Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD) is one of the best performing Canadian equities for over 30 years. Ernest and Barry discuss the pros, cons and the reasons why we finally purchased this investment for clients. We also talk about Apple's recent woes and reasons to stay optimistic.
Barry Schwartz shares why he sees investing opportunities with the Canadian banks.
This week's episode has Barry and Ernest discussing interest rates, why Baskin Wealth favours U.S. equities, why Alimentation Couche-Tard and Constellation Software are only listed on the Canadian exchange and then our feature discussion on Tourmaline Oil. Mike Rose, founder of Tourmaline, is one of Canada's greatest capital allocators. We learn all about his strategy and reasons to be bullish on Natural Gas.
This week's podcast touches on a number of topics including a review of Berkshire Hathaway's recent shareholder letter and Warren Buffet's dissatisfaction with Berkshire's railroad and utility asset. Next, they have a conversation about the Canadian bank results and what their CEO's are saying about the Canadian economy. The feature discussion is on Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) where Barry and Ernest give investors food for thought on how to value CNQ differently.
David Baskin joins BNN Bloomberg and shares his thoughts on investing in the magnificent 7.
Increasingly Canada's being perceived as being a laggard going forward says David Baskin.
Spring has arrived, ushering in the annual ritual of filing income tax returns. This is a process marked by the increasing complexity of the Canada Income Tax Act to which the Government has responded by hiring at a rate exceeding that of the general population by almost 4-fold over the past 10 years. Unfortunately, this is not isolated to CRA and is symptomatic of declining productivity across the country. In this month's newsletter, David discusses how this impacts growth prospects for Canada and how we are addressing it in client portfolios.
We are introducing a new regular feature to the podcast, the Financial Planning edition with Senior Portfolio Manager, Benjamin Klein, CFA, CFP. Benjamin joins Barry to discuss topics like - what is financial planning; does everyone need a financial plan; and, mistakes people make as they prepare for retirement. The feature discussion in our inaugural Financial Planning podcast is about the recently introduced First Home Savings Account.
With Barry back from vacation, he and Ernest get right back into discussing stocks and the markets. First, the guys discuss Nvidia and AI and sticking to you what you know as an investor. Next, they talk about three companies that are getting the long-term shareholders they deserve, CoStar Group, CCL Industries and Restaurant Brands. Finally, the feature discussion is on Topicus. Spun out from Constellation Software in 2021, Topicus is a serial acquirer of software companies based in Europe. They discuss the reason for the spin-out, Topicus’ strategy, why it is listed on the TSX Venture exchange and why it trades at a higher valuation than Constellation Software.
In February our team spent an afternoon sorting 6,324lbs of onions at the Daily Bread Food Bank. A wonderful afternoon of team building in support of such an amazing organization.
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