
The Canadian Investor
The Podcast For Canadian Investors.
The podcast features in depth discussion around individual stocks and various investing strategies while incorporating the nuances of Canadian investment vehicles.
Show hosts Braden Dennis and Simon Belanger bring both experience, fresh takes, well-researched information and entertainment to an investing podcast for Canadians.
Latest episodes

Sep 21, 2023 • 51min
BioSteel Files for Bankruptcy and Grocery CEOs Meet with Ottawa
In this episode, we cover the Canadian August CPI print come in higher than expected, the founder of Indigo returning as CEO, Grocery CEOs meeting with the federal government to stabilize food prices, Biosteel filling for bankruptcy, Dollarama earnings and the recent debenture offering from Constellation software. Symbols of stocks discussed: IDG.TO, L.TO, MRU.TO, DOL.TO, EMP-A.TO, WEED.TO, CSU.TO Check out our portfolio by going to Jointci.com Our Website Canadian Investor Podcast Network Twitter: @cdn_investing Simon’s twitter: @Fiat_Iceberg Braden’s twitter: @BradoCapital Want to learn more about Real Estate Investing? Check out the Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast! Apple Podcast - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Spotify - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Sign up to Stratosphere for free 🚀 our platform for self-directed stock investing research. Register for EQ Bank, the seamless digital banking experience with better rates and no nonsense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 18, 2023 • 45min
What’s Happening with Indigo and Competitive Advantages
In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we start by talking about different competitive advantages, a look back at how Indigo Chapters has performed in the past two years and Simon discusses a potential change in his investment portfolio. Symbols of stocks discussed: IDG.TO Check out our portfolio by going to Jointci.com Our Website Canadian Investor Podcast Network Twitter: @cdn_investing Simon’s twitter: @Fiat_Iceberg Braden’s twitter: @BradoCapital Want to learn more about Real Estate Investing? Check out the Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast! Apple Podcast - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Spotify - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Sign up to Stratosphere for free 🚀 our platform for self-directed stock investing research. Register for EQ Bank, the seamless digital banking experience with better rates and no nonsense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 14, 2023 • 50min
Enbridge to Become Largest Gas Utility in North America
Topics discussed include the Bank of Canada pause, Enbridge's acquisition of dominion gas storage and utility assets, and the instacart IPO. The hosts also analyze the financial performance of a grocery delivery company, explore Uber's optionality, and discuss the rebranding of a company and Europe's contradiction on nuclear energy.

Sep 11, 2023 • 43min
Stock Lending Programs and July’s Most Traded Stocks
In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we talk about 7 virtues of investors, TD’s investor sentiment index and the most traded stocks according to that index. We finish the episode by talking about Wealthsimple’s new stock lending program. Symbols of stocks discussed: TSLA, TRP, T, SHOP, ENB.TO, TD.TO, NVDA, MSFT, BNS.TO, BCE.TO Check out our portfolio by going to Jointci.com Our Website Canadian Investor Podcast Network Twitter: @cdn_investing Simon’s twitter: @Fiat_Iceberg Braden’s twitter: @BradoCapital Want to learn more about Real Estate Investing? Check out the Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast! Apple Podcast - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Spotify - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Sign up to Stratosphere for free 🚀 our platform for self-directed stock investing research. Register for EQ Bank, the seamless digital banking experience with better rates and no nonsense. TD Investor Sentiment IndexSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 7, 2023 • 51min
Are Canadian Banks Preparing for a Recession?
Discussion on recent letters questioning Bank of Canada's independence, challenges in the housing market and collaboration, concerns about Canadian bank earnings and update on private markets, highlights of Royal Bank, CIBC, and Bank of National Bank's earnings reports, Nvidia's impressive growth and revenue record, managing expectations and potential changes in successful business.

Sep 4, 2023 • 44min
Investor managing billions reveals investment ideas (interview with Barry Schwartz)
Barry Schwartz, Chief Investment Officer at Baskin Wealth Mgmt, shares insights on managing risk, investing strategies, and the consistency of human behavior in long-term investing. He discusses his longest held stock, the National Bank of Canada, and the challenges of investing at a young age. Barry also highlights TMX Group as a defensive stock and explores the dominance of TSX TMX Group in the Canadian market and Live Nation's vertical integration controversies.

Aug 31, 2023 • 37min
Businesses That Provide Monster Returns (100x Stories with Chris Mayer)
Chris Mayer, author of 100 Baggers and Woodlock House Family Capital, discusses long term investing, characteristics of great businesses, volatility, growth KPIs, and serial acquirers. Topics include the coffee can portfolio, importance of growth in revenue, balancing multiple with return, appeal of serial acquirers, and the importance of picking the right jockey in investment.

Aug 28, 2023 • 49min
The Problem with Large RRSP Balances and July ETF Flows
In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we talk about RRSPs and how having too large of a balance can cause individuals to be in a higher tax bracket than expected. We then go over the July ETF data for Canadian and US ETFs. Braden goes over a payment processor company that he has recently put on his watchlist. Symbols of stocks discussed: ADYEN, XSEM.TO, CSAV.TO, CASH.TO, TLT, IVV, VOO, ESGU Check out our portfolio by going to Jointci.com Our Website Canadian Investor Podcast Network Twitter: @cdn_investing Simon’s twitter: @Fiat_Iceberg Braden’s twitter: @BradoCapital Want to learn more about Real Estate Investing? Check out the Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast! Apple Podcast - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Spotify - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Sign up to Stratosphere for free 🚀 our platform for self-directed stock investing research. Register for EQ Bank, the seamless digital banking experience with better rates and no nonsense. National Bank Canadian ETF flow report National Bank US ETF flow reportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 24, 2023 • 48min
Why Capital Allocation is so Important and More Retail Earnings
In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast, we look at the earnings of Walmart and Target to see if they are seeing similar trends to Canadian Tire. We also look at Zoom’s earnings, Evergrande filing for chapter 15 bankruptcy and some of the crucial mistakes made by Algonquin Power and Utilities. Symbols of stocks discussed: AQN.TO, WMT, TGT, ZM Check out our portfolio by going to Jointci.com Our Website Canadian Investor Podcast Network Twitter: @cdn_investing Simon’s twitter: @Fiat_Iceberg Braden’s twitter: @BradoCapital Want to learn more about Real Estate Investing? Check out the Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast! Apple Podcast - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Spotify - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Sign up to Stratosphere for free 🚀 our platform for self-directed stock investing research. Register for EQ Bank, the seamless digital banking experience with better rates and no nonsense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 21, 2023 • 58min
What’s Considered Too Small of a Position in a Single Stock?
In this episode of the Canadian Investor Podcast we start by giving our thoughts on positions sizing. We then talk about game theory and investing and underperformance from actively managed funds. We finish the episode by discussing the book Easy Money by Ben Mckenzie which touches on the excesses that happened between 2020 and 2022 in the crypto space. Symbols of stocks discussed: AAPL Check out our portfolio by going to Jointci.com Our Website Canadian Investor Podcast Network Twitter: @cdn_investing Simon’s twitter: @Fiat_Iceberg Braden’s twitter: @BradoCapital Want to learn more about Real Estate Investing? Check out the Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast! Apple Podcast - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Spotify - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Sign up to Stratosphere for free 🚀 our platform for self-directed stock investing research. Register for EQ Bank, the seamless digital banking experience with better rates and no nonsense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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