{"id":819230,"date":"2019-11-28T18:05:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T23:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/?page_id=819230"},"modified":"2025-12-31T05:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:14:30","slug":"investments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/investments","title":{"rendered":"Your guide to investing for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You work hard for your money. And investing can help your money work hard for you by generating income and growing in value. The goal of investing is simple: build wealth so you can use it later in life or pass it on to the next generation. 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class=\"table-disclaimer__text\"><span class=\"badge-text\">Promoted<\/span><\/span><svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#info\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/questrade-review\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI5IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjUiIHN0eWxlPSJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiAjRjVGNkY3OyIvPg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67c7503bd54ab.png\" alt=\"Questrade logo\" class=\"lazysizes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67c7503bd54ab.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67c7503bd54ab.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67c7503bd54ab.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67c7503bd54ab.png?fit=900 900w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67c7503bd54ab.png?fit=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"finder-score-container\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--excellent\"><span class=\"score__value\">9.6<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--excellent\">        Excellent      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-info_name combined-column-header\"><span class=\"nameLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/questrade-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-component-id=\"1014\" data-component-version=\"1\">Questrade<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                            first-row\n                                                                                                                        default-sort-descending\" data-mobile=\"hide\" data-sortvalue=\"\" data-column-index=\"1\" data-decorator=\"text,cafst.product.datapoint_cafst_finder_score\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" 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                                                          rounded-top-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \" data-sortvalue=\"Stocks, Bonds, Options, Mutual Funds, Index Funds, ETFs, Forex, GICs, Precious Metals, IPOs\" data-column-index=\"2\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Available Asset Types\">\n                        Stocks, Bonds, Options, Mutual Funds, Index Funds, ETFs, Forex, GICs, Precious Metals, IPOs\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                        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                                       rounded-bottom-right\n                                                                                                                                                                            span-2\n                                                                                                                                                                            \" data-sortvalue=\"$0\" data-column-index=\"5\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Monthly Account Fee\">\n                        $0\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature comparison-table__feature--longtext comparison-table__feature--offer sorter-false \" data-sortvalue=\"\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper comparison-table__product-offer js-calculator-table-value\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/redirect\/ca\/share-trading\/questrade-ca-share-trading-secure.html?nb=1&amp;src_country=ca&amp;redirect_tracking_params=%7B%22placement_type%22%3A%22table%22%2C%22site%22%3A%22CAFST%22%2C%22fieldset%22%3A%22share-trading%22%2C%22template%22%3A%22comparison%22%2C%22category_id%22%3A%2236e5ef63-30de-4a23-a7cb-c3d0f44cd06c%22%2C%22category_name%22%3A%22All%2BShare%2BTrading%22%2C%22is_sorted%22%3A%220%22%2C%22is_filtered%22%3A%220%22%2C%22cta_render_ts%22%3A%221778542803%22%2C%22sponsored%22%3A%221%22%2C%22position%22%3A%221%22%2C%22offer_id%22%3A%2223803%22%2C%22niche_code%22%3A%22CAFST%22%2C%22product_id%22%3A%227752f221-897b-460c-99e2-d0ab161d963d%22%2C%22product_name%22%3A%22Questrade%22%2C%22post_id%22%3A%22819230%22%2C%22post_path%22%3A%22investments%22%2C%22post_country%22%3A%22ca%22%7D\" class=\"luna-button luna-button--success luna-button--medium button--cta\" title=\"Go to Questrade's site\">Go to site<\/a><a href=\"#\" 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order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}    Finder Score                                     9.6                    Excellent                                            Questrade            \" _productimg=\"\/product\/\" data-custom-event-active=\"true\" data-component-id=\"1004\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":9.6,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"7752f221-897b-460c-99e2-d0ab161d963d\"}'><label class=\"luna-label\" for=\"compare-product-0000000002-7752f221-897b-460c-99e2-d0ab161d963d\">Compare<\/label><\/fieldset><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__expander js-comparison-table__expander hide sidepeek-modal-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__content\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close-wrapper\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close js-expander-trigger\" aria-label=\"Close 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data-toggle=\"modal\" title=\"Important information about this website\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"table-disclaimer__text\"><span class=\"badge-text\">Promoted<\/span><\/span><svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#info\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/wealthsimple-review\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI5IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjUiIHN0eWxlPSJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiAjRjVGNkY3OyIvPg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67e5830d85c2f.png\" alt=\"Wealthsimple logo\" class=\"lazysizes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67e5830d85c2f.