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@@davidm0934 TD has a 5 year dividend CAGR of 8.5%. BNS is 4.9% for their CAGR for the last 5 years. So TD does have a lower starting yield but they grow it at a faster rate than other banks.
Thank you very much, loved this! Very informative and enjoyed your rationale for each pick. It’s not easy to choose only 5, but here is my list: AAPL, AMZN, RY/TD, BRK.B, and COST. As you can see, I am with you for Canadian banks, and I am willing to settle with either one.
What are your guys thought on “CDR’s” ? CIBC recently released a couple large U.S CDR’s and I’ve been buying in. Same thing as ADR’s example being BABA stock. It’ll be an interesting video to see as I think a lot of Canadians still aren’t aware of this option.
Great presentation guys with good explanations for each stock.I own or have owned 8 out of the ten and am holding them for the long term so I do agree with your analysis that they are all great choices! I have found after 25 years of investing my best results came from holding good companies through the inevitable ups and downs of economic cycles.
I picked 5 stocks before playing the video. TD for the reasons you identified. Amazon because it will eventually be split into a number of highly profitable companies. Pfizer because over the next 20 years we will see many more pandemics like Covid. Thomson-Reuters because of the demand for instant information and content. Finally, CNR because railways will always be the transportation backbone for resources and bulk goods.
For Canadian banks I have both TD and RBC, though TD is 10% of my portfolio with RBC being 5%. I also have Scotiabank (4% of my portfolio) to get some South American exposure while leaving my overall banking exposure at just under 20% of my portfolio.
Yes, Marc, split share corporations like Dividend 15 Corp, DFN, I think they use cover calls to get that nice yield of 15 Quality Canadian high yielding stocks. That would be a good idea you had to talk about explaining these types of investment stocks.🇨🇦🍁
Hi brandan I love watching your videos and I have one question what happens if my stock investment through TFSA get delisted because its condition of TFSA that the equity should trade on a designated exchange Thanks
If you're talking about CIBCs CDRs; here is what the Neo page says about dividends: Dividends paid on the reference shares underlying CDRs will be passed through to CDR investors in Canadian dollars when received.
Amazing video! I'm just starting investing and not only this video but your channel has helped me a lot. Just something curious, thinking a 20-year portfolio, there was only one food company and no energy or logistic company. Don't you think that those three sectors will be crucial in the next few years? Congrats for your videos and spirit!!
Just signed up for the PPC Ian webinar. Can’t wait! At work right now so I cant wait to listen to this video again at home tonight! Thanks for great content guys💪
I have lately been focusing more on ETFs than stocks, but since you are talking about stocks exclusively here, it got me wondering if that was a good idea or bad idea. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on focusing more on ETFs vs focusing more on individual stocks.
@@snicky3594 TXF has a really high dividend. I also have some BMO ETFs, like ZSP, and I am looking at ZQQ. I used to have ZWC as well because of a pretty good dividend, but its value looks like it slowly drops over the years so I got out. Some others are ZUH, ZWH, ZRE, and ZGRO.
It's amazing how much TD Bank has grown over the past 20 years. It was well behind BMO and CIBC at one point and they have been so on point with strategic decisions and growing their brand, that it's quite a story that they are on the cusp of passing RBC....something that was unimaginable not too long ago.
Love the picks. Hold 4 of them myself (TD, DIS, GOOG, AMZN) What I find interesting is that “name your 5 favourite stocks” and “pick 5 stocks to hold for the next 20 years” are two very different questions. When building a “do not touch” portfolio, there is much more thought that needs to be put in in order to properly diversify. That being said, my 5 are: GOOG, ENPH, TSLA, TD, MSFT
CNQ is a must. I know everyone is anti fossil fuels, but the fact of the matter is we will be consuming them for many years and its good to hold for when prices are higher such as they are now.
With stocks that have a higher price such as Amazon, Disney, google, Microsoft etc. What are your thoughts on buying CDRs (Canadian depository recipes) recently being offered by CIBC on the neo exchange? If you want to invest in those companies is this a good way to still get exposure and invest in the company? Would love to hear your thoughts
That was a great video. Really appreciate in sharing your top picks with supported reasoning. Would love to see a video from you guys on top 5 picks for long term which are under $20-25 a share. It's so difficult for young investors to buy good quantity of shares from a company which are already over $100 and some are way beyond reach like Amazon, Alphabet or Apple.
