We all know the RRSP song bank mutual fund sales persons sing when they want you to open an RRSP. Open an RRSP and get a tax refund. Don’t you want a tax refund? That’s it! That’s the entire song. The mutual fund sales person doesn’t ask any questions or even attempt to explain the…
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What does Chat GPT think of Child Plan™?
A Child Plan™ is a type of life insurance policy that combines life insurance with a savings component to provide both protection and savings for your child’s future needs. Here are some benefits of a Child Plan™: Flexibility A Child Plan™ offers more flexibility than an RESP in terms of how the money can be…
How to use your Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) as your Child’s Education Savings Plan
What’s a Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) A Tax-Free Savings Account is a Canadian government registered account available to all Canadians over the age of 18. Started in 2009, contributors (depositors) are permitted to deposit a government set amount of money every year into their TFSA account. The amount of the annual contributions are set…
What is an RESP? How Does the RESP Work?
Is The RESP A Government Program? RESP is also called Registered Education Savings Plan, is a tax-deferred savings account for a child’s future education. Your RESP deposit is matched 20% by the Canadian government up to the year your child turns 18th. Anyone can open and deposit to an RESP (parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle’s) however…
Is the RESP an Education Savings Plan, or Government Program That Limits Our Children’s Futures?
When we have children our previous lives end and our new lives begin. From the day they’re born we love them, care for them, want them to be happy all the time and dream of the life they will have and how we’re going to help them live up to their full potential and their…
Parents Suing RESP Companies Due to Sales Fees That Cost Them $11,000
It’s difficult to know who to trust with our children’s education savings. That was why so many parents chose RESP’s. We believed it was a government savings account for our children’s future and their money was safe. Now we learn that a parent in Quebec has launched a class action lawsuit against RESP companies when…
Top 6 Questions Every Parent Should Ask Before Opening an RESP
In order to get the right answer from a salesperson, you have to ask the right questions. The RESP was first created in 1972. It was a tool that likely helped your grandparents save for your parents’ education. But the world we live in has changed quite a bit since then. Your children’s future education…
Is The RESP Outdated?
Millennial Parents’ Guide to Financial Planning Is the RESP outdated? Will it actually be able to help our children 18 years from now? Both excellent questions and we are so glad you asked. Let’s go Back in Time The RESP started back in 1972 and was used to help parents save money for their children’s…
Canada Child Benefit Is Like Free Money For Your Child’s Future!
Think about the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) like this: what would you do if you found $100 bill on the sidewalk in front of your house Every Month? How happy would you be? Now for the philosophical question: would you spend it or save it? If you’re like most people today, you’d likely be really…
Canada’s Child Benefit vs. RESP: Which is better for my child’s future?
Millennial Parents Guide To Financial Planning For Children The average Canadian family with two kids will get about $200 more next year and about $500 more in 2019 through the Canada Child Benefit (CCB). And that’s just one advantage. _____ The recent increase in the CCB was a welcomed gift to families and the second…
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