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67e5830d85c2f.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67e5830d85c2f.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67e5830d85c2f.png?fit=900 900w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67e5830d85c2f.png?fit=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"finder-score-container\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--great\"><span class=\"score__value\">8.6<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--great\">        Great      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-info_name combined-column-header\"><span class=\"nameLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/wealthsimple-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-component-id=\"1014\" data-component-version=\"1\">Wealthsimple<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                            first-row\n                                                                                                                        default-sort-descending\" data-mobile=\"hide\" data-sortvalue=\"\" data-column-index=\"1\" data-decorator=\"text,cafst.product.datapoint_cafst_finder_score\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n    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             border-top\n                                                                                rounded-top-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \" data-sortvalue=\"Stocks, Options, ETFs, Cryptocurrency\" data-column-index=\"2\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Available Asset Types\">\n                        Stocks, Options, ETFs, Cryptocurrency\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \" data-sortvalue=\"RRSP,TFSA,Personal,Margin\" data-column-index=\"3\" data-decorator=\"text,global.value.list\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Account Types\">\n                        RRSP,           TFSA,           Personal,          Margin\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                rounded-top-right\n          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                                                                                      span-2\n                                                                                                                                                                            \" data-sortvalue=\"$0\" data-column-index=\"5\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Monthly Account Fee\">\n                        $0\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature comparison-table__cta coa-data cta-column-count-5 \"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><a data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":8.6,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"40d8f33d-0ae2-4ee4-9ffa-8b288dd3a606\"}' data-component-id=\"1026\" data-component-version=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\" 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order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}    Finder Score                                     8.6                    Great                                            Wealthsimple            \" _productimg=\"\/product\/\" data-custom-event-active=\"true\" data-component-id=\"1004\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":8.6,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"40d8f33d-0ae2-4ee4-9ffa-8b288dd3a606\"}'><label class=\"luna-label\" for=\"compare-product-0000000002-40d8f33d-0ae2-4ee4-9ffa-8b288dd3a606\">Compare<\/label><\/fieldset><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__expander js-comparison-table__expander hide sidepeek-modal-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__content\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close-wrapper\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close js-expander-trigger\" aria-label=\"Close modal\"><svg class=\"luna-icon sidepeek-modal-slider__close-icon\"><use href=\"#x\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><div class=\"comparison-table__expander--fetching center-over\"><div class=\"relativeloading-pulse__box loading-pulse__box-notext\"><span class=\"loading-pulse loading-pulse--medium loading-pulse--primary\">loading<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr data-product-id=\"d599fb3a-3477-4063-87f4-1540c26e9cad\" data-provider-id=\"7f832116-0814-489c-af71-1bc4f6109d6e\" data-product-name=\"CIBC Investor's Edge\" data-provider-name=\"CIBC\" class=\"grid-column-count-5  mobile-column-count-4 mobile-row-count-7  js-comparison-table__row  \"><td class=\"comparison-table__name combined-column-header   f1-clarity-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/cibc-investors-edge-review\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI5IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjUiIHN0eWxlPSJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiAjRjVGNkY3OyIvPg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67f2de2fc2a4f.png\" alt=\"CIBC logo\" class=\"lazysizes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67f2de2fc2a4f.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67f2de2fc2a4f.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67f2de2fc2a4f.