Newcomer Investor

Newcomer Investor
Newcomer Investor

🎙️ Welcome to the Newcomer Investor Channel! Here, we dive deep into the stories behind exceptional businesses and make investing fun and accessible — for everyone. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned investor, this podcast is designed to inspire, educate, and entertain as we explore the world of investing together. Plus, we’re sometimes joined by incredible guests and experts who share their unique insights! Connect: X: @NewcomerInvest Email: iamthenewcomerinvestor@gmail.com Finchat: My FAVOURITE finance tool: https://finchat.io/?via=anthony

Episodes

  1. Fairfax Financial: Canada's Hidden Gem

    11/05/2024

    Fairfax Financial: Canada's Hidden Gem

    Welcome to the Newcomer Investor Channel, where we uncover the story behind great businesses and make investing accessible and fun for everyone! In this episode, I am joined by Asheef Lalani for an in-depth analysis of Fairfax! Please note, this conversation was recorded on November 4th. As a result, any references to specific future dates/events in the episode may refer to a time that has already passed. And remember that nothing here is financial advice Connect: Newcomer Investor on X:⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NewcomerInvest⁠⁠⁠ Newcomer Investor Email: ⁠⁠iamthenewcomerinvestor@gmail.com⁠⁠ Asheef on X: https://x.com/BrownMarubozu Episode Highlights: (0:00) - Intro (1:45) - Asheef’s career in finance (5:00) - Asheef’s investing style (7:50) - The evolution of markets (18:45) - Fairfax - what do they do? what is a p&c business?  Who is Prem Watsa? What is the Fairfax culture? (27:20) - Fairfax’ largest stock: Eurobank (29:45) - Understanding Fairfax’ valuation and some of its “hidden” components (36:45) - Breaking down Fairfax’ insurance business (41:55) - Downside protection (47:27) - The float!!! (49:20) - Global diversification (53:25) - Fairfax India (1:05:20) - Book value - comparison with Intact (1:08:00) - genius move: Fairfax’ Total Return Swaps (1:12:50) - catalyst: Fairfax’ potential inclusion into the TSX 60 (1:19:00) - How all Fairfax segments come together  (1:20:30) - Brookfield & Fairfax similarities (1:22:00) - Fairfax vs Fairfax India (1:26:00) - Fairfax Stock: Strathcona Resources (1:43:00) - Mako Mining and execution risks (1:47:00) - Fairfax recent acquisitions: Sleep Country Canada and Peak Achievement (1:58:45) - Fairfax stock’s exceptional return (2:00:00) - Stock splits (2:08:45) - Why some people choose to avoid Fairfax (and Brookfield!) (2:12:30) - How Prem treats people (2:17:00) - Asheef’s advice to investors

    2h 19m
  2. Financial Freedom Through Dividends: A Conversation With Nelson Smith

    10/18/2024

    Financial Freedom Through Dividends: A Conversation With Nelson Smith

    Welcome to the Newcomer Investor Channel, where we uncover the story behind great businesses and make investing accessible and fun for everyone!   In this episode, I chat with Nelson Smith, founder of the Canadian Dividend Investing Newsletter, and one of my favourite people in the FinTwit space! We discuss his investing strategy and his perspective on a range of stocks. Please note, this conversation was recorded on October 16th. As a result, any references to  specific future dates/events in the episode may refer to a time that has already passed. Connect: Newcomer Investor on X: ⁠https://twitter.com/NewcomerInvest⁠ Newcomer Investor Email: ⁠iamthenewcomerinvestor@gmail.com⁠ Nelson on X: https://x.com/CDInewsletter Subscribe to the Canadian Dividend Investing Newsletter: https://canadiandividendinvesting.beehiiv.com/ Episode Highlights: (0:00) - Intro (1:00) - Who is Nelson?  (4:30) - Nelson’s investing style (6:22) - TD’s $3B fine and asset cap (13:20) - Canadian Big 6 Banks (17:50) - EQB (26:05) - American banks (28:25) - A&W (38:50) - Restaurant Brands International (Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes, Firehouse Subs) (46:30) - McDonald’s (51:30) - Yum Brands (54:20) - Alimentation Couche-Tard (1:00:00) - Parkland Fuels (1:06:50) - How will EVs affect the convenience industry??? (1:09:00) - Nutrien (1:14:00) - Dollarama (1:20:00) - Rogers Sugar (1:23:00) - Grupo Aeroportuario (1:26:00) - Polaris Infrastructure (1:31:00) - Why no Asia/Europe stocks? Why so many holdings? Why no ETFs? Favourite/best stock ever?

