The Canadian Investor

How to Handle Emotions and Achieving Financial Independence

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Simon interviews Courtney Stephens. During the episode, they talk about the following topics: Financial literacy and some key concepts that every Can...

How to Find Winning Investment Ideas

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Finding new ideas for our portfolio and decision paralysis haunts all investors.  But, luckily there are tools and resources to make the process easi...

Is Index Investing or Stock Picking Better?

22 Aug 2022

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The age old debate of using an Index ETF strategy or stock picking. We go over the pros and cons of each approach and what to consider when deciding w...

Is Disney the New King of Streaming? - Earnings Roundup

18 Aug 2022

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Has Disney become the king of the streaming wars?  Yes and no.  There is more to the story and we discuss why. In addition, we break down the latest...

Building a 15 Stock Portfolio From Scratch

15 Aug 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we go over a 15 stocks portfolio built from scratch. Tickers of stock discussed: BAM-A.TO, BIPC.TO, ...

Are Travel Stocks Finally Back? - Earnings Roundup

11 Aug 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings and news: Air Canada earnings Constellation Software and Topicus ea...

Top 10 Acquisitions & Why Simon is Selling This Stock

08 Aug 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Diversification vs Diworsification Investing in a Recession Top 10...

Surprising Profits - Earnings Roundup

04 Aug 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings and news: HKD stock pump? Teladoc TFI International Etsy Match Grou...

Instagram vs. Tiktok and Commodities vs. Inflation

01 Aug 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Instagram making a shift to become more like rival Tiktok How oil ...

Big Tech Keeps on Delivering - Earnings Roundup

28 Jul 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings and news: The Bank of Canada 100bps interest rate increase Canadian...

When to Sell Stocks and Options Trading

25 Jul 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover two main topics that were inspired by listener questions. When to sell a stock that you ow...

Building Wealth With Index Funds

21 Jul 2022

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In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast, Kornel Szrejber. Kornel talks about how his desire to learn about investing in Canada led him to sta...

25 Point Stock Checklist

18 Jul 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we go over a 25 point checklist that should help you determine whether the company you're considerin...

How Canadian Real Estate Performs in a Rising Rate Environment

14 Jul 2022

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In this special release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we preview the new addition to the TCI Network, The Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast wi...

Saving More to Invest More and Intuit

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: Braden goes over why Intuit is a great business Simon goes over ways...

2022 Mid Year Returns and New Housing Rules - Earnings Roundup

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Update on market performance in 2022 compared to...

10 Travel Stocks and ETFs to Watch

04 Jul 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: We look at 7 travel stocks to see how their business has evolved sin...

Red Hot Inflation & is Robinhood for Sale? - Earnings Roundup

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Canadian CPI reaching 7.7% Accenture earnings Bl...

Paypal Mafia and Crypto Lending Platforms in Trouble

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: How to save on foreign exchange fees with the Norberts Gambit method...

Destruction at Coinbase & Cannabis - Earnings Roundup

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: U.S. Fed increases interest rates by 75bps Layof...

Top Performing Canadian Stocks and ESG

20 Jun 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: We take a look at the best performing TSX listed stocks over the las...

Warren Buffett on Bear Markets & Our Watchlist - Earnings Roundup

16 Jun 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: US CPI print Warren Buffet on market Drawdowns D...

The 25 Largest Canadian Employers

13 Jun 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: An overview of the 25 largest Canadian employers Macroeconomics and ...

Seven Stocks Facing Trouble - Earnings Roundup

09 Jun 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Lululemon earnings Crowdstrike earnings Canopy G...

The Perfect Dividend Stock

06 Jun 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: Recent returns from Canadian Equities A deep dive into Equinix, the ...

Huge Rebound from an Airline Business & Interest Rate Hikes - Earnings Roundup

02 Jun 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover earnings and news from financial markets. Tickers of stocks discussed: WSP.TO, COST, ADSK, ...

Have Retail Stocks Become Too Cheap to Ignore?

30 May 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: A look back at a letter from Warren Buffet in 1977 about inflation M...

Snapchat’s Tumble & Canadian Inflation- Earnings Roundup

26 May 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Snapchat revises its guidance and the stock take...

Canadian Housing & Tech Implosion

23 May 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: Recent Canadian housing stats and looking how rising interest rates ...

Canadian Stocks Unlocking Value - Earnings Roundup

19 May 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: US April CPI release WSP Global earnings Nuvei e...

Online Gambling & What to do in Bear Markets

16 May 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: How bear markets can create great returns over the long term Online ...

E-commerce & “Markets in Turmoil” - Earnings Roundup

12 May 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Etsy earnings Mercado Libre earnings Nurtien ear...

Top 10 Holdings for Canadians and Market Keeps Falling

09 May 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: TD’s most recent update on top 10 holdings for Canadians How t...

