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Investing is the art of using your money to make more money. The concepts and practices are simple, if you know about them. Here are the most important things to know.
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Popular online banks in Canada
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There are unique advantages to using online-only banks. Here are some of the most popular online banks in Canada, as well as their advantages.
Popular Banks in Canada
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We’ve rounded up some of Canada’s popular banks, including online-only banks and alternative financial institutions for a comprehensive guide.
Investing 101 For Beginners | How To Start | Wealthsimple
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Want to invest like a pro? Learn the basics of investing from us and we'll have you on the road to investing in no time.
How to invest in bonds
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Understand the different types of bonds that exist, how to start investing in bonds and where exactly you can buy bonds.
What Are Bonds?
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A bond is a fixed income security that comes with low risk for the investor. This guide will give you an overview of investing in bonds and show how they’re different from stocks.
What is fixed income?
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Fixed income securities like bonds, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs), treasury bills (T-bills) can be beneficial for a balanced portfolio. Here’s what you need to know about them.
Fractional Shares
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A fractional share is a fraction of a share of stock. It allows investors to own stock in a company without buying a full share. Here’s a guide to fractional shares.
FHSA vs. TFSA vs. RRSP
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Instead of stressing with a calculator or calling your accountant, you can figure out which tax-sheltered account is best for you — FHSA, RRSP, or TFSA — with this very simple (and fun!) flow chart.
How to Invest Cash Money - an Investor’s Guide to Cash
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Understanding when it makes sense to hold cash money and when to use it is a key component of investing. Learn about when it makes sense to invest, and how much is too much.
Diversification: What does it mean and how does it work
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Diversification is a way to spread out your investment to reduce your risk. Learn the details and how to put it into practice.
Do you have enough for retirement
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We hear a lot about saving for retirement, but we don’t often hear what retirement will cost us and whether or not we’ll have enough to retire. We get into those details.
Investment strategy check-up
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It's important for long-term investors to tune out the noise and stick with their financial plan. But sometimes the world (or just life) feels crazy enough to deserve a change. We made a flow chart to help you decide.
Pre-market trading and after-hours trading
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Extended hours trading lets investors buy and sell securities outside of the regular U.S. stock market hours. It comes with rules, limitations, and risks, and not every security can be traded. Learn more.
The Six Worst Ways to Trade Options
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You can’t take the risk out of options, but you can do your best to limit it.
RRSP contribution deadline for 2024
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Find out when the RRSP contribution deadline is this year and how much you can contribute.
Stop orders
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Stop-limit orders automatically trigger an attempt to buy or sell an asset when it hits a price you specified beforehand — so you know it’ll only be completed at a price you find acceptable. Learn more about how they work.
How to Invest in the S&P 500
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As an index of 500 of the largest publicly-traded U.S. companies, the S&P 500 can have built-in diversification. We explain why it may be worth exploring.
What is a covered call?
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A covered call is an options strategy that lets you sell (or “write”) call options against the underlying stock you own. Read on for details and some examples.
What is short selling
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Short-selling involves borrowing a security you expect to fall in value so that you can immediately sell it, wait for the price to drop, and then buy it back at a lower price.
What is margin
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Learn more about how to use margin as a trading strategy, the benefits, and risks.
Margin account vs. cash account
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Margin accounts and cash accounts are two types of non-registered accounts that allow investors to access the markets. Learn more about the benefits and drawbacks of each.
What is a margin call
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Margin calls occur when the value of your account drops below a certain threshold that you need to get it back up to. Here’s what you need to know about what a margin call is, what to do if it happens to you, and how you can avoid it.
What is an option chain and how do you read it?
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An option chain is a table that lists information about the existing options contracts related to a given underlying security. Learn more about how it’s used in options trading.
The Seven Worst Ways to Trade on Margin | Wealthsimple
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Trading on margin can amplify profits and losses. Learn about common mistakes you should try and avoid.
How much money do you need to save for retirement?
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It’s never too early to start thinking about how much money you’ll need to retire. Here’s a way to find out what you’ll need in 5 steps.
What is Stock Lending?
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Securities lending is a way to make money off of stocks that you already own by loaning them to other investors. Here’s how it works.
Accounts to save for retirement
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Learn what accounts can help you better save for retirement and what to do with them.
TFSA Transfers Explained
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TFSA transfers: What you need to know and a step-by-step guide for moving your TFSA
A Comprehensive Guide to RRSP Transfers
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Guide to RRSP transfers for Canadians: benefits, types, reasons, and steps to move your RRSP
What is the TFSA limit for 2025?
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Curious to know the TFSA limit for this year or any year since 2009? We've got 'em all, plus other important information about limits.
Margin terminology | Wealthsimple
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Learn the common terms associated with margin and trading on margin.
What is dividend reinvestment?
