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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (5776)	9/10/2010 11:30:02 AM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34328

Hi Swan - Can you specify the names of these energy trusts you posted NAL.UN, PGF.UN and PVE.UN.. I can not seem to locate then in the YAHOO Finance database. Two of my top 10 positions are Canadian Energy Trusts: finance.yahoo.com Enerplus Resources Fund Common (NYSE: ERF) Penn West Energy Trust Ordinary (NYSE: PWE) I originally bought them for their monthly income (dividend) distributions and their oil & NG assets reserves. I also own a tracking position in Provident Energy Trust Ordinary (NYSE: PVX). I am re-evaluating my Energy Trust holdings and have not been adding to them recently. They all seem to own good in-the-ground assets and from my analysis should still be able to provide good income streams for the years ahead. The slight negative is the 15% Canadian foreign tax withholding and the future conversion from the Energy Trust structure to a corporate shell. I tend to favor ERF with their large U.S. assets but the recent announcement by PWE of their "exceeded expectations" announcement from horizontal drilling tests is very positive. I like the diversification that holding Canadian ($) dollar denominated assets provides to my portfolio especially with the possibility of future U.S. ($) inflation in the year(s) ahead. EKS