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Jul 2024
19m 13s

Canada's Market: Apathy Means Opportunit...

The Motley Fool
About this episode

It’s Canada Day! We celebrate our neighbor to the north with a mid-year check on the state of Canada’s stock market. 


(00:21) Jim Gillies and Dylan Lewis discuss:


- How the TSX stacks up to the S&P 500 so far in 2024.

- Why investor apathy in Canada is creating some low valuations and great buying opportunities.

- Two Canadian stocks to watch: MTY Brands and Kit’s Eyewear


Companies discussed: BMO, BNS, RY, ENB, SHOP, MTY, KITS


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Jim Gillies

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Dan Boyd

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