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Dividend reinvestment allows you to automatically reinvest your dividends, making sure you have the most time in the market as possible. Here is everything you need to know.
Financial Health Check
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See how your fiances compare to the average Canadian's with this interactive experience.
What is tax-efficient investing | Wealthsimple
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Tax-efficient investing is an investment strategy that aims to minimize the taxes investors will pay on investment gains, in order to maximize their after-tax returns.
Mutual Funds: What They Are & How To Invest | Wealthsimple
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Mutual funds have been the dominant player in the personal investment world for decades. How do you invest in them? We have your answer and more.
How to Invest in Index Funds
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Index funds function like a slice of a particular index market by mirroring its composition and performance. This can be great for passive investors, but it also comes with some caveats.
What is an ETF?
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An ETF (exchange-traded fund) is a type of diversified investment fund. Find out everything you need to know about ETFs and how to buy them.
What is a GIC?
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Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) are low-risk investments. They operate like savings accounts, in that you are given interest in exchange for depositing your money with a financial institution. But unlike savings accounts, GICs require your money to be locked up for a certain amount of time — typically in exchange for a higher interest rate.
What is a Bear Market?
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A bear market is a condition of investor pessimism and declining investment. It’s when securities prices fall 20% or more from their 52-week high.
What Are Dividends & How Do They Work in Canada
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You’ve heard of dividend securities, but what are they? Let’s look at the definition of a dividend and an explanation of why issuers pay dividends.
Passive Investing: What It Is and How It Works
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What is passive investing? We have a guide that will not only explain it, but will get you started investing like a passive pro.
Guaranteed Income Supplement Explained
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If you live in Canada and are nearing retirement age, you may be eligible for the Guaranteed Income Supplement. Here’s what you need to know.
What's Tax Loss Harvesting?
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Tax-loss harvesting is a strategy to help reduce the amount you may have to pay in taxes. Learn more.
What is asset allocation?
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Asset allocation is a fancy way of saying, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Learn more about it.
Alternative investments, explained | Example and strategies
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Alternative investments are assets other than stocks, bonds, and cash that can offer diversification and the potential for higher returns. Dive deeper into what that means and if they may be for you.
How to Invest in Dividend Stocks
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Stocks that pay out regular dividends are a popular way of generating potential wealth. But before you put all of your money into dividend stock, it’s worth getting informed about all the benefits and drawbacks.
What Is an FHSA?
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An FHSA is a tax-sheltered account that helps Canadians save up to $40,000 toward the purchase of their first home. Find out how it works.
Real Estate Investment and Investing in Canada
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Housing values in Canada are on the rise and it seems everyone is getting in on the action. But is real estate investing right for you?
12 Smart Ideas to Make Passive Income in Canada
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Passive income is the Holy Grail of the business world—it’s income that takes little or no effort to bring in. This is the kind of income people make without doing a large amount of ongoing work. It includes renting out real estate, selling digital products, or selling ad space on a blog.
Yield Definition and Explanation
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Investing is all about getting a return on your money, and figuring out your yield will give you valuable knowledge to influence your investment decisions.
What is Dividend Yield?
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Dividend yields show the dividend as a percentage of the company’s current share price. They also give you an easy way to compare one dividend to another.
How the Stock Market Works In Canada?
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Losing sleep wondering how the stock market works? Today's your lucky day. We'll impart all you need to know to become a market pro in no time.
What is compound interest?
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It's the process by which the money you make on your principal investment itself becomes part of the principle for further investment.
Types of Bonds Explained
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Bonds can play a useful role in your investment portfolio, as a source of diversification and a buffer against stock market volatility. But before you start making trades, you’ll need to know the different types.
Using your margin account to borrow money
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A margin loan can work like a line of credit, letting you borrow money using the assets in your margin account as collateral. It has its perks, but those perks come with risks that make this loan type better suited to experienced investors.
What is a Call Option?
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Call options give the holder of the option the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specific quantity of an underlying stock at a specified price for a specific period of time. This article will walk you through how call options work.
Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP): What it is and how it works
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An RESP is a tax-advantaged savings account for a child’s future education, funded by the Canadian government. Here’s how to save using an RESP.
How to invest by decade
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Investing isn’t something you set up once and leave until you’re ready to retire. We cover what priorities and factors you should think about depending on your age.
Option Greeks: Delta, gamma, theta, vega, and rho
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There are different risks with options. Option Greeks help investors calculate and understand those risks, so it can be very useful to know what each one means.
Options terminology and what each term means
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Trading options involves a lot of specialized terms. We give you a quick rundown of the main terminology and explain what each word means, so that you can be better prepared as you trade options.
What is a Put Option?
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A guide to investing in put options: What they are, how they work, how to invest in them, and the difference between a call option and a put option.
Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption Explained
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The LCGE allows you to avoid paying taxes on capital gain income up to a certain amount when you sell shares/property in your small business, farm or fishery.