Canadian Investing Made Simple: TFSA, RRSP, ETFs, REITs & Tickers Explained
About this episode
Jess and Colleen discuss Canadian investing options, including registered accounts and ETFs, while sharing personal updates and insights on diversification and ticker symbols.
Jess and Colleen, hosts of TGIF, Two Girls Investing Friday share a personal update about Jess recording original music in a studio for the first time, then continue their investing discussion from the prior episode by outlining what you can hold inside registered accounts like a TFSA, RRSP, and FHSA (and also non-registered accounts): stocks, bonds, ETFs (including all-in-one stock/bond ETFs), high-interest savings accounts, GICs, and REITs that can pay monthly distributions. Colleen explains ETFs using a fruit analogy to highlight diversification and reduced risk versus individual stocks. They also clarify how tickers work, including suffixes like “.U” for USD-traded versions, and how to search for Canadian options by looking for TSX listings in Wealthsimple to avoid currency exchange fees, while emphasizing research, readiness steps, and robo-advisor alternatives 00:00 Welcome to TGIF 00:30 Studio Recording Plans 01:42 CDs to Spotify 03:32 Wealthsimple Investing Options 04:29 Stocks vs ETFs Explained 05:42 Why Diversification Wins 07:27 REITs and Dividends 08:10 Ticker Symbols Demystified 09:47 Finding Canadian ETFs 12:23 TSX vs NYSE on Wealthsimple 15:26 Robo Advisors and…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jess, Colleen
Topics covered
- Canadian investing
- registered accounts
- ETFs
- diversification
- ticker symbols
- Wealthsimple
- robo-advisors
Keywords
- TFSA
- RRSP
- ETFs
- REITs
- diversification
- Wealthsimple
- Canadian investing
- stocks
- bonds
- robo-advisor
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wealthsimple, TGIF
Products: TFSA, RRSP, FHSA, ETFs, REITs, stocks, bonds, high-interest savings accounts, GICs, CDs
Places: Canada, TSX, NYSE
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