Love all the stocks choices, but I'd be reluctant to go with Disney.... I'd need to learn more about their long-term plans. Its costing over $160 USD per person for a day trip now... Plus we have an aging population, so it would be interesting to see if adults are willing to pay that..
Disney company is much more than just theme parks. I don't have Disney in my portfolio, so please don't take it as if I am defending Brandon/Marc choice. Just wanted to point out that theme parks were closed and Disney's earnings went through the roof courtesy of Disney TV streaming service.
This is my kind of investing and watching this among your other videos influenced my portfolio. My top 5 are Royal Bank, CN Rail, Fortis, Brookfield Asset Management, and TD. Next on my list to buy is CP Rail. I have had Royal Bank for 14 years and Brookfield Asset Management for one day. :-)
@@beaviswealth by the way I learned about Brookfield Asset Management and Fortis from this channel. Thank-you for all the information and entertainment. One stock in my tfsa that I don't hear you talking about is Emera.
Team TD here, I guess I have to, they are my employer, this was so much fun!! I have 7 of the 10 picks, BAM.A, TD, JNJ, NSRGY, DIS, RY, GOOG, awesome content as usual boys, keep up the great work, cheers!
Hello Everyone, Just wondering what are your thoughts on Lithium stocks for the future?? Cars Lawnmowers ect. I'm looking at lthm ,alb,lac stocks. thanks. Maybe a Vid on Lithium??
I liked the TD and Walmart picks, I felt like the rest were just typical top blue chips. I feel like there are some moral and ethical issues when it comes to companies like johnson + johnson, nestle, and disney though. Good for making money if you dont care about that kind of stuff though, but those 3 in particular do some shady shit.
Banks: if I recall, the Canadian banks were not engaging in the same subprime mortgage thing in 2008, so they weathered that way better than their US counterparts… but their stock price suffered as if they were as exposed. Is that right?
Always entertaining and informative to listen to you both. Please continue putting up great content. With US stocks, what are the tax implications for estate planning purposes.
Great job guys on the channel. Would be great to see some statistics on the hype vs solid companies grow and risk. I would love to see a video to compare the strategies. You could invest in 5 crypto trading platforms (Like GLXY) or 5 solid banks in canada. Also would be good to see some statistics on IPOs return on the day, week, month, year after initial offering. I see most of them going down. Would be good to see how often this happens.
That hour went by so quick! I’m gonna side ever so slightly with Marc and his picks….only because tencent is vulnerable to the ccp tendency to slap down the “rich” in that country. It’s a bit more risk than I think most people are even aware of. Having said that,Canadians do need to be invested in China (imho) it’s just a tricky place for us to be. I own BAM for 20 yrs and will for another 20 I’m sure,and Amazon as well. And Google. All great picks guys! And a super episode!👍
For me Amazon, Alphabet, Coca Cola, CN Rail and Costco. 4 out of 5 are world wide CN rail won't expand across the globe but business in Canada will grow so I dont mind holding onto them.
Hi Marc and Brandon, Great video!!! Can you share your thoughts on BAC/JPM and other major American banks? Looks like Canadian banks have a similar path with US ones. Wonder why you choose Canadian ones over US ones. Also, in this channel, we only talk about Candian/US bank stocks. Does it mean that bank stock on other markets is not as valuable as local ones? Any opinions on the bank stock in European
Can I buy Tencent from Canadian TD online brokerage/Direct Investing platform? What exchange does it trade on? I can only find TCTZF on my TD Direct Investing platform.
Great insight guys.. love hearing your rational for your choices. Objective and informative. Good range of fantastic companies.. I would drop Walmart possibly. With so much depending on online I would rather put more into Amazon. Walmart is growing but I just don't see them holding up over the long run but both will lose market share to smaller competitors via Shopify who is on my personal list as a service provider 😂.
Watched the whole thing, although skipped over some of Walmart. I’d pick Disney, Amazon, Google, bam, and TD, cause I like their logo better than RBC. I own none of these. Closest i have is bmo, Telus, smart centres, Emma, merk.
