The Beginner S Guide To Saving And Investing For Canadians

A beginner's guide for Canadians looking to get their financial life in order. If you're confused on where to get started this is the place. Info on budgeting and saving, RRSP's and pensions, investing types, insurance, and where to go for even more information.

A beginner's guide to saving and investing for Canadians.

A Canadian guide written especially for first-time investors, business students, and newcomers to the financial industry--from the authors of The FundLine Advisor. They explore the basics of financial planning, the banking system and how money is created, what assets are and what they mean for creating wealth, and building a portfolio of investments.

Master the basics of stock investing? Easy. If you want to learn how to profitably invest in stocks, this is the book for you. This updated new edition of Stock Investing For Canadians For Dummies offers straight answers and simple advice for any Canadian who wants to take control of his or her portfolio. With practical guidance on making wise investments in any market—even today's uncertain one—this plain-English guide covers unique investment segments, how to invest in different market situations, and real and recent examples on what to invest in and when. With fully updated references and resources, this is the perfect stock investing guide for beginners. Updated to include the latest information on the current stock market, as well as fresh case studies Written by expert authors—one an accountant and the other a certified financial planner and investing consultant Ideal for novice investors and those planning for retirement

The easy way to get your personal finances in order Personal Finance For Canadians For Dummies offers readers a comprehensive roadmap to financial security. Written by expert authors Eric Tyson and Tony Martin, it offers pointers on how you can eliminate debt and rein in spending, along with helpful tips on how to reduce taxes and save more. The guide also offers a primer on investing, showing how you can build your wealth to ensure a comfortable retirement and university or college for the kids. With up-to-date Canadian examples and references, Personal Finance For Canadians For Dummies arms you with the tools you need to take control of your financial life—in good times and bad. Make smart personal finance decisions Plan the personal finance portfolio that's right for you Reach your personal finance goals Know all of your options The expert advice offered in Personal Finance For Canadians For Dummies is for anyone looking to ensure that their finances are on the right track—and to identify the best strategies to improve their financial health.

The Value of Simple: A Practical Guide to Taking the Complexity Out of Investing is a plain-language guide to investing for Canadians. Canada has the highest investment fees in the world, as well as a confusing tax system that features four-letter words like RRSP and TFSA. Fortunately there are low-cost index funds that make it easy and rewarding for you to become a do-it-yourself “couch potato” investor. With a focus on developing good processes to minimize the room for human error and step-by-step instructions, the book will walk you through the elements of managing your finances for the long term: how to devise a savings plan, stick to it through automation, determine how to allocate funds balancing risk and reward, invest using low-cost index funds, track your investments, and deal with the inevitable issue of taxation. Putting your money to work can look suspiciously like math at times, but this book lays out a simple approach that anyone can follow. Inside you will find tools and templates, along with easy suggestions and rules-of-thumb to help prevent analysis paralysis and get you started fast. Control what can be controlled; minimize fees and effort. Investing doesn’t have to be complex to be successful. Keep it simple and you will succeed.

Mutual funds offer investors a diverse portfolio in a single investment, which is critical in an uncertain economy. Although ideal for buyers who don’t want to tackle the stock market alone, mutual funds can still be intimidating, with a bewildering array of options. And now that foreign content regulations for RRSPs have been lifted, Canadians have even more choices. Mutual Fund Investing For Canadians For Dummies explains it all, from the basics -- what is a mutual fund? -- to the not-so-basic -- are index funds better than managed funds? Is my MER cutting into my ROI? With information on how mutual funds can be a vital and profitable component of everyone’s retirement plans and how they can help readers build their wealth inside their tax-free savings account, this friendly guide offers the principles Canadians need to know in order to be informed and successful mutual fund investors. "This book is easy and even fun to read. ... Mutual Fund Investing For Canadians For Dummies is worth the investment if you are looking to build a fund portfolio that suits your needs and will give you healthy, long-term returns." —Jeff Dupuis, money.canoe.ca

Making your own investment decisions can be intimidating and overwhelming. Investors have a huge array of investment options to choose from, and sorting through the get-rich-quick hype can be exhausting. Investing For Canadians For Dummies provides readers with a clear-headed, honest overview of the investing landscape, helping them to determine what investments are right for their goals. New for the third edition: The US sub-prime loan disaster, and how it can be an investing opportunity Up-to-date information about new mutual funds and mutual fund alternatives, such as exchange-traded funds Perspectives on buying a home in hot real estate markets like Calgary, Montreal, and Halifax Valuable advice on the best way to cut start-up costs and minimize tax charges when starting a new business New RRSP and RESP information, and advice on what to do with new allowable contribution levels