    1h 41m
  3. Mahima Poddar - EQ Bank: Canada's Challenger Bank

    09/27/2024

    Mahima Poddar - EQ Bank: Canada's Challenger Bank

    Welcome to the Newcomer Investor Channel, where we uncover the story behind great businesses and make investing accessible and fun for everyone!   In this episode, I chat with Mahima Poddar, Senior Vice-President and Group Head, Personal Banking at EQ Bank. We explored EQ Bank’s innovative Challenger mindset, their cutting-edge products, and how they are reshaping banking to better serve Canadians with smarter, more efficient solutions. Please note, this conversation was recorded on September 12th. As a result, any references to  specific future dates/events in the episode may refer to a time that has already passed. Connect: Newcomer Investor on X: https://twitter.com/NewcomerInvest Newcomer Investor Email: iamthenewcomerinvestor@gmail.com Follow EQ Bank on X: ⁠https://x.com/eqbank Sign up for an EQ Bank Account using my referral: join.eqbank.ca/?code=ANTHONY5814 Sign up for a Small Business Account: https://www.eqbank.ca/business/business-banking/business-account Episode Highlights: (0:00) - Introduction (1:24) - Introducing Mahima (2:52) - The Challenger Bank Mindset (5:00) - Building the EQ Bank Brand - early challenges and victories  (9:37) - EQ Bank’s product differentiation compared to the Big 6 (18:45) - Who are EQ Bank’s customers? + customer acquisition/retention strategy (22:00) - Second Chance campaign with Eugene and Dan Levy (25:00) - The benefits of technology (27:45) - Open banking (30:45) - The Branch vs Branchless debate  (34:25) - Anthony and Mahima’s bank customer experience anecdotes (35:55) - What Mahima is excited about in the years ahead for EQ Bank (38:35) - Post-conversation debrief

    43 min
  4. 07/23/2023

    Buying Iconic North American Companies, One Penny At A Time! - [EP. 50]

    Welcome to the Newcomer Investor Channel! The overarching goal for this channel is to share insights, learn from each other, chat about the beauty of investing and foster healthy debate by sharing various viewpoints. NOTE: This podcast should NOT be taken as financial advice, and is for entertainment purposes only. FOLLOW One Penny At A Time: https://twitter.com/onepennypodcast STREAM His Podcast: https://linktr.ee/harris.elliot Newcomer Investor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewcomerInvest Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@newcomerinvestor/featured Email me at ⁠iamthenewcomerinvestor@gmail.com⁠ TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction: One Penny At A Time (4:17) - Penny’s strategy for tech stocks/growthy stocks (5:45) - QQQM (8:00) - ETFs = lifetime holds (8:45) - Realty Income (O) (12:00) - VICI presentation (VICI) (15:00) - VICI is a (mostly) play on Las Vegas (18:30) - Entertainment: Disney (DIS) & Nintendo, Activision Blizzard (ATVI) (23:00) - Main Street Capital (MAIN) (25:30) - Being intentional with your purchases: what role does the company play in your portfolio? (27:55) - Ally Financial (ALLY) (33:10) - Canadian Banks & TD Bank (TD) (36:00) - Why investing in international stocks may be less necessary as a US investor vs Canadian (38:52) - McDonald’s (MCD) (40:00) - SCHD (42:35) - Hershey (44:40) - Music industry (46:46) - Investing according to your values: what stocks/sectors Penny does not want to invest in (48:25) - Tesla (TSLA) (49:05) - Biggest lesson/advice, and AT&T (T) (50:00) - Thank you! Please follow Penny on all platforms and give us a 5 star

    52 min
  5. 07/18/2023

    Investmentkage - The Power of Great American Businesses! with VTI, VOO, Apple, Microsoft, Costco, Kroger, ExxonMobil, Starbucks, and more! [EP. 48]

