Based on our own experience and observed trends at our peer charitable organizations, we anticipate that donors will continue funding their donor - advised fund with appreciated stock, which is typically the most common
type of asset contributed.
This report does not collect data on
the types of assets contributed to donor - advised funds.
Not exact matches
Yet most Americans are not aware
of the benefits
of contributing these
types of assets.
Good point about spreading different
assets across different
types of accounts (RRSP and TFSA) but these accounts are limited in how much you can
contribute each year, whereas you can put an unlimited amount in a Corporate Class program at anytime.
You can make the same argument when it comes to owning mutual funds or ETFs: by
contributing, even in modest amounts, to the
assets under management
of these funds you are showing support for this
type of investment strategy, and you are strengthening that fund.
You may or may not be able or willing to
contribute an amount equal to the EFC depending on your own financial situation and the
type of assets included in the calculation.
A
type of RRSP whereby the holder invests funds or
contributes certain acceptable
assets such as securities directly into a registered plan which is usually administered for a fee by a Canadian financial services company.
Purchases and redemptions
of the creation units generally are in kind, with the institutional investor
contributing or receiving a basket
of securities
of the same
type and proportion held by the ETF, although some ETFs may require or permit a purchasing or redeeming shareholder to substitute cash for some or all
of the securities in the basket
of assets.