If after evaluating how much risk you're comfortable taking with your hard - earned cash you decide that you just can not handle the roller - coaster ups and downs of the stock market,
a GIC is a safe investment.
Not exact matches
To start, the $ 10,000 that will
be needed over the next year should go into an
investment that
's very
safe, such as a
GIC or other deposit that has a certainty of maturity value.
So, the catch with a
GIC is that although it
is a very
safe and low - risk
investment, one that guarantees a rate of return throughout the term, it
is not as liquid as some other
investments or a savings account.
Since I wouldn't need the entire amount immediately (just one month's expenses per month), a slight improvement would
be to have this money in a
safe, liquid
investment (perhaps a cashable
GIC, money market account or high - yield savings account).
Guaranteed
Investment Certificates (GICs) and Term Deposits are a safe way to save money because your initial investment (principal) is
Investment Certificates (
GICs) and Term Deposits
are a
safe way to save money because your initial
investment (principal) is
investment (principal)
is protected.
And because
GICs are covered by CDIC up to $ 100,000 they
're as
safe an
investment as you
are going to make.
If you
're the ultraconservative type of sticks to
GICs and other
safe investments, you may have to save a quarter of your net income to retire a millionaire.
By their very nature stocks
are risky, so they should almost always
be mixed with
safer investments like bonds and
GICs.
In 2011, the five big banks in Canada paid out less than 2 % on their RESP's Group providers
are fewer and some of these
are non-profit foundations — this will explain the higher rate of interest earned (4.7 to 7.4 % in 2011) Students also benefit from additional monies from attrition and enhancement, and group plan fees
are up front, yes, but some providers refund some or all of your fees at maturity — you will never see a bank return your fees (or any mutual based
investment) Investing in bonds or
GIC's
is certainly
safe, but you won't collect any government grant unless you
're in a registered RESP — this can mean 20 - 40 % more money for your child.
This
is why short term
investments (< 5 — 10 years) should
be in very
safe investments like bonds /
GICs, potentially lower returns (depending on market conditions), but much much
safer than stocks.
Fixed income
investments are things that
are safe, so think bonds,
GICs, and treasury bills.
Your TFSA
is used as a vehicle to invest in
safe investments (
GICs, bonds) or more risky ones (equities).