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67f2de2fc2a4f.png?fit=900 900w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67f2de2fc2a4f.png?fit=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"finder-score-container\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--great\"><span class=\"score__value\">7.9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--great\">        Great      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-info_name combined-column-header\"><span class=\"nameLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/cibc-investors-edge-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-component-id=\"1014\" data-component-version=\"1\">CIBC Investor's Edge<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                            first-row\n                                                                                                                        default-sort-descending\" data-mobile=\"hide\" data-sortvalue=\"\" data-column-index=\"1\" data-decorator=\"text,cafst.product.datapoint_cafst_finder_score\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Finder Score\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--great\"><span class=\"score__value\">7.9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--great\">        Great      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                                                rounded-top-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \" data-sortvalue=\"Stocks, Bonds, Options, Mutual Funds, ETFs, GICs, Precious Metals, IPOs\" data-column-index=\"2\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Available Asset Types\">\n                        Stocks, Bonds, Options, Mutual Funds, ETFs, GICs, Precious Metals, IPOs\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \" data-sortvalue=\"RRSP,RESP,RRIF,TFSA,Personal,Joint,Business,FHSA,Margin\" data-column-index=\"3\" data-decorator=\"text,global.value.list\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Account Types\">\n                        RRSP,           RESP,           RRIF,           TFSA,           Personal,           Joint,           Business,           FHSA,          Margin\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                rounded-top-right\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \" data-sortvalue=\"$6.95\" data-column-index=\"4\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Stock Trading Fee\">\n                        $6.95\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        span-last-row\n                                                                                                                        rounded-bottom-left\n                                                            rounded-bottom-right\n                                                                                                                                                                            span-2\n                                                                                                                                                                            \" data-sortvalue=\"$0 if conditions met, or $100\" data-column-index=\"5\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Monthly Account Fee\">\n                        $0 if conditions met, or $100\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature comparison-table__cta coa-data cta-column-count-5 \"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><a data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":7.9,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"d599fb3a-3477-4063-87f4-1540c26e9cad\"}' data-component-id=\"1026\" data-component-version=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/redirect\/ca\/share-trading\/cibc-investors-edge-secure-share-trading-ca.html?nb=1&amp;src_country=ca&amp;redirect_tracking_params=%7B%22placement_type%22%3A%22table%22%2C%22site%22%3A%22CAFST%22%2C%22fieldset%22%3A%22share-trading%22%2C%22template%22%3A%22comparison%22%2C%22category_id%22%3A%2236e5ef63-30de-4a23-a7cb-c3d0f44cd06c%22%2C%22category_name%22%3A%22All%2BShare%2BTrading%22%2C%22is_sorted%22%3A%220%22%2C%22is_filtered%22%3A%220%22%2C%22cta_render_ts%22%3A%221778542803%22%2C%22position%22%3A%223%22%2C%22offer_id%22%3A%2219447%22%2C%22niche_code%22%3A%22CAFST%22%2C%22product_id%22%3A%22d599fb3a-3477-4063-87f4-1540c26e9cad%22%2C%22product_name%22%3A%22CIBC%2BInvestor%2527s%2BEdge%22%2C%22post_id%22%3A%22819230%22%2C%22post_path%22%3A%22investments%22%2C%22post_country%22%3A%22ca%22%7D\" class=\"luna-button luna-button--success luna-button--medium button--cta\" title=\"Go to CIBC's site\">Go to site<\/a><a href=\"#\" class=\"js-comparison-table__view-details-button comparison-table__view-details-button\" title=\"Read more about CIBC Investor's Edge\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":7.9,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"d599fb3a-3477-4063-87f4-1540c26e9cad\"}'><svg class=\"luna-icon\"><use href=\"#info\"><\/use><\/svg> View details                <\/a><div class=\"luna-form__selection comparison-table__compareField\"><fieldset><legend class=\"compare-box__legend\">Compare product selection<\/legend><input class=\"luna-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"compare-product-0000000002-d599fb3a-3477-4063-87f4-1540c26e9cad\" value=\"d599fb3a-3477-4063-87f4-1540c26e9cad\" name=\"productID\" _productname=\"@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}    Finder Score                                     7.9                    Great                                            CIBC Investor's Edge            \" _productimg=\"\/product\/\" data-custom-event-active=\"true\" data-component-id=\"1004\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":7.9,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"d599fb3a-3477-4063-87f4-1540c26e9cad\"}'><label class=\"luna-label\" for=\"compare-product-0000000002-d599fb3a-3477-4063-87f4-1540c26e9cad\">Compare<\/label><\/fieldset><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__expander js-comparison-table__expander hide sidepeek-modal-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__content\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close-wrapper\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close js-expander-trigger\" aria-label=\"Close modal\"><svg class=\"luna-icon sidepeek-modal-slider__close-icon\"><use href=\"#x\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><div class=\"comparison-table__expander--fetching center-over\"><div class=\"relativeloading-pulse__box loading-pulse__box-notext\"><span class=\"loading-pulse loading-pulse--medium loading-pulse--primary\">loading<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr data-product-id=\"4683c389-dc2c-4956-85ea-16ae67f2aa37\" data-provider-id=\"14cd3df6-5687-41d6-8bfe-b94515e6e4b2\" data-product-name=\"Qtrade Direct Investing\" data-provider-name=\"Qtrade\" class=\"grid-column-count-5  mobile-column-count-4 mobile-row-count-7  js-comparison-table__row  \"><td class=\"comparison-table__name combined-column-header   f1-clarity-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/qtrade-direct-investing-review\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI5IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjUiIHN0eWxlPSJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiAjRjVGNkY3OyIvPg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/66db5e0aa0f81.png\" alt=\"Qtrade logo\" class=\"lazysizes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/66db5e0aa0f81.