Can you hold TENCH in your TFSA? There has been news that holding a OTC stock that it is a non qualified investment, but if it also trades on a designated stock exchange then it could be fine. I know TENCH trades on the HK stock exchange, so does anyone know if TENCH has any tax issues in a TFSA?
I didn't know about that rule at the time, and a few months ago I tried to buy TENCH in my TFSA and my brokerage flagged it before I put in the order. So it appears you can't put it in a TFSA.
Hi, bit off topic, but what if any would be the advantage to having an RRSP holding US funds? I assume that holding US stocks in my existing CAD RRSP then has the conversion when dividends are paid or stocks sold. So my only thought is that if you hold an RRSP with US funds in it, than the conversion wont exist until we actually withdraw, and the dividends will be paid and reinvested into US holdings without conversion fees back and forth as long as they stay within the RRSP
When you withdraw from an RRIF, which is what the RRSP turns into after you retire, you will need to report CAD equivalent of the USD, so either you convert and withdraw or withdraw directly, it makes no difference. Now, if you are going to spend time in the US and will be spending your USD direct, you can avoid the conversion costs. But for taxes you pay the same. Btw, you don't "hold an RRSP in US funds", you "hold US funds in a RRSP", RRSP is a basket and US dollars, stocks, bonds are the goods you put in the basket!
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TD has a higher dividend and has the highest dividend growth rate of any Canadian Bank.
TD is my number one Canadian bank for sure
I own both td and ry
BNS has higher dividend with lower stock price tho idk about the dividend growth.
@@davidm0934 TD has a 5 year dividend CAGR of 8.5%. BNS is 4.9% for their CAGR for the last 5 years. So TD does have a lower starting yield but they grow it at a faster rate than other banks.
One of the best video you made. MSFT is STILL a great value for long term investing.
Thank you very much, loved this! Very informative and enjoyed your rationale for each pick. It’s not easy to choose only 5, but here is my list: AAPL, AMZN, RY/TD, BRK.B, and COST. As you can see, I am with you for Canadian banks, and I am willing to settle with either one.
Awesome video! Love how you and your dad chose 5 picks each!
Thank you for the video. Can you please make similar video but for ETF to buy and forget? Thank you!
When I saw the length of this video was almost 55 minutes I got excited and smashed like. Then I hit play. Love the long ones!
What are your guys thought on “CDR’s” ? CIBC recently released a couple large U.S CDR’s and I’ve been buying in. Same thing as ADR’s example being BABA stock. It’ll be an interesting video to see as I think a lot of Canadians still aren’t aware of this option.
I personally bought the Amazon CDR. I think its great, a video on all of them would also be great.
Yea it would be nice to see the difference between buying CDR/ADR vs Fractional
Yes, would like to see some thoughts on all cibc cdrs (hedged) too ie. amzn, tesla, goog etc.
Great presentation guys with good explanations for each stock.I own or have owned 8 out of the ten and am holding them for the long term so I do agree with your analysis that they are all great choices! I have found after 25 years of investing my best results came from holding good companies through the inevitable ups and downs of economic cycles.
Wow guys great picks!!! They are all great companies!! I stay with RBC instead of TD!!
I picked 5 stocks before playing the video. TD for the reasons you identified. Amazon because it will eventually be split into a number of highly profitable companies. Pfizer because over the next 20 years we will see many more pandemics like Covid. Thomson-Reuters because of the demand for instant information and content. Finally, CNR because railways will always be the transportation backbone for resources and bulk goods.
For Canadian banks I have both TD and RBC, though TD is 10% of my portfolio with RBC being 5%. I also have Scotiabank (4% of my portfolio) to get some South American exposure while leaving my overall banking exposure at just under 20% of my portfolio.
Yes, Marc, split share corporations like Dividend 15 Corp, DFN, I think they use cover calls to get that nice yield of 15 Quality Canadian high yielding stocks. That would be a good idea you had to talk about explaining these types of investment stocks.🇨🇦🍁
I had a good laugh when Brandon commented about JNJ and their lawyers "sweeping it under the carpet". My 5 picks are: TD, AMZN, Google, TSLA, Msft.
TSLA has a lot of growth ahead of it!
JNJ, MSFT, TD, Procter and Gamble, Alphabet
Thank you. I own TD and Ry and doing well. I'd like to add BAM and JnJ to my portfolio.
