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: ⁠[email protected]⁠ 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?