Podcasts

Barry and Ernest are back with their final podcast of 2024. Not to worry, they will be back weekly in 2025! In this year-end wrap, Barry and Ernest review the highlights and lowlights of the Baskin Wealth Management portfolio. They discuss the names that surprised the most as well as sharing their thoughts on what might happen in 2025. Thank you very much for watching and listening and we wish you and your family a happy and healthy 2025.

This week, Barry and Ernest review Baskin Wealth Management’s decision to buy back shares of Meta. They discuss the risks and opportunities for the company with a thoughtful conversation about Meta’s business pivots over the years, its AI goals and what is going on with Reality Labs. Then the show is all about you as they answer several questions from the mailbag including a discussion on stocks they regret not buying and how we manage currency fluctuations.

This week, Barry and Ernest talk tariffs - the risks to the Canadian and U.S. economies and the types of companies that could be hurt the most. Next, they discuss the proposed remedies by the DOJ in its anti-trust lawsuit against Google. Moving on, they provide an update on Couche-Tard’s bid for 7 Eleven and a review of its recent earnings release. The feature discussion is on the risks and opportunities for Copart.

A busy show this week. First, Barry and Ernest discuss the Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight on Netflix and what it means for investors. Next, they talk more about Trump 2.0 and what moves you should or shouldn’t make for your portfolio. Then, they review Berkshire’s recent purchase of Domino’s Pizza and the motivations behind the investment. Moving on to Live Nation, Barry and Ernest discuss the strong results for the concert giant. And then the podcast is all about you! Barry and Ernest introduce a new mailbag feature and answer several viewer questions from X. Don’t miss this episode.

Barry and Ernest deliver a packed show this week. With Donald Trump winning the 2024 Presidential Election, Barry and Ernest provide their thoughts on what it might mean for your portfolio. They then give an overview of the current economic environment and the reasons why, they believe, stocks are hitting all time highs. Next, they discuss Constellation Software's earnings release which ties into the feature discussion - Baskin Wealth Management’s recent purchase of TransDigm for its clients. Here, they review the similarities between the two companies and lay out their investment thesis on TransDigm.

In this week's episode, Barry and Ernest cover Apple, Berkshire, Big Techs and Garmin’s recent results. Barry and Ernest, first discuss BCE’s recent acquisition foray into the U.S. and give their take on BCE’s capital allocation policy. Then they move on to review Apple’s and Berkshire’s latest results and discuss the impact of Big Tech spending on capital expenditures. The final discussion focuses on Garmin, whose stock surged over 20% following the release of its Q3 earnings. Barry and Ernest break down what you need to know about Garmin’s evolving business.

In this week’s episode, Barry and Ernest discuss how Baskin Wealth Management’s investment team is reacting to the upcoming U.S. election. In the feature discussion, Barry and Ernest review earnings from CoStar, TFI International, Moody's, and Netflix. Using these four companies, they give examples of how the market reacts to good and bad earnings reports and what investors can learn from those reactions.

In this week's episode, Barry and Ernest cover several topics. With markets at all-time highs, Barry and Ernest provide their thoughts on what investors should consider going forward. Next, the guys review the Adobe Max presentation and provide their thesis on why Adobe could be the market leader in GenAI. Speaking of AI, Ernest talks about his experience using AI for investment research. The ongoing saga of Couche-Tard’s proposal to acquire 7-11 continues and Barry and Ernest breakdown all the drama. Finally, Domino’s Pizza reported a decent quarter and Barry and Ernest discuss why Domino’s continues to take market share from its competitors.

In this week's episode, Barry and Ernest discuss multiple fascinating topics. The podcast starts with a conversation on the recent rally in Chinese stocks and why we generally avoid investing outside North America. Next, the conversation turns to weather and why bad weather played a part in Baskin Wealth’s sales of Vail Resorts and CN Rail. On the same topic, Barry and Ernest discuss two companies in the Baskin portfolio that benefit from bad weather events. The feature discussion is on Canadian Natural Resources acquisition from Chevron and why Barry and Ernest are positive on the deal.

This week, Barry & Ernest wonder whether there is a pattern to recent Department of Justice antitrust lawsuits before breaking down their recent purchase of Garmin.