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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Making sense of the markets this week: July 12
– moneysense.ca
This is the first installment of a new column. Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
With age comes…less financial stress?
FP Canada, a national organization that seeks to hold financial planners accountable to investors, released its 2020 Financial Stress Index. The report found that as Canadians age, they feel less stressed about money—with 44% of 18- to 34-year-olds listing money as their leading concern, compared to 25% of those aged 65 and older.
The survey asked Canadians about life pressures due to personal finance issues.
Not surprisingly, respondents ID’d money as the number one source of stress (or, to be more specific, one might assume not having enough money in this time of crisis).
The top stressors:
With age comes…less financial stress?
FP Canada, a national organization that seeks to hold financial planners accountable to investors, released its 2020 Financial Stress Index. The report found that as Canadians age, they feel less stressed about money—with 44% of 18- to 34-year-olds listing money as their leading concern, compared to 25% of those aged 65 and older.
The survey asked Canadians about life pressures due to personal finance issues.
Not surprisingly, respondents ID’d money as the number one source of stress (or, to be more specific, one might assume not having enough money in this time of crisis).
The top stressors:
Money (38%)
Personal health (25%)
Work (21%)
Relationships (16%)
Four out of 10 Canadians (40%) said the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their financial stress levels to any degree, while one in 10 (10%) said the pandemic has significantly impacted their financial stress levels…
