Listen to Barry Schwartz, David Baskin, Ernest Wong and other members of the Baskin Wealth Management team as they provide updates on the markets, the economy, companies that we are investing in and a variety of other topics to help you stay informed on how we are working to manage your wealth.
Podcast – September 21, 2023
Ernest and Barry discuss inflation and what it means for your portfolio. The guys talk about weird Constellation Software rights offering and what options one has. Then they review earnings from Copart and Adobe. And then the feature conversation is a review of the investor days for both Brookfield Corporation and Brookfield Asset Management.
Podcast – September 14, 2023
If you like dividends, you will love this episode! Barry and Ernest discuss the rationale for owning Canadian Energy stocks for income. They also provide an overview of the Canadian telco industry and review whether the dividends of the big three are sustainable.
Podcast – September 6, 2023
Packed show with a great discussion of "Higher for Longer" and what it means for your portfolio, a quick review of our Copart thesis and then our feature discussion on the Canadian Banks. We review the risks facing the Canadian Banks given higher interest rates and the impact on the Canadian consumer in the short and medium term. Finally, we discuss the long term bullish outlook for Canadian Banks and the reason why prefer National Bank.
Podcast – August 21, 2023
We are back with a great conversation about Amazon. The everything store and cloud giant is firing on all cylinders. Has new CEO, Andy Jassy, finally set Amazon up for sustainable profits going forward? Tune in and find out...
Podcast – August 11, 2023
Back from vacation with our best podcast ever. Ernest and I discuss why we love companies that have the owner operator mindset and make themselves invincible on the balance sheet. Then we discuss our feature company, the profit machine called Apple. We talk about the current criticisms of the company and why we feel the best days stay lie ahead. Check it out!
Podcast – July 25, 2023
In this week's episode, Barry and Ernest discuss disruptions in the trucking industry, Constellation Software's big deal, and react to Netflix's earnings.
Podcast – July 14, 2023
This week's episode is a grab-bag of random topics. Ernest and I touch on the Magnificent Seven (the seven mega-techs that are driving the current rally), Domino's partnership with Uber, the FTC case against Activision and Microsoft and the implications for Adobe, risks in the Canadian grocery sector and why we don't buy fashion businesses. Check it out!
Podcast – June 26, 2023
Join us for another great episode! Today we talk about the under-performance of the TSX year to date, the volatility of a stock's performance in any one year, dividend stocks vs. interest rates and why we don't buy alts for our clients. Our feature conversation is our research process to find High Quality Investments. Ernest dives deep into our strategy - to own a carefully selected portfolio of well run companies and hold them forever. Dontcha dare miss it!
Podcast – June 12, 2023
This week’s episode discusses Netflix’s initial success in cracking down on password sharing, followed by a rare macro forecast from Ernest, and then finally our feature company: a “boring” property management/renovations company that has delivered anything but boring returns.