I honestly mostly do it to prevent the feeling of being burned so badly by fees. I don't even have that big a position, and bought Royal because that's who I bank with. I bought Shaw because I hated seeing the bill increases and it's another industry that government protects from international competition, and that payed off big time with the Rogers takeover.
I just think if government protects an industry from competition, and consumers pay higher than what we think is reasonable based on international comparisons, well, I may as well have a piece of that. I bought Royal bank in 2011 or something in the 40's.
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