    Welcome to the Newcomer Investor Channel! The overarching goal for this channel is to share insights, learn from each other, chat about the beauty of investing and foster healthy debate by sharing various viewpoints. NOTE: This podcast should NOT be taken as financial advice, and is for entertainment purposes only. FOLLOW Kage https://twitter.com/Investmentkage Newcomer Investor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewcomerInvest Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@newcomerinvestor/featured Email me at ⁠iamthenewcomerinvestor@gmail.com⁠ TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Intro (1:50) - How Kage started investing (4:58) - Top holdings: VTI and VOO; key similarities and differences, and the appeal of ETFs (11:10) - Never chasing yield (11:40) - AT&T: what’s going on? (14:00) - Verizon, and the issue with most telco companies: heavy capex requirements, debt, and dividends (15:30) - T-Mobile: a telco success story in the US (17:05) - Costco’s business model, and competitive advantages (21:47) - Special dividends (22:40) - Costco valuation (25:00) - Buying companies that trade at high PEs - sometimes quality and moat will justify those valuations (26:32) - Kroger: growth by smart acquisitions (30:00) - Apple, the greatest business in the world (for consumers) - super powerful ecosystem + product innovation (36:16) - Microsoft, also the greatest business in the world (for businesses) - the power of bundling (41:26) - ExxonMobil: America’s oil giant (45:35) - How did Kage feel about investing when COVID started (50:25) - The importance of maintaining a cash balance (53:28) - Why Kage only invests in US stocks  (58:10) - Bank of America (1:00:30) - Why North American investors may want to consider investing in foreign stocks (1:03:20) - Starbucks: everyone needs to try the Irish cream cold brew. Also, the stock is pretty cool, & the genius of Howard Schultz (1:06:55) - Last piece of advice from Kage for new investors

    1h 8m
  6. 05/25/2023

    [EP. 39] - The Dividend Guy: The case for dividend growth investing; the dividend triangle; National Bank, Constellation Software, Alimentation Couche-Tard

    Welcome to the Newcomer Investor Channel! The overarching goal for this channel is to share insights, learn from each other, chat about the beauty of investing and foster healthy debate by sharing various viewpoints. NOTE: This podcast should NOT be taken as financial advice, and is for entertainment purposes only. FOLLOW TheDividendGuy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDividendGuy SUBSCRIBE to his Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC8aD-2lWvqnkxKiGH91X1WQ STREAM his Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xk1mOZ05rwzMHRg3PGOp0?si=7532e53193fe419c STREAM his second Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4W6l74AJVV5h2BJDeVJlKg?si=e31b0beb647040e0 READ his blog: https://www.thedividendguyblog.com/ Newcomer Investor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewcomerInvest Subscribe on Youtube: hhttps://www.youtube.com/@newcomerinvestor/featured Email me at ⁠iamthenewcomerinvestor@gmail.com⁠ (0:00) - Introducing TheDividendGuy (5:50) - Investing strategy; how it started, and evolved over time (10:51) - The dividend triangle (13:06) - The dividend vs anti dividend debate (15:12) - Amazon $AMZN (16:28) - Constellation Software $CSU (19:37) - Benefits of sticking to one main strategy (21:10) - Mark Leonard: one of the greatest Canadian CEOs of all time, and the importance of high quality management with integrity (26:08) - Canadian banks’ recent earnings: what can we expect next?! (30:26) - Thoughts on timing the market + managing expectations (36:09) - National Bank $NA: what makes it so special! (45:24) - CIBC $CM, Laurentian Bank $LB: suffering from lack of focused strategy (47:21) - Canadian Western Bank $CWB (49:20) - Alimentation Couche Tard $ATD: one of Canada’s greatest success stories (56:06) - Alain Bouchard - passionate, down to earth, and humble leadership

    57 min

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🎙️ Welcome to the Newcomer Investor Channel! Here, we dive deep into the stories behind exceptional businesses and make investing fun and accessible — for everyone. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned investor, this podcast is designed to inspire, educate, and entertain as we explore the world of investing together. Plus, we’re sometimes joined by incredible guests and experts who share their unique insights! Connect: X: @NewcomerInvest Email: iamthenewcomerinvestor@gmail.com Finchat: My FAVOURITE finance tool: https://finchat.io/?via=anthony

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