Teladoc Drops and Payments Impress - Earnings Roundup

05 May 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Nasdaq down 22% YTD Teladoc earnings Amazon earn...

Are Big Tech Stocks Getting Cheap?

02 May 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: Valuation of big tech stocks which are significantly down since thei...

Call of Duty & is Housing Slowing Down? Earnings Roundup

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Canadian CPI rising to 6.7% Intuitive Surgical e...

The Best Performing S&P 500 Stocks

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: We answer a listener question about selling big tech stocks What to ...

The Most Important Rule & Stocks on our Watchlist

21 Apr 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: Cathie Wood saying that she expects 50% compound annual growth rate ...

Rising Rates and the Twitter Saga Continues - Earnings Roundup

18 Apr 2022

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Bank of Canada raising interest rates to 1% Elon...

10 stocks under 10 billion - TCI Rewind

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we discuss ten companies under 10 billion in market cap that are worth adding to any watchlist. Those...

The Power of Compounding and Diversification

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we answer some listener questions. We answer questions about diversification, emergency funds, high i...

Elon Musk Buys a Stake in Twitter - Earnings Roundup

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Elon bought 3B of Twitter stocks which now makes...

Ten TSX Stocks Under 20B & High Quality Businesses

03 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we take a look at some smaller interesting Canadian stock ideas.And then we dive into our research pr...

The 20 Biggest Tech Acquisitions

31 Mar 2022

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In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we take a look back at some of the largest tech acquisitions in history and give our take on them. We...

20 Step Checklist for Stocks & Dive into Aritzia

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we discuss some useful metrics when researching stocks and then we review Aritzia as an investment. T...

Canadian Stocks Are Outperforming - Earnings Roundup

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Canadian February 2022 CPI figures SEC is explor...

Doing Less is More & Chinese Stocks Imploding

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we are back to our regular schedule. Here’s an overview of what we discuss during the episode: ...

Sports Gambling and Canadian Banks - Earnings Roundup

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Amazon doing a 20 for 1 stock split WSP earnings...

The 10 Most Traded Stocks in Canada

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we are back to our regular schedule. We discuss the following topics: The turnover in companies that...

Commodities Are On a Tear - Earnings Roundup

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Bank of Canada raises its benchmark interest rat...

Are Share Buybacks Better Than Dividends?

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we are back to our regular schedule. We discuss the following topics: The advantages that DIY invest...

How Markets Are Reacting to Russia Invading Ukraine

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we discuss the invasion of Ukraine by Russian Forces. Our discussion focuses on what impact t...

Investing in Global Companies & The Flywheel of Growth

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we discuss the following topics: The flywheel concept applied to investing The evolution of investin...

A Big Trend to Pay Attention To - Earnings Roundup

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Disposable income compared to the price of homes...

What Drives Stock Returns & Crypto News

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we discuss the following topics: What drives returns in the short term vs. the long term The meaning...

Canadian Companies Finishing 2021 Strong - Earnings Roundup

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Ukraine-Russia crisis and the impact it’s ...

8 Moats to Fend off Competitors

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we discuss the following topics: What drives returns in the short term vs. the long term How we appr...

The Metaverse is Not a Science Project - Earnings Roundup

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Partnering with the Quartr app in this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Canada lost 200,0...

Big Trends for 2022 and Beyond

07 Feb 2022

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In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we start the episode by discussing ARK Invest’s big ideas of 2022 and beyond. We then discuss R...

Microsoft, Apple, Visa, CP and More Earnings!

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Shoutout to Quartr app for partnering with the sh...

20 stocks ranked on their pricing power

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we rank about 20 businesses on a scale of 1 to 5 based on their pricing power. https://thecanadiani...

Netflix, Peloton, Intuitive Surgical, Canadian CPI and More!

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Canadian CPI reaches 4.8% in December The recent...

Microsoft Bets Big on Gaming

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Simon and Braden start the episode by discussing the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. During the rest of the episode, we talk about th...

Aritzia, Blackrock, TSM, Amazon vs. Visa and more!

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: US CPI reaches 7% in December Amazon UK will not...

Balancing Life and Financial goals with Andrew Hallam

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Simon and Braden start the episode by discussing some data showing that Canadians are moving to different provinces. Then Braden interviews Andrew Hal...

Take-Two Interactive’s big acquisition, Nike vs. Lululemon, Blackberry and more!

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Take-Two Interactive acquiring Zynga Nike suing ...

10 Stocks to Watch for 2022

10 Jan 2022

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In our first recording of 2022, we start the episode by going over 10 stocks to watch this year. Simon then breaks down defined benefit pension plans ...

Mailbag - Investment Mistakes, Ford, CDRs, Goodwill and more!

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we answer some listeners' questions on the following topics: Our biggest investment mistakes The fu...

2022 Bold Predictions and Bitcoin Basics

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we start by giving our 2022 bold predictions. Simon finishes the episode by discussing the basics of...

