Hosted by Bob Lai and Nelson Smith · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 37 episodes
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Join hosts Bob Lai and Nelson Smith as they talk about wealth creation strategies, investing tips, and much, much more, all from a fiercely independent (and Canadian!) perspective.
Bob Lai and Nelson Smith hosts DIY Wealth Canada Podcast, a business show with 37 episodes published.
This week's episode was special. Not only is it our season finale, but we took your questions LIVE on Twitter. We covered all sorts of things, including what we do when a company cuts its dividend, whether currency hedgi
"I think a life properly lived is just learn, learn, learn, all the time. And I think Berkshire's gained enormously from these investment decisions by learning through a long, long period." -- Charlie Munger This week's
This week Bob and Nelson are talking bubbles. More specifically, the AI bubble. We talk about how you might want to invest if you worry about a bubble, some other bubbles we remember, and steps you can take to protect yo
Both Bob and Nelson have a simple retirement plan. We want to live off the dividends while the underlying shares continue to go up in value. This method has a ton of advantages. It's worked well historically. It's simple
What's the point of retiring early if you're not going to use that extra time to travel? This week's episode dives into how Bob and Nelson use travel hacking to save serious money on flights, hotels, and more. Bob shares
Real estate investing is as old as time itself. You buy a place, rent it out, and pocket the profit after expenses. It's been a solid way to make money. But in 2026 we're not sure we agree. In this week's episode Bob and
Another week, another guest! Mark Seed joins Bob and Nelson on the pod again. This time the subject is finfluencers, folks who might have good intentions but often operate in a grey area outside of regulator control. We
This week Bob and Nelson welcome another excellent guest to the pod. Anthony is the Newcomer Investor on X (@newcomerinvest), who absolutely loves the game of business. After starting out as primarily a dividend growth i
It used to be that if you had one million dollars, you were rich. But things are different today. In a world where seemingly everybody is in the seven-figure club and $1M doesn't even buy a nice house in Toronto or Vanco
We had so much fun talking dividends last week that we decided to do it again. We cover some of our favourite stocks in the energy sector, pipelines, gold, REITs, and a whole lot more. Plus, a little look at a company th
In this week's episode we talk stocks. Dividend stocks, of course. We cover a bunch of different names, including Telus, Canadian banks, Capital Power, Brookfield, and more. A great show for anyone looking for stock idea
This week on the pod Bob and Nelson welcome a very special guest, Mike the Dividend Guy. He's one of the best dividend investors out there, so we're extra excited about this one. We discuss Mike's specific version of div
"Why don't y'all use a financial advisor?" This week's episode of the pod is a little more reflective than most. Bob and Nelson spend a lot of time talking about the 'how' part of DIY investing, helping to educate y'all
This week on the pod Bob and Nelson tackle one of the toughest questions in the investing world. Just when should you sell a stock, anyway? The short answer is this. It's complicated and most investors suck at it. They s
Just what should you do with your cash, anyway? We're not talking about investments here, but cash. That is money in your emergency fund, or that's been put aside for a big purchase in the next 6-12 months, or perhaps a
One of the most common questions we get involves online brokerages. Which one should I use? Which ones stink? This week on the show Bob and Nelson attempt to answer this question once and for all, but the conclusion isn'
This week's episode is one y'all won't want to miss. We turn things around a little bit with Bob interviewing Nelson. About what exactly? About how Nelson has officially failed at early retirement. He has a real job agai
This week on the pod Bob and Nelson reach into the mailbag and answer your questions. We cover such things as whether Telus can maintain that generous dividend, how to invest cash you might need 12 months from now, and w
Both Bob and Nelson are lucky that we've gotten a lot of good financial advice from trusted people right when it was needed most. But we've also gotten a fair bit of advice that's downright terrible. This week's episode
"You can't have the majority of your portfolio in Canadian stocks. Don't you know that Canada is only 3% of the world's market?!?!?" This week on the pod Bob and Nelson tackle this question from a more contrarian perspec
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DIY Wealth Canada Podcast is hosted by Bob Lai and Nelson Smith. The show is categorised under business (investing) and has published 37 episodes.
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