Brandon and Marc, Thanks for your informative videos. Do you have any thoughts on Split Funds? Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks again.
Hi brandan I love watching your videos and I have one question what happens if my stock investment through TFSA get delisted because its condition of TFSA that the equity should trade on a designated exchange
Thanks
Stuck around for the whole hour (listened while prepping dinner/ironing/laundry). Love these videos! Thanks Brandon & Marc!!!
Awesome! Thanks Courtney! It was a long one, and we appreciate you sticking around for the whole thing. - Marc
What are your thoughts on wealthsimple CDRs instead of us funds Also it looks like they don't give dividends??
If you're talking about CIBCs CDRs; here is what the Neo page says about dividends: Dividends paid on the reference shares underlying CDRs will be passed through to CDR investors in Canadian dollars when received.
I stuck around had to watch In in pauses but I always look forward to your video. Thank you
Amazing video! I'm just starting investing and not only this video but your channel has helped me a lot. Just something curious, thinking a 20-year portfolio, there was only one food company and no energy or logistic company. Don't you think that those three sectors will be crucial in the next few years? Congrats for your videos and spirit!!
Just signed up for the PPC Ian webinar. Can’t wait! At work right now so I cant wait to listen to this video again at home tonight!
Thanks for great content guys💪
I have lately been focusing more on ETFs than stocks, but since you are talking about stocks exclusively here, it got me wondering if that was a good idea or bad idea. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on focusing more on ETFs vs focusing more on individual stocks.
Which etfs that you are holding are you high on
@@snicky3594 TXF has a really high dividend. I also have some BMO ETFs, like ZSP, and I am looking at ZQQ. I used to have ZWC as well because of a pretty good dividend, but its value looks like it slowly drops over the years so I got out. Some others are ZUH, ZWH, ZRE, and ZGRO.
It's amazing how much TD Bank has grown over the past 20 years. It was well behind BMO and CIBC at one point and they have been so on point with strategic decisions and growing their brand, that it's quite a story that they are on the cusp of passing RBC....something that was unimaginable not too long ago.
Watched the whole thing - great conversation and deep dives. 👍
That is awesome!!! It wasn't a quick hit, so we appreciate you sticking around to the end! - Marc
very good comment for Tencent
Love the picks. Hold 4 of them myself (TD, DIS, GOOG, AMZN)
What I find interesting is that “name your 5 favourite stocks” and “pick 5 stocks to hold for the next 20 years” are two very different questions. When building a “do not touch” portfolio, there is much more thought that needs to be put in in order to properly diversify. That being said, my 5 are: GOOG, ENPH, TSLA, TD, MSFT
CNQ is a must. I know everyone is anti fossil fuels, but the fact of the matter is we will be consuming them for many years and its good to hold for when prices are higher such as they are now.
Td, cp, alphabet, cost, bam
Any Thought
Let's Go Brandon!
Top five to own: TSLA, DIS, SBUX, TCEHY, one of the Canadian Telecoms
Nice video! Picking stocks is almost as simple as buying the companies that deliver the products and services that you use everyday.
Loved this video. Keen to discuss all of these picks with my dad as potential investments for our portfolios!
I own both TD and Royal Bank. Can’t go wrong long term with these to stocks.
I seriously just bought BAM.A and TD before watching this video. Glad to see we are on the same page, reassuring.
Brandon picks stocks with his ❤️ and Marc 🧠
With stocks that have a higher price such as Amazon, Disney, google, Microsoft etc. What are your thoughts on buying CDRs (Canadian depository recipes) recently being offered by CIBC on the neo exchange? If you want to invest in those companies is this a good way to still get exposure and invest in the company? Would love to hear your thoughts
Great content/video! I could watch continuously for an extra hour😊 Love; TD, JNJ plus Royal!
I love all of your picks but some of them I wouldn't add at these valuations.
Question: if one wants to own stocks for that long, do we buy those stocks as a TFSA or RRSP?
That was a great video. Really appreciate in sharing your top picks with supported reasoning. Would love to see a video from you guys on top 5 picks for long term which are under $20-25 a share. It's so difficult for young investors to buy good quantity of shares from a company which are already over $100 and some are way beyond reach like Amazon, Alphabet or Apple.