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/66db5e0aa0f81.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/66db5e0aa0f81.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/66db5e0aa0f81.png?fit=900 900w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/66db5e0aa0f81.png?fit=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"finder-score-container\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--excellent\"><span class=\"score__value\">9.1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--excellent\">        Excellent      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-info_name combined-column-header\"><span class=\"nameLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/qtrade-direct-investing-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-component-id=\"1014\" data-component-version=\"1\">Qtrade Direct Investing<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                            first-row\n                                                                                                                        default-sort-descending\" data-mobile=\"hide\" data-sortvalue=\"\" data-column-index=\"1\" data-decorator=\"text,cafst.product.datapoint_cafst_finder_score\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Finder Score\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--excellent\"><span class=\"score__value\">9.1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--excellent\">        Excellent      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                                                rounded-top-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \" data-sortvalue=\"Stocks, Bonds, Options, Mutual Funds, ETFs, GICs, IPOs\" data-column-index=\"2\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Available Asset Types\">\n                        Stocks, Bonds, Options, Mutual Funds, ETFs, GICs, IPOs\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \" data-sortvalue=\"RRSP,RESP,RRIF,TFSA,Personal,Joint,FHSA,Margin\" data-column-index=\"3\" data-decorator=\"text,global.value.list\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Account Types\">\n                        RRSP,           RESP,           RRIF,           TFSA,           Personal,           Joint,           FHSA,          Margin\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                rounded-top-right\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \" data-sortvalue=\"$0\" data-column-index=\"4\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Stock Trading Fee\">\n                        $0\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        span-last-row\n                                                                                                                        rounded-bottom-left\n                                                            rounded-bottom-right\n                                                                                                                                                                            span-2\n                                                                                                                                                                            \" data-sortvalue=\"$0\" data-column-index=\"5\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Monthly Account Fee\">\n                        $0\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature comparison-table__feature--longtext comparison-table__feature--offer sorter-false \" data-sortvalue=\"\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper comparison-table__product-offer js-calculator-table-value\" data-heading=\"Default Offer\"><svg class=\"luna-icon\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Special offer\"><use href=\"#gift\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"offer-content\">\n        Earn up to $2,000 cashback when you open and fund a new Qtrade account. Valid until <b>July 31, 2026<\/b>. T&amp;Cs apply.\n      <\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature comparison-table__cta coa-data cta-column-count-5 \"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><a data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":9.1,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"4683c389-dc2c-4956-85ea-16ae67f2aa37\"}' data-component-id=\"1026\" data-component-version=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/redirect\/ca\/share-trading\/qtrade-ca-stock-trading-secure.html?nb=1&amp;src_country=ca&amp;redirect_tracking_params=%7B%22placement_type%22%3A%22table%22%2C%22site%22%3A%22CAFST%22%2C%22fieldset%22%3A%22share-trading%22%2C%22template%22%3A%22comparison%22%2C%22category_id%22%3A%2236e5ef63-30de-4a23-a7cb-c3d0f44cd06c%22%2C%22category_name%22%3A%22All%2BShare%2BTrading%22%2C%22is_sorted%22%3A%220%22%2C%22is_filtered%22%3A%220%22%2C%22cta_render_ts%22%3A%221778542803%22%2C%22position%22%3A%224%22%2C%22offer_id%22%3A%2221989%22%2C%22niche_code%22%3A%22CAFST%22%2C%22product_id%22%3A%224683c389-dc2c-4956-85ea-16ae67f2aa37%22%2C%22product_name%22%3A%22Qtrade%2BDirect%2BInvesting%22%2C%22post_id%22%3A%22819230%22%2C%22post_path%22%3A%22investments%22%2C%22post_country%22%3A%22ca%22%7D\" class=\"luna-button luna-button--success luna-button--medium button--cta\" title=\"Go to Qtrade's site\">Go to site<\/a><a href=\"#\" class=\"js-comparison-table__view-details-button comparison-table__view-details-button\" title=\"Read more about Qtrade Direct Investing\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":9.1,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"4683c389-dc2c-4956-85ea-16ae67f2aa37\"}'><svg class=\"luna-icon\"><use href=\"#info\"><\/use><\/svg> View details                <\/a><div class=\"luna-form__selection comparison-table__compareField\"><fieldset><legend class=\"compare-box__legend\">Compare product selection<\/legend><input class=\"luna-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"compare-product-0000000002-4683c389-dc2c-4956-85ea-16ae67f2aa37\" value=\"4683c389-dc2c-4956-85ea-16ae67f2aa37\" name=\"productID\" _productname=\"@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}    