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The best GIC rates in Canada for 2026 + MORE Apr 27th
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Making sense of the markets this week: April 23, 2023 + MORE Apr 21st
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Making sense of the markets this week: April 23, 2023 - moneysense.caThis week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
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The best TFSAs in Canada for 2022 + MORE Nov 17th
As the name suggests, tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) offer a tax break on contribution income—meaning that, unlike with a regular savings account or non-registered investment account, what you earn inside your TFSA isn’t taxed, even when you make a withdrawal. TFSAs are flexible, too, allowin.... More »
The best GIC rates in Canada for 2025 May 16th
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GICs and Savings Accounts – Which Best Combat Inflation?
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Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) and Savings accounts at banks offer a person in Canada the safest possible place to invest money. Both are backed 100% against any loss up to $100,000 by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, an arm of the federal government. That’s as safe as it gets.Safety against outright loss isn’t enough for the investor. There is inflation to consider. Annual inflation – targeted by official Bank of Canada policy at 2% – eats away the purchasing power of our cash unless the interest rate on the GICs and savings accounts exceed inflation. If inflation is 2% and your interest received is 0.5%, you’ve lost 1.5% in real purchasing power.Unfortunately, the tale told by the numbers is discouraging. The chart below traces the deteriorating trend over time. Data is from the Bank of Canada. Inflation is the CPI (Consumer Price Index) All Items, shown by the red line. Back in 1981, all was wonderful. Savings accounts, 5-year and 1-year GICs issued by the major Canadian banks all paid interest rates comfortably in excess of inflation…
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