustive search, we settled on an up-and-down duplex. It was built in the 1940s and had a rental suite in the basement. The purchase was a good decision from… Read More
Exchange-traded products (ETPs) are wildly popular. Their assets grew more than 30% a year during the past decade, compared to just 5% to 6% for mutual funds, according to McKinsey & Co. The management consultancy projects ETP assets will more than double over… Read More
They’ve become wildly popular. Their assets grew more than 30% a year during the past decade. For comparison, mutual funds saw their assets rise just 5-6% per year, according to McKinsey & Co. And there are no… Read More
Sometimes it takes guts to be an income investor. A few weeks ago, the S&P 500 closed above 1,400 for the first time since May 2008, before the Lehman Brothers collapse led off the financial crisis. In total, the index has… Read More
Income investing has an unfair stigma attached to it. The conventional wisdom says invest in dividend payers — also known as “widow-and-orphan” stocks — if you’re just trying to stash your money somewhere. If you actually want to earn a decent… Read More