2021 Investing Year in Review

30 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Withdrawing RRSP before retirement A look back at the major invest...

Youtube, FOMO and books for 2022

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics: The impact of big tech on various indices Books and resources to l...

Reddit IPO, Accenture, Adobe, HEXO and more!

23 Dec 2021

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Reddit looking to IPO in 2022 Canadian CPI figur...

Showing our exact stock portfolios

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we talk about each holding in our personal portfolio and the current weighting. Tickers: BEPC.TO, BI...

Udemy, Costco, Lululemon, GME, SentinelOne and more!

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Is Tim Horton’s getting its swagger back w...

Building A 15 Dividend Stock Portfolio To Yield 4%

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics:  The differences between asset light and asset heavy business...

Square gets a new name, Canadian Banks, MongoDB and more!

09 Dec 2021

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: The markets finish a volatile week Square changi...

Sunk cost fallacy, financial planners and Berkshire’s returns

06 Dec 2021

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics:  Sunk Cost Fallacy and why it should be avoided Questions to ...

Twitter gets a new CEO, Market Volatility, Disney and more!

02 Dec 2021

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Jack Dorsey stepping down as Twitter CEO Stock m...

The Returns You Can Expect from Stocks & Hut8 Bitcoin Mining

28 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics:  Historical stock market returns Hut8 (HUT) Bitcoin Mining st...

Nvidia, Axon, Target, Intuit, Canadian CPI and more!

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases and news: Rogers naming Tony Staffieri as their new CEO La...

What Canadians hold in their TFSA and researching stocks

22 Nov 2021

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics:  Statistics on the type of investments Canadians have in thei...

Beyond Meat, Unity, Well Health, Paypal and more earnings!

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Braden’s Movember link raising money for mental health and suicide prevention 💙 https://ca.movember.com/mospace/14636062 In this release of t...

Buying US Stocks in Canadian Dollars and Position Sizing

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, Braden interviews Erik Sloane from Neo Exchange to discuss the new Canadian Depositary Receipts (CDR...

Lightspeed, Airbnb, Topicus, Peloton, Air Canada and more earnings!

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following earnings releases: Etsy The Trade Desk Peloton Constellation Software and To...

Sony, price anchoring and high dividend yields

08 Nov 2021

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In this release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following topics: Chuck Akre’s list of characteristics to find outstanding busin...

Going Meta & Earnings Galore

04 Nov 2021

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In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we cover the following companies latest earnings release: Apple's success despite chip shortages Fa...

Hype ETFs, Accenture and inflation headlines

01 Nov 2021

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In this monday release of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Braden does a deep dive on Accenture, the global consulting...

Rogers drama, Netflix, Chipotle, Hexo, and more!

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this Thursday earnings and news episode, we talk about the following topics: Our take on the rumours that Paypal wanted to acquire Pinterest The o...

Six stocks with a growing dividend and supply chain issues

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are back with our regular schedule! In this monday episode with talk about the following subjects: Canadian National Rail parting ways with its CE...

Aritzia, US Banks, Domino’s and the first US listed Bitcoin ETF

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are back with our regular schedule! In this episode we discuss the following news and earnings: Toronto having the second biggest housing bubble i...

Investing in your circle of competence with Mitch & Jake

18 Oct 2021

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In this episode of The Canadian Investor, Braden sits down with two lads from the east coast to discuss investing in your circle of competence, EQ Ban...

Finding value in today’s stock market with Andrew Sather and Dave Ahern

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we interview our friends from the Investing for beginners podcast, Andrew Sather and Dave Ahearn. We ...

Lightspeed short report, moats and gambling on stocks

11 Oct 2021

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In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we mix it up with some news and concepts. We talk about the following topics: Lightspeed short repo...

Finding great businesses with Barry Schwartz

07 Oct 2021

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In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast Braden interviews Barry Schwartz. Barry is the chief investment officer of Baskin Wealth Management. ...

Mailbag - Two TSX Venture stocks, niche ETFs, savings accounts and more!

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we do another installment of our mailbag episodes.  The topics discussed are: Difference betwee...

Toast IPO, Carnival, Costco, Nike, Hive Blockchain and more!

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this second episode of the week, we’re doing an earnings and news roundup. We’re talking about the recent Toast IPO and earnings from C...

Tier Ranking the 41 largest Canadian Stocks

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we rank by tier the 41 largest Canadian public companies by market cap. The top tier is Tier S and th...

The Evergrande fiasco, Jinko Solar, Oracle, Intuit and Cannabis

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Evergrande, the Chinese Developer on the brink of defaulting and w...

9 companies on our watchlist, ESG and paid press releases

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we discuss the following topics: How measuring the environmental impact of companies can be measura...

Episode 100! Lululemon, Dollarama, Gamestop and Cloud Computing

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this second episode of the week, we’re doing a roundup of earnings and news. We’re talking about recent earnings of Lululemon, Restorat...