Finder Score                                     9.1                    Excellent                                            Qtrade Direct Investing            \" _productimg=\"\/product\/\" data-custom-event-active=\"true\" data-component-id=\"1004\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":9.1,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"4683c389-dc2c-4956-85ea-16ae67f2aa37\"}'><label class=\"luna-label\" for=\"compare-product-0000000002-4683c389-dc2c-4956-85ea-16ae67f2aa37\">Compare<\/label><\/fieldset><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__expander js-comparison-table__expander hide sidepeek-modal-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__content\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close-wrapper\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close js-expander-trigger\" aria-label=\"Close modal\"><svg class=\"luna-icon sidepeek-modal-slider__close-icon\"><use href=\"#x\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><div class=\"comparison-table__expander--fetching center-over\"><div class=\"relativeloading-pulse__box loading-pulse__box-notext\"><span class=\"loading-pulse loading-pulse--medium loading-pulse--primary\">loading<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr data-product-id=\"640c5498-6f16-411b-b038-998827a3a524\" data-provider-id=\"832c5f71-bb6f-4e24-88e0-f3d9910fcc5e\" data-product-name=\"BMO InvestorLine\" data-provider-name=\"BMO\" class=\"grid-column-count-5  mobile-column-count-4 mobile-row-count-7  js-comparison-table__row  \"><td class=\"comparison-table__name combined-column-header   f1-clarity-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/bmo-investorline-review\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI5IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjUiIHN0eWxlPSJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiAjRjVGNkY3OyIvPg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/69a8760f8d4cb.png\" alt=\"BMO logo\" class=\"lazysizes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/69a8760f8d4cb.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/69a8760f8d4cb.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/69a8760f8d4cb.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/69a8760f8d4cb.png?fit=900 900w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/69a8760f8d4cb.png?fit=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"finder-score-container\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--great\"><span class=\"score__value\">8.2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--great\">        Great      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-info_name combined-column-header\"><span class=\"nameLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/bmo-investorline-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-component-id=\"1014\" data-component-version=\"1\">BMO InvestorLine<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                            first-row\n                                                                                                                        default-sort-descending\" data-mobile=\"hide\" data-sortvalue=\"\" data-column-index=\"1\" data-decorator=\"text,cafst.product.datapoint_cafst_finder_score\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Finder Score\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--great\"><span class=\"score__value\">8.2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--great\">        Great      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                                                rounded-top-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \" data-sortvalue=\"Stocks, Bonds, Options, Mutual Funds, ETFs, GICs\" data-column-index=\"2\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Available Asset Types\">\n                        Stocks, Bonds, Options, Mutual Funds, ETFs, GICs\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \" data-sortvalue=\"RRSP,RESP,RRIF,TFSA,Personal,Joint,FHSA,Margin\" data-column-index=\"3\" data-decorator=\"text,global.value.list\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Account Types\">\n                        RRSP,           RESP,           RRIF,           TFSA,           Personal,           Joint,           FHSA,          Margin\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                rounded-top-right\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \" data-sortvalue=\"$3.95\u2013$9.95\" data-column-index=\"4\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Stock Trading Fee\">\n                        $3.95\u2013$9.95\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        span-last-row\n                                                                                                                        rounded-bottom-left\n                                                            rounded-bottom-right\n                                                                                                                                                                            span-2\n                                                                                                                                                                            \" data-sortvalue=\"$0 if conditions met, otherwise $50 - $100 per year\" data-column-index=\"5\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Monthly Account Fee\">\n                        $0 if conditions met, otherwise $50 - $100 per year\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature comparison-table__feature--longtext comparison-table__feature--offer sorter-false \" data-sortvalue=\"\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper comparison-table__product-offer js-calculator-table-value\" data-heading=\"Default Offer\"><svg class=\"luna-icon\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Special offer\"><use href=\"#gift\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"offer-content\">\n        Win up to $100,000. Open and fund a new BMO InvestorLine account for your chance to win one of 11 cash prizes. <b>T&amp;Cs apply. Valid until June 1, 2026<\/b>.