The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer investment funds and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Let’s explore the best place for you to invest.
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90 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-12-19. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO – Here are five things to look for in Canadian business this week:
— The price of oil. Often a big factor in determining direction on the Toronto Stock Exchange, oil has been on a wild ride recently. Five straight winning sessions, prompted among other things by renewed tensions in the Middle East, saw it top the $50-a-barrel mark last week before falling back $2.56 to US$48.87 on Friday.
— January GDP data. Statistics Canada issues its report on gross domestic product for January on Tuesday. The consensus estimate of economists is that it will show GDP declined 0.2 per cent in January, according to Thomson Reuters. Regardless of the results, the numbers will likely fuel further debate on whether Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz will move on the overnight interest rate next month.
— Bank of Montreal annual meeting. The Bank of Montreal holds is annual meeting on Tuesday. The bank reported last month that its first-quarter profit was down compared with a year ago…
— The price of oil. Often a big factor in determining direction on the Toronto Stock Exchange, oil has been on a wild ride recently. Five straight winning sessions, prompted among other things by renewed tensions in the Middle East, saw it top the $50-a-barrel mark last week before falling back $2.56 to US$48.87 on Friday.
— January GDP data. Statistics Canada issues its report on gross domestic product for January on Tuesday. The consensus estimate of economists is that it will show GDP declined 0.2 per cent in January, according to Thomson Reuters. Regardless of the results, the numbers will likely fuel further debate on whether Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz will move on the overnight interest rate next month.
— Bank of Montreal annual meeting. The Bank of Montreal holds is annual meeting on Tuesday. The bank reported last month that its first-quarter profit was down compared with a year ago…
60 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-12-19. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
40 days – 2.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 0000-00-00. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
3.5 year – 2.30%
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This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-11-28. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.


