Long Term Investing - With Baskin Wealth Management

This week, Barry and Ernest provide an update onBrookfield after its annual investor day, before breaking down Adobe's earnings and business updates. 0:00- Intro6:40- Brookfield annual investor days9:38- BAM's AI strategy17:27- BAM's retail opportunity 18:51- BAM carried interest 20:41- BN's insurance business31:48- BN's real estate update 35:19- How BN's insurance growth benefits BAM 39:39- Adobe update 

This week, Barry and Ernest break down Google's favorable antitrust remedies ruling and how it impacts Google, Apple, and perhaps surprisingly, Live Nation. 0:00- Intro2:04- Google's antitrust risk8:34- Favorable remedies ruling for Google13:18- AI competition for Google Search18:12- Apple benefitting from the ruling25:00- Live Nation's antitrust issues30:00- Live Nation's international growth

This week, Barry and Ernest discuss the risks of alternativeinvestments and explain why long-term investing makes sense, before reviewing the current state of Canadian banks. 0:00- Intro2:20- Are alternatives suitable for investors? 13:25- Cracks in the housing market impacting banks15:55- What does long-term investing mean?19:30- What a long-term investor should look for? 22:30- How incentives lead to short-term performance26:35- Building conviction through research for the long-term 29:52- Incentives to sell "losers"36:00- Update on Canadian banks 

Barry and Ernest are back from summer vacation and discuss why companies need to think locally in international markets, before breaking down how Big Techs can earn healthy returns on their massive capital spending on AI.  1:41- Ernest getting stuck in Europe 5:37- Importance of local operators9:04- Couche-Tard’s failed Carrefour deal14:50- Market update21:24- Google’s strong performance26:24- What’s the return for big tech capex?33:20- Will AI displace traditional software? 36:25- How AI impacts Constellation Software

0:00 – Introduction5:06 – Tariffs removing regulatory scrutiny on Americantech9:03 – Importance of culture for long-term performance15:28 – Update on Adobe27:58 – Netflix’s earnings34:26 – Domino’s earnings39:06 – MSCI’s earnings

In this week’s podcast, Barry and Ernest react to Alimentation Couche-Tard announcing it will drop their bid for Seven and i, before discussing TSMC’s quarterly earnings. 

In this week's episode, Barry and Ernest review the first six months of 2025 deep dive into National Bank.0:00 – Introduction2:10 – A review of the first six months of 20258:22 – Good businesses outperform in volatility13:00 – Notable performers in the first half27:50 – Breaking down National Bank49:03 – Disruptors for Canadian banks?

Barry and Ernest break down their views on investing in gold and “alternatives” and then discuss Alimentation Couche-Tard’s earnings.0:00 – Introduction1:40 – The Outsiders + capital allocation5:33 – Why we don’t own gold15:47 – The issue with “alternatives”23:49 – Evaluating AI within non-tech businesses31:13 – Alimentation Couche-Tard earnings

In this episode, Barry and Ernest discuss their framework for evaluating disruption before discussing a new addition to the portfolio.0:00 – Introduction1:29 – Our thoughts on disruption risk3:35 – The Innovator’s Dilemma12:43 – Venture capital investing vs public market investing15:49 – Our new investment in TSMC29:51 – Valuation, risks, and looking forward for TSMC

This week, Barry and Ernest discuss why people aredrinking less alcohol, talk about the importance of culture & incentives, and provide an update on Costco.0:00 – Introduction2:51 – The “Big Beautiful Bill”7:51 – Shifts in consumer consumption behavior14:38 – Importance of company culture andincentives27:11 – Update on Costco29:05 – Thoughts on Costco’s valuation42:05 – Costco’s unique culture43:08 – Next steps for Costco

In this episode, Barry & Ernest dive into key lessons from the past five years of investing and share our latest thoughts on the market. We challenge the idea that complexity leads to better results, and explore why “buy and hold” is oftenharder than it sounds. We also discuss how strong management teams pivot effectively and what that means for long-term success. Plus, we open the mailbag to answer your questions!0:00 – Introduction3:58 – Complexity does not lead to better results10:23 – Our current thoughts on the market13:18 – Lessons learned over the last five years19:54 – “Buy and Hold” as a strategy is easier said thandone28:05 – Management ability to pivot30:10 – Mailbag 1: Portfolio construction36:56 – Mailbag 2: Why Waste Connections over other wastemanagement companies?41:42 – Mailbag 3: Would Couche-Tard have been punished the same way if it were listed on the NYSE?44:40 – Mailbag 4: Review of your biggest mistakes