\n      <\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature comparison-table__cta coa-data cta-column-count-5 \"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"js-comparison-table__view-details-button comparison-table__view-details-button\" title=\"Read more about BMO InvestorLine\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":8.2,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"640c5498-6f16-411b-b038-998827a3a524\"}'><svg class=\"luna-icon\"><use href=\"#info\"><\/use><\/svg> View details                <\/a><div class=\"luna-form__selection comparison-table__compareField\"><fieldset><legend class=\"compare-box__legend\">Compare product selection<\/legend><input class=\"luna-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"compare-product-0000000002-640c5498-6f16-411b-b038-998827a3a524\" value=\"640c5498-6f16-411b-b038-998827a3a524\" name=\"productID\" _productname=\"@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}    Finder Score                                     8.2                    Great                                            BMO InvestorLine            \" _productimg=\"\/product\/\" data-custom-event-active=\"true\" data-component-id=\"1004\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":8.2,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"640c5498-6f16-411b-b038-998827a3a524\"}'><label class=\"luna-label\" for=\"compare-product-0000000002-640c5498-6f16-411b-b038-998827a3a524\">Compare<\/label><\/fieldset><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__expander js-comparison-table__expander hide sidepeek-modal-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__content\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close-wrapper\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close js-expander-trigger\" aria-label=\"Close modal\"><svg class=\"luna-icon sidepeek-modal-slider__close-icon\"><use href=\"#x\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><div class=\"comparison-table__expander--fetching center-over\"><div class=\"relativeloading-pulse__box loading-pulse__box-notext\"><span class=\"loading-pulse loading-pulse--medium loading-pulse--primary\">loading<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr data-product-id=\"975d70ce-a17f-4df3-a20b-5979922c8032\" data-provider-id=\"af17af70-1c29-48c0-af25-157752af193f\" data-product-name=\"Interactive Brokers\" data-provider-name=\"Interactive Brokers\" class=\"grid-column-count-5  mobile-column-count-4 mobile-row-count-7  js-comparison-table__row  \"><td class=\"comparison-table__name combined-column-header   f1-clarity-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/interactive-brokers-share-trading\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI5IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjUiIHN0eWxlPSJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiAjRjVGNkY3OyIvPg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67cb374726403.png\" alt=\"Interactive Brokers logo\" class=\"lazysizes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67cb374726403.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67cb374726403.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67cb374726403.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67cb374726403.png?fit=900 900w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/67cb374726403.png?fit=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"finder-score-container\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--excellent\"><span class=\"score__value\">9.4<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--excellent\">        Excellent      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-info_name combined-column-header\"><span class=\"nameLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/interactive-brokers-share-trading\" target=\"_blank\" data-component-id=\"1014\" data-component-version=\"1\">Interactive Brokers<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                            first-row\n                                                                                                                        default-sort-descending\" data-mobile=\"hide\" data-sortvalue=\"\" data-column-index=\"1\" data-decorator=\"text,cafst.product.datapoint_cafst_finder_score\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Finder Score\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--excellent\"><span class=\"score__value\">9.4<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--excellent\">        Excellent      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                                                rounded-top-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \" data-sortvalue=\"Stocks, Bonds, Options, Index Funds, ETFs, Forex, Currencies, Futures\" data-column-index=\"2\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Available Asset Types\">\n                        Stocks, Bonds, Options, Index Funds, ETFs, Forex, Currencies, Futures\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \" data-sortvalue=\"RRSP,TFSA,Personal,Joint,Business,FHSA,Margin\" data-column-index=\"3\" data-decorator=\"text,global.value.list\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Account Types\">\n                        RRSP,           TFSA,           Personal,           Joint,           Business,           FHSA,          Margin\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                rounded-top-right\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \" data-sortvalue=\"$1.00,0.5%\" data-column-index=\"4\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Stock Trading Fee\">\n                        Min $1.00, Max 0.5%\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        span-last-row\n                                                                                                                        rounded-bottom-left\n                                                            rounded-bottom-right\n                                                                                                                                                                            span-2\n                                                                                                                                                                            \" data-sortvalue=\"$0\" data-column-index=\"5\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Monthly Account Fee\">\n                        $0\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature comparison-table__cta coa-data cta-column-count-5 \"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"js-comparison-table__view-details-button comparison-table__view-details-button\" title=\"Read more about Interactive Brokers\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":9.4,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"975d70ce-a17f-4df3-a20b-5979922c8032\"}'><svg class=\"luna-icon\"><use href=\"#info\"><\/use><\/svg> View details                <\/a><div class=\"luna-form__selection comparison-table__compareField\"><fieldset><legend class=\"compare-box__legend\">Compare product selection<\/legend><input class=\"luna-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"compare-product-0000000002-975d70ce-a17f-4df3-a20b-5979922c8032\" value=\"975d70ce-a17f-4df3-a20b-5979922c8032\" name=\"productID\" _productname=\"@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}    Finder Score                                     9.4                    Excellent                                            Interactive Brokers            \" _productimg=\"\/product\/\" data-custom-event-active=\"true\" data-component-id=\"1004\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":9.4,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"975d70ce-a17f-4df3-a20b-5979922c8032\"}'><label class=\"luna-label\" for=\"compare-product-0000000002-975d70ce-a17f-4df3-a20b-5979922c8032\">Compare<\/label><\/fieldset><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__expander js-comparison-table__expander hide sidepeek-modal-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__content\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close-wrapper\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close js-expander-trigger\" aria-label=\"Close modal\"><svg class=\"luna-icon sidepeek-modal-slider__close-icon\"><use href=\"#x\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><div class=\"comparison-table__expander--fetching center-over\"><div class=\"relativeloading-pulse__box loading-pulse__box-notext\"><span class=\"loading-pulse loading-pulse--medium loading-pulse--primary\">loading<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr data-product-id=\"1f60143b-0440-4c50-9fb7-8cbd88131889\" data-provider-id=\"d8b8e637-3c62-44a9-b442-888edbcaa88e\" data-product-name=\"Moomoo\" data-provider-name=\"Moomoo\" class=\"grid-column-count-5  mobile-column-count-4 mobile-row-count-7  js-comparison-table__row  \"><td class=\"comparison-table__name combined-column-header   f1-clarity-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/moomoo-review\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI5IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjUiIHN0eWxlPSJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiAjRjVGNkY3OyIvPg==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/65ca9a9c51e92.png\" alt=\"Moomoo logo\" class=\"lazysizes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/65ca9a9c51e92.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/65ca9a9c51e92.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/65ca9a9c51e92.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/65ca9a9c51e92.png?fit=900 900w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/niche-builder\/65ca9a9c51e92.png?fit=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"finder-score-container\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--great\"><span class=\"score__value\">8.6<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--great\">        Great      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-info_name combined-column-header\"><span class=\"nameLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/moomoo-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-component-id=\"1014\" data-component-version=\"1\">Moomoo<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                            first-row\n                                                                                                                        default-sort-descending\" data-mobile=\"hide\" data-sortvalue=\"\" data-column-index=\"1\" data-decorator=\"text,cafst.product.datapoint_cafst_finder_score\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Finder Score\"><style>@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}<\/style><div class=\"finder-score-detail-heading\">  Finder Score<\/div><div class=\"detail-info \" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><a class=\"scoreCombined score__container finder-score\" onclick=\"showFinderScoreModal('cafst')\"><span class=\"score__badge score__badge--great\"><span class=\"score__value\">8.6<\/span><\/span><span class=\"score__text-wrapper score__text score__text--great\">        Great      <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                                                rounded-top-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \" data-sortvalue=\"Stocks, Options, ETFs\" data-column-index=\"2\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Available Asset Types\">\n                        Stocks, Options, ETFs\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \" data-sortvalue=\"RRSP,TFSA,Personal,FHSA,Margin\" data-column-index=\"3\" data-decorator=\"text,global.value.list\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Account Types\">\n                        RRSP,           TFSA,           Personal,           FHSA,          Margin\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        border-top\n                                                            border-left\n                                                                                rounded-top-right\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \" data-sortvalue=\"$1.49\/stock\" data-column-index=\"4\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Stock Trading Fee\">\n                        $1.49\/stock\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature\n                                        \n                                        span-last-row\n                                                                                                                        rounded-bottom-left\n                                                            rounded-bottom-right\n                                                                                                                                                                            span-2\n                                                                                                                                                                            \" data-sortvalue=\"$0\" data-column-index=\"5\" data-decorator=\"text\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper js-calculator-table-value\n                                                            \" data-heading=\"Monthly Account Fee\">\n                        $0\n                                          <\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature comparison-table__feature--longtext comparison-table__feature--offer sorter-false \" data-sortvalue=\"\"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper comparison-table__product-offer js-calculator-table-value\" data-heading=\"Default Offer\"><svg class=\"luna-icon\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Special offer\"><use href=\"#gift\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"offer-content\">\n        Get up to $4,600+ in trading perks <b>T&amp;Cs apply.