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30 days – 1.50%
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This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-11-28. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
90 days – 1.60%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-11-28. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
ETFs 101
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During the past “RRSP Season” I received a few emails from readers asking about Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). This particular question caught my attention:
Hi, I’ve recently learned I can use my TFSA for much more than a savings account. “Where do I begin to use these ETFs?”
Thanks for this email. Today’s post will provide this reader with a few considerations to help them “begin to use these ETFs”.
Accounts vs. Products
As you may know from my other blogposts I’m a fan of figuring out what you’re saving for first and changing your financial tune before anything else. Assuming this reader understands that accounts (like TFSAs) are not investment products themselves let’s summarize what an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is.
My Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) 101
Hi, I’ve recently learned I can use my TFSA for much more than a savings account. “Where do I begin to use these ETFs?”
Thanks for this email. Today’s post will provide this reader with a few considerations to help them “begin to use these ETFs”.
Accounts vs. Products
As you may know from my other blogposts I’m a fan of figuring out what you’re saving for first and changing your financial tune before anything else. Assuming this reader understands that accounts (like TFSAs) are not investment products themselves let’s summarize what an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is.
My Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) 101
Like mutual funds, ETFs let you invest in a group of stocks or other investments.
Consider ETFs a lower-fee version of some mutual funds. ETFs that follow an index cost less (than an actively managed mutual fund) since the fund manager doesn’t have to do research about what to invest in and when to invest in it; the ETF changes its holdings to mirror those of the index…
5.5 year – 2.80%
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This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-03-11. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
