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60 days – 1.55%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-02-04. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
30 days – 1.50%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-02-04. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Norbert’s Gambit: The complete guide
– moneysense.ca
Creative Commons / John WardNorbert’s Gambit remains the least expensive way to convert Canadian and U.S. dollars at a discount brokerage. For investors looking to buy U.S.-listed ETFs, learning this technique can save hundreds of dollars by sidestepping the wide currency spreads charged by brokerages.
With the 2013 launch of excellent unhedged foreign equity ETFs from Vanguard and iShares, there’s less incentive to use U.S.-listed ETFs than there used to be. In fact, in a non-registered account or a TFSA it may not even be worth the added cost and inconvenience if the only difference is a few basis points of MER. But in an RRSP, there’s a significant benefit: using U.S.-listed ETFs can dramatically reduce the impact of foreign withholding taxes, which can add an additional cost of 0.30% to 0.70% to U.S. and international equity holdings.
The problem with learning to pulling off Norbert’s Gambit, however, is that there’s no simple set of instructions that works at every brokerage…
Ottawa unveils prepaid credit card rules
– thestar.com
Government also launches public consultation on financial code of conduct to protect consumers from other abuses.120 days – 1.70%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-10-17. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
