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10 Best Canadian Stocks to
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New to investing? Forget trying to time the market. Here are 10 of the best Canadian stocks to buy and hold forever. We read the financial reports, so you do not have to.

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Company Deep Dives

TD Bank Q3 2026 Earnings: Capital Strength vs. Cleanup

REVENUE BY QUARTER TD Q3 2026 SUPPLEMENTARY
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Scotiabank Q3 2026: Record Quarter, Discount Question

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RBC Q3 2026 Earnings: Scale as the Moat

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National Bank Q3 2026 Earnings: Inside the CWB Boost

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CIBC Q3 2026 Deep Dive: Operating Leverage at Work

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BMO Q3 2026 Deep Dive: One Charge, Two Earnings Stories

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The same $100,000, the same market, three fee levelsGrowing at 10% a year before fees, over 25 years$0$250k$500k$750k$1,000kYear 0510152025$1,030,578Self-directed ETFs0.22% MER$819,835Fee-based advisor1.00% advice + 0.22% MER$646,297Advisor-sold mutual funds2.25% MER$384,281 apartReturn assumption: the S&P 500’s long-run average with dividends reinvested, about 10% a year since 1957. MERs from finiki,asset-weighted Canadian averages. The historical average is not a forecast, and no single year looks like it.
The same $100,000, three fee levelsGrowing at 10% a year before fees, over 25 years$0$250k$500k$750k$1,000kYear 0510152025Return assumption: the S&P 500’s long-run average with dividends reinvested, about 10% a year since 1957.MERs from finiki. $384,281 between the top and bottom lines.$1,030,578Self-directed ETFs0.22% MER$819,835Fee-based advisor1.00% advice + 0.22% MER$646,297Advisor-sold mutual funds2.25% MER
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