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Apr. 8, 2020

Question of the Week: Does CDIC cover investments?

Many people are worried about their investments right now. Which led to one reader wondering if Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) covers investments. Before we answer tha...

Apr. 1, 2020

Question of the Week: What are stock market circuit breakers?

During these turbulent economic times there have been some big shifts in the markets which have led exchanges to use circuit breakers. But what are circuit breakers and when are th...

Mar. 25, 2020

Question of the Week: How can I access the funds in my LIRA before retirement?

We spent the last few weeks talking about LIRAs and LIFs. That left readers wondering about how they can access the funds in a locked-in retirement account. The word “locked-in” in...

Mar. 18, 2020

Question of the Week: What is a LIF?

Last week we explain locked-in retirement account, or LIRAs. You had some more questions around the withdrawal of funds from a LIRA which has led to today’s post on LIFs, or Life I...

Question of the Week: Does CDIC cover investments?

Question of the Week: What are stock market circuit breakers?

Question of the Week: How can I access the funds in my LIRA before retirement?

Question of the Week: What is a LIF?

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