They don't meet his criteria because they make no profits yet. He needs to see at least three years of consistency. They feel like Shopify--strong topline growth. He doesn't know much of what they do. They've come off a lot from their highs. This is a speculative play but for five years. He keeps his eye on it. It could become a success.

Sell Google, and buy IBM? Yes, Google has been languishing, but IBM has languished more. Also, Google has a better moat than IBM. Google is well-entrenched in the internet more than IBM. Instead, consider Amazon or especially Microsoft, or just hold onto Google.

Starbucks vs. McDonald's as a defensive play Good question. They both have strong moats and brands. He prefers Starbucks--their product offering is stronger. McDonald's is still a fast-food franchise, but a good operation. Starbucks has potential huge growth in China; McDonald's is already there.

They are going toe-to-toe with Mattel and Hasbro, both of whom have lost their innovative edge. TOY is introducing new toys and content. A headwind was the Toys R Us bankruptcy so the stock has come off. No debt and fairly valued now. This is a bet on continued innovation, which he expects.

He bought it at $65, then sold it $170. They're off 20% from their highs. The stock is well ahead of itself. Yes, he may buy them back, but at what price? They could drop 10-20%. He worried about the impact of a recession, but why hasn't a big tech like Amazon bought them? He kicks himself for selling it.

He prefers Telus, which is a pure play. Rogers owns sports teams, not a pure play. They do have a strong moat. But Canadian politicians vow to reduce cell phone bills and this will hurt all telcos. Canadians pay very high cell phone bills compared to the world. Well-run and pays a good dividend.

A mini-ATD'B, both well-run. You can own either. Earnings continue to be good. This will set new highs.

You can buy this and crawl into a cave for 10 years then become wealthy. They have very high ROE. A tremendous moat around their business. It's really MA and Visa. Europe and developing countries invite a huge runway for growth.

Or a fintech ETF? Mastercard has better return metrics and he prefers MA, but both stocks track closely. He's happy owning just MA, but you can own both or an ETF, depending on your time horizon and risk tolerance.