Watched the whole time, great information and amazig depth! Thanks for the great content
Love all the stocks choices, but I'd be reluctant to go with Disney.... I'd need to learn more about their long-term plans. Its costing over $160 USD per person for a day trip now... Plus we have an aging population, so it would be interesting to see if adults are willing to pay that..
Disney company is much more than just theme parks. I don't have Disney in my portfolio, so please don't take it as if I am defending Brandon/Marc choice.
Just wanted to point out that theme parks were closed and Disney's earnings went through the roof courtesy of Disney TV streaming service.
Awesome video guys!! I really love the Father Son duo. keep up the great work
No Visa and/or Mastercard? Great content as always!!
Made it through till the end 💪
As always, thank you for the so informative video Brandon & Marc! 🙏
Amazing video guys! I watched the entire thing. I own TD, RY, AMZN and JNJ. I appreciate all of the good work you guys put into this - well done!
This is my kind of investing and watching this among your other videos influenced my portfolio. My top 5 are Royal Bank, CN Rail, Fortis, Brookfield Asset Management, and TD. Next on my list to buy is CP Rail. I have had Royal Bank for 14 years and Brookfield Asset Management for one day. :-)
That's awesome... thanks for supporting the channel and for taking the time to comment. - Marc
@@beaviswealth by the way I learned about Brookfield Asset Management and Fortis from this channel. Thank-you for all the information and entertainment. One stock in my tfsa that I don't hear you talking about is Emera.
Brandon be poppin off
Made it to the end, worth it!
Team TD here, I guess I have to, they are my employer, this was so much fun!! I have 7 of the 10 picks, BAM.A, TD, JNJ, NSRGY, DIS, RY, GOOG, awesome content as usual boys, keep up the great work, cheers!
I watched until the end, with no skipping through! Most of these are either in my portfolio or on my watch list
Hey , I reccomand to check CAE!
Just bought MA and V for 340 and 220 on my rrsp wish me luck!
TD, AAPL, MSFT, NIO, TSLA
Thank you very much!
Hello Everyone, Just wondering what are your thoughts on Lithium stocks for the future?? Cars Lawnmowers ect. I'm looking at lthm ,alb,lac stocks. thanks.
Maybe a Vid on Lithium??
TD or RY, may it be a good idea to go with both ?
Great job! Listen to the end and worth it😍
Watched the whole video! Curious are the 5 stocks in your portfolios currently? 👍
What do you think of HelloFreshse?
I love this episode.
TD holders where u at
What do you think of LIF?
Made it all the way through! thinking of adding some of these once I start buying US stocks. Great video!
Thanks for watching, Jen! - Marc
great contents!!! thumbs up!!
Thanks for the great picks B&M
Our pleasure... thanks for watching. - Marc
I liked the TD and Walmart picks, I felt like the rest were just typical top blue chips. I feel like there are some moral and ethical issues when it comes to companies like johnson + johnson, nestle, and disney though. Good for making money if you dont care about that kind of stuff though, but those 3 in particular do some shady shit.
Well Brendon even promo Tencent, so ethics is not his consideration obviously.
Banks: if I recall, the Canadian banks were not engaging in the same subprime mortgage thing in 2008, so they weathered that way better than their US counterparts… but their stock price suffered as if they were as exposed. Is that right?
Ah! You answered my question later on at pick 4 rbc
Always entertaining and informative to listen to you both. Please continue putting up great content. With US stocks, what are the tax implications for estate planning purposes.
Great job guys on the channel. Would be great to see some statistics on the hype vs solid companies grow and risk. I would love to see a video to compare the strategies. You could invest in 5 crypto trading platforms (Like GLXY) or 5 solid banks in canada. Also would be good to see some statistics on IPOs return on the day, week, month, year after initial offering. I see most of them going down. Would be good to see how often this happens.
Apple, coca cola, Enbridge, Saint-Gobain, Handelsbanken
What do you guys think about TSU on the TSX?
