RRSP
The registered retirement savings plan lowers the tax you pay today and builds your financial security for retirement. You contribute each year, up to the room you have accumulated.
Registered savings, segregated funds and annuities, with an advisor registered with the AMF
Each plan answers a different objective. An advisor helps you pick the one that matches your investment horizon and your tax situation.
The registered retirement savings plan lowers the tax you pay today and builds your financial security for retirement. You contribute each year, up to the room you have accumulated.
The tax-free savings account lets investment income accumulate and be withdrawn without tax. Unlike an RRSP, contributions do not give you a tax deduction.
The registered education savings plan helps you cover the cost of post-secondary studies for your children or grandchildren. Government grants can add to what you put in.
The registered disability savings plan, together with federal grants and bonds, lets people with disabilities save toward long-term financial security.
The growth potential of mutual funds, paired with a guarantee on the capital you invest. For savers who want market exposure without putting their entire starting amount at risk.
In exchange for a lump sum, the insurer pays you regular instalments made up of interest and capital, for a set period or for the rest of your life.
The choice is not made plan by plan. It follows from what you are funding and when you will need the money.
An RRSP makes sense when your tax rate is higher today than it will be in retirement: the deduction is then worth more than the tax you pay on withdrawal. A TFSA works the other way round. It gives you no deduction when you contribute, but everything that comes out is tax-free, which makes it flexible for a medium-term project or an emergency fund.
The RESP and the RDSP are easier to settle: they exist for one specific purpose, and the government grants attached to them make a real difference to the final amount.
Segregated funds and annuities are not plans but products that can sit inside several of them. You consider them when protecting capital or making income predictable matters more than maximising return.
Depending on the plan and your profile, an advisor may suggest mutual funds, segregated funds or guaranteed investment certificates.
An advisor registered with the AMF calls you back at a time that suits you to go over your objectives.