33 - Canadian Investing Made Simple: TFSA, RRSP, ETFs, REITs & Tickers Explained
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33 - Canadian Investing Made Simple: TFSA, RRSP, ETFs, REITs & Tickers Explained
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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 Readiness
16:20 Wrap Up and Next Episode