That hour went by so quick! I’m gonna side ever so slightly with Marc and his picks….only because tencent is vulnerable to the ccp tendency to slap down the “rich” in that country. It’s a bit more risk than I think most people are even aware of. Having said that,Canadians do need to be invested in China (imho) it’s just a tricky place for us to be. I own BAM for 20 yrs and will for another 20 I’m sure,and Amazon as well. And Google. All great picks guys! And a super episode!👍
Hey Derek. Thanks for your comment. We always appreciate your input. - Marc
For me Amazon, Alphabet, Coca Cola, CN Rail and Costco. 4 out of 5 are world wide CN rail won't expand across the globe but business in Canada will grow so I dont mind holding onto them.
Love the picks.. and yeah I can't see Tesla here as I think when others catch up, Tesla will fall.
fall the way aapl and amzn fell? I dont think so...
I hope so then I can buy
I would pick Costco rather than Walmart. Also TD , Microsoft are also my picks. I love Amazon and google but their shares are too high.
I prefer RBC, there’s a lion on their logo! How cool is that?
That's how I pick my football teams haha
Great video!
Hi Marc and Brandon, Great video!!! Can you share your thoughts on BAC/JPM and other major American banks? Looks like Canadian banks have a similar path with US ones. Wonder why you choose Canadian ones over US ones. Also, in this channel, we only talk about Candian/US bank stocks. Does it mean that bank stock on other markets is not as valuable as local ones? Any opinions on the bank stock in European
Can I buy Tencent from Canadian TD online brokerage/Direct Investing platform? What exchange does it trade on? I can only find TCTZF on my TD Direct Investing platform.
55 minutes is not long when it's good stuff like that! ;)
those are some good choices!! thanks to both of you. keep them coming. :)
TD TD TD TD!
Great insight guys.. love hearing your rational for your choices. Objective and informative. Good range of fantastic companies.. I would drop Walmart possibly. With so much depending on online I would rather put more into Amazon. Walmart is growing but I just don't see them holding up over the long run but both will lose market share to smaller competitors via Shopify who is on my personal list as a service provider 😂.
Looks like 9 solid investments, and tencent :D
Let’s Go Brandon!~
Watched to the end (Not in one run :)) ). Loved the analysis. Loved the difference of perspectives. Keep on going
Awesome, thanks Hamed. It was a long one, but hopefully it contained some good info for you! - Marc
Watched the whole thing, although skipped over some of Walmart. I’d pick Disney, Amazon, Google, bam, and TD, cause I like their logo better than RBC. I own none of these. Closest i have is bmo, Telus, smart centres, Emma, merk.
Hey Robert... thanks for watching and for adding your picks. - Marc
Hello
apple, msft, google, crm, tsla
All in tech sector?
My grandkids spent a week with me and all asked if I had Disney Plus
Can you hold TENCH in your TFSA? There has been news that holding a OTC stock that it is a non qualified investment, but if it also trades on a designated stock exchange then it could be fine. I know TENCH trades on the HK stock exchange, so does anyone know if TENCH has any tax issues in a TFSA?
I didn't know about that rule at the time, and a few months ago I tried to buy TENCH in my TFSA and my brokerage flagged it before I put in the order. So it appears you can't put it in a TFSA.
I was not able to purchase it on my Tfsa with Cibc
I would like Brandon's thoughts on this and also buying NSRGY? Can we buy NSRGY in a registered account?
TD CNR WM Telus Fortis
Yesss! Tencent 🖤🖤🖤
Love you guys
Hi, bit off topic, but what if any would be the advantage to having an RRSP holding US funds? I assume that holding US stocks in my existing CAD RRSP then has the conversion when dividends are paid or stocks sold. So my only thought is that if you hold an RRSP with US funds in it, than the conversion wont exist until we actually withdraw, and the dividends will be paid and reinvested into US holdings without conversion fees back and forth as long as they stay within the RRSP
When you withdraw from an RRIF, which is what the RRSP turns into after you retire, you will need to report CAD equivalent of the USD, so either you convert and withdraw or withdraw directly, it makes no difference. Now, if you are going to spend time in the US and will be spending your USD direct, you can avoid the conversion costs. But for taxes you pay the same. Btw, you don't "hold an RRSP in US funds", you "hold US funds in a RRSP", RRSP is a basket and US dollars, stocks, bonds are the goods you put in the basket!
I follow your videos
Hahaha! Loved Brandon's comment on J&J lawyers sweeping stuff under rug