主题：加拿大信托基金：黎明前的曙光 -- 倥偬飞人

1. I went to Yahoo financial trying to find the financial data and its profile, but they are not available there,only some charts and remarks. where can i find the information i wanted?

You need to use THY-UN.TO when you try to find it in Yahoo finance:

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2. is the monthly dividend of 12 cents guanranteed or based on performance?

Not guanranteed, but based on cash flow. They are legally bound to pay out all profits over the time. In the case of THY, it has been very steady since its ineption.

3. do the investor need to pay the capital gain tax if they profit on this trust fund as the stock investors do?

Yes. Foreign investors have to pay divident tax to the Canadian government - 15% of dividend received for US investors. In THY's case, a US investor has to pay 1.8 cents out of the 12 cents dividend each month, however that part of tax will be deductible when you pay income tax to the US government.

4. what is the tax and how much is the tax rate which is proposed by the conservative party? how long the proposal will be hearing and voted?

The Conservatives propose to charge income trust tax starting in 2011, similar to a regular business corporation, probably in the range of 31% or so in addition to provincial tax. The hearing is being called and may commence soon in the financial committe of the Parliament, and may go through the Senate if necessary. This has become an election issue, so if the minority Conservative government is challenged for any issue such as the budget, a grand election will be called. If the Conservatives lose the election and this look likely, the Liberals may come back to power and throw out the income trust tax proposal. It is generally anticipated that the grand election may be called any time this year.