The Canadian Investor

In this mixed earnings and macro episode, Simon and Dan break down Palantir’s explosive growth (and wild stock reaction), Microsoft’s cloud slowdown fears amid massive AI capex, and Starbucks’ underwhelming turnaround outlook. They also dig into what today’s volatility says about tech valuations, why hyperscalers are under pressure to prove returns on AI spending, and whether investors should start looking beyond U.S. equities altogether. Simon wraps up with a framework for international diversification, including emerging markets and ex-U.S. ETFs, and shares how he’s thinking about portfolio positioning going forward.
Tickers of stocks discussed: PLTR, MSFT, SBUX, ARCC, ZEM.TO, VEE, IXUS, VEU, XAW.TO
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In this bonus episode of The Canadian Investor Podcast, Simon Belanger and Dan Kent break down the market turbulence driving major moves in gold and silver, and discuss why the Fed is “trapped” regardless of who replaces Jerome Powell—using the Kevin Warsh chatter as a jumping-off point for fiscal dominance, bond demand, and what it all means for risk assets. They also run through earnings and capital allocation decisions from Canada’s rail giants, dig into PayPal’s latest stumble, and close with a surprisingly strong quarter from Apple.
Tickers of stocks discussed: CP.TO, CNR.TO, PYPL, AAPL
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Markets have been chaotic over the past few sessions, so we pivot to a mostly-news episode to unpack what’s really driving the volatility.
We start with “SaaSmageddon” — the sharp selloff across software stocks following rapid advances in AI, including Claude’s new capabilities. We discuss why investors are suddenly questioning data-driven moats, seat-based subscription models, and whether traditional SaaS businesses can defend their margins in a world where AI agents can replace large portions of knowledge work.
From there, we connect the dots to private credit and private equity. With software making up a major portion of many private portfolios, we explore the growing risks around payment-in-kind lending, potential default cycles, and why business development companies (BDCs) could be the next pressure point if AI disruption accelerates.
We also cover the historic gold and silver flush — a classic leveraged shakeout driven by forced liquidations, stop-loss cascades, and thin liquidity — and why ETF volumes exploded during the move. Finally, we touch on broader market weakness, AMD’s earnings reaction, and how Bitcoin continues to trade like a high-beta risk asset.
Tickers of Stocks Discussed: TRI.TO, ADBE, CRM, SHOP.TO, SPGI, MCO, ARCC, OWL, OBDC, BXSL, MAIN, FSK, SLV, GLD, SPY, AMD
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In this episode, Simon and Dan break down key investing metrics the financial media barely talks about—including free cash flow per share, free cash flow payout ratio, net interest margin, stock-based compensation, and leverage/interest coverage—and why these can matter more than the usual headline numbers.
Then in Stocks on Our Radar (presented by EQ Bank), Simon covers Pure Storage—an under-the-radar AI infrastructure name with a surprising subscription-heavy model and potential S&P 500 tailwinds.
Tickers of Stocks Discussed: PSTG, BCE, AQN, GOOGL, ADBE
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In this jam-packed news & earnings episode, Simon and Dan break down the Bank of Canada holding rates, the massive uncertainty around U.S. trade policy, and why macro headlines are driving markets more than usual. We also dig into silver’s parabolic run (and why Simon trimmed exposure), plus earnings and updates from ASML, RTX, and UnitedHealth—a perfect example of how political risk can overwhelm fundamentals.
We also tease an extra earnings + news episode next week, and we’re planning to do it live on YouTube for the first time—subscribe so you don’t miss it.
Tickers of Stocks Discussed: ASML, RTX, UNH, INTC, LMT, SLV, ZSL, PSLV
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