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Stock news for investors: Mixed fortunes for Lululemon, Couche-Tard, and Power Corp Mar 20th
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TFSA contribution room calculator
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Tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) are one of the most popular tools for retirement savings. Since you contribute funds that you’ve already paid taxes on, you’ll enjoy tax-free growth. However, the government places limitations on how much you can contribute every year and overall. This is known as your contribution room, or limit.
Check out our contribution room calculator to see where you stand with your TFSA contributions:
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What is a TFSA?
A TFSA is a savings account that acts like an investment account, which generates tax-free income. Qualified investments include cash, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs), mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), bonds, and stocks. The government oversees TFSAs, but banks and financial institutions administer them.
There are three types of TFSAs you can open:
Deposit TFSA: This is what most people think of when they consider a TFSA. A bank or credit union holds the savings account or GIC and you make deposits…