This week, Barry and Ernest discuss ConstellationSoftware's annual meeting and the strategic changes being made to continuecompounding into the future, before ending with Brookfield's earnings. 0:00- Introduction 0:58 – Constellation Software Annual Meeting9:20 – Constellation's compounding runway20:22 – AI impacts to CSU's model25:24 – CSU's new compensation structure27:33 – The potential threat of CSU imitators33:47 – Brookfield earnings

This week, Barry and Ernest discuss their preference forcompounders over dividend-paying stocks before providing an update on Alimentation Couche-Tard, Canadian Natural Resources, and Tourmaline Oil. 0:00 – Introduction3:43 – Our view on a potential recession14:43 – Why we prefer capital allocators over dividend payers33:10 – Update on Alimentation Couche-Tard40:51 – Update on CNQ, Tourmaline, and M&A in the O&Gspace 

0:00– Introduction2:43– How Buffett has influenced our investing journey14:34– Our favorite Buffett investments27:35– Berkshire under Greg Abel 40:58– Berkshire highlights and mistakes over the years44:42– Mailbag: What if Buffett starts today?49:55– Mailbag: Could Berkshire be broken up? 52:51– Mailbag: Berkshire's valuation today​The end of an era: With Warren Buffett's retirement, Barry and Ernest discuss lessons and highlights from his career and speculate how Berkshire might evolve under new CEO Greg Abel. 

0:00 – Introduction3:02 – Stock market recovery and macro commentary11:28 – Visa earnings21:28 – Big tech earnings overview (Google, Meta, & Microsoft)23:02 – Google earnings31:20 – Meta earnings39:24 – Microsoft earnings41:50 – Garmin earnings45:14 – A note on owning growth-oriented companiesIn this week's episode, Barry and Ernest break down more Q1 earnings include the state of the consumer and promising results from Big Tech investments into AI

0:00 – Introduction3:09 – Q1 earnings season so far9:50 – Watsco earnings15:56 – TFI International earnings23:08 – Netflix earnings29:30 – Moody’s & MSCI earnings37:56 – Bad idea to focus on headlinesThis week, Barry and Ernest review first quarter earnings for Watsco, TFI International, Netflix, Moody’s, MSCI.

0:00 – Introduction3:25 – Companies responding to changing US tariffs 10:13 – Timing the markets in bad times19:52 – Quality companies are the best defence33:20 – How to protect your portfolio with a shorter time horizon40:52 – What we're looking for in Q1 earnings In this week's episode of the Long-Term Investing Podcast, Barry and Ernest provide more updates on tariffs as well as how best to position your portfolio in an uncertain time period.

0:00 – Introduction2:05 – Impact on tariffs on markets5:20 – How companies respond to tariffs11:58 – Service companies tend to be more protected from macroevents14:05 – Uncertainty of investing in equities16:45 – Importance of balance sheet health21:25 – The risks of using margin25:27 – How we define portfolio diversification 33:50 – Why we don't predict macro35:53 – Finding high quality businesses during the market pullbackIn this week's episode of the Long-Term Investing Podcast, Barry and Ernest discuss the market uncertainty relating to tariffs in the US and how Baskin Wealth is responding to the macroeconomic uncertainty.

0:00 – Introduction1:43 – Market correction3:40 – Upcoming Canadian election7:10 – Canadian government energy policy 15:15 – Principles when investing in oil and gas stocks20:06 – Canadian Natural Resources 2024 26:40 – Long term demand for oil29:25 – Impact of US tariffs on Canadian crude 31:20 – Tourmaline Oil earningsThis week, Barry and Ernest first discuss how Baskin Wealth is navigating the upcoming Canadian federal election before reviewing 2024 results of Canadian Natural Resources and Tourmaline Oil.

0:00 – Introduction1:44 – The rough 2025 for the US stock market6:00 - The current market vs other pullbacks12:37 – Constellation Software's earnings23:07 – Topicus.com's earnings and recent acquisitions26:14 – Can Constellation keep compounding? 28:49 – Is AI a risk for Constellation’s business modelIn this week's episode of the Long Term Investing Podcast, Barry and Ernest review Constellation Software and Topicus.com's 2024, and discuss whether it can grow at the same pace going forward as well as potential risks to their business model from AI.