<\/b>.\n      <\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__feature comparison-table__cta coa-data cta-column-count-5 \"><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"js-comparison-table__view-details-button comparison-table__view-details-button\" title=\"Read more about Moomoo\" data-component-id=\"1003\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":8.6,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"1f60143b-0440-4c50-9fb7-8cbd88131889\"}'><svg class=\"luna-icon\"><use href=\"#info\"><\/use><\/svg> View details                <\/a><div class=\"luna-form__selection comparison-table__compareField\"><fieldset><legend class=\"compare-box__legend\">Compare product selection<\/legend><input class=\"luna-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"compare-product-0000000002-1f60143b-0440-4c50-9fb7-8cbd88131889\" value=\"1f60143b-0440-4c50-9fb7-8cbd88131889\" name=\"productID\" _productname=\"@media (max-width: 600px) {    .comparison-table tr td {        order: 3;     }     .comparison-table td.comparison-table__name {        order: 1 !important;         flex-basis: 100% !important;    }    .comparison-table td.comparison-table__product {        order: 2 !important;         flex-basis: 33.33% !important;        padding: .5rem .45rem;    }}    Finder Score                                     8.6                    Great                                            Moomoo            \" _productimg=\"\/product\/\" data-custom-event-active=\"true\" data-component-id=\"1004\" data-component-version=\"1\" data-component-props='{\"finderScore\":8.6,\"badges\":[],\"productId\":\"1f60143b-0440-4c50-9fb7-8cbd88131889\"}'><label class=\"luna-label\" for=\"compare-product-0000000002-1f60143b-0440-4c50-9fb7-8cbd88131889\">Compare<\/label><\/fieldset><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"comparison-table__expander js-comparison-table__expander hide sidepeek-modal-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__content\"><div class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close-wrapper\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sidepeek-modal-slider__close js-expander-trigger\" aria-label=\"Close modal\"><svg class=\"luna-icon sidepeek-modal-slider__close-icon\"><use href=\"#x\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"comparison-table__cellWrapper\"><div class=\"comparison-table__expander--fetching center-over\"><div class=\"relativeloading-pulse__box loading-pulse__box-notext\"><span 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Trading costs, account fees and features across 10+ stock trading platforms and apps are all weighted and scaled to produce a score out of 10. The higher the score, the better the platform\u2014it's that simple.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"luna-button luna-button--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/trading-platforms-ratings-methodology\">Read the full methodology<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h3 id=\"key\">Key ingredients of investing in Canada<\/h3><p>When planning where to put your money, consider the four major factors that affect investments:<\/p><ul class=\"list-7\"><li><strong>Savings.<\/strong> The first step to investing is learning to live within your means to build reserves. Start by recording your assets, your debts and liabilities and everything your family spends, and adjust your budget accordingly. Building a nest egg in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/savings-accounts\/best-high-interest-savings-accounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high-interest savings account<\/a> can be a good way to grow your money while keeping it easily accessible.<\/li><li><strong>Goals.<\/strong> Maybe you want to save for a home, a higher education or travel. Perhaps you\u2019re looking to set up for a comfortable retirement or pass on a financial legacy to your kids or grandkids. Your goals will guide your investment choices.<\/li><li><strong>Time.<\/strong> Most investments rely on the power of compounding interest, which is additional interest paid on your principal deposit. In other words, it\u2019s interest paid on interest. And it helps to speed up your earnings.<\/li><li><strong>Vehicles.<\/strong> You have many ways to put your money to work \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/gics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GICs<\/a>, stocks, bonds and more. Factor in the risks and rewards for each.<\/li><\/ul><h3 id=\"benefits\">The benefits of investing in Canada<\/h3><p>With investing, the idea is to use your money to make more money. By creating and preserving your wealth, you can reap the rewards of:<\/p><ul class=\"list-1\"><li><strong>Return on investment.<\/strong> Many investments increase in value over time. Investments aren\u2019t always guaranteed, but profit projections can help you decide what to invest in and how much to invest.<\/li><li><strong>Dividends.<\/strong> If you purchase stocks, funds or cash-value life insurance, you own shares in that company and may receive a percentage of its profits \u2014 which you can either cash in or reinvest. 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The longer you hold a stock, the higher its value \u2014 and the more interest you\u2019ll earn.<\/li><li><strong>Voice in how a company operates.<\/strong> When you own shares in a company or corporation, you get to vote or have a say in how it\u2019s run.<\/li><\/ul>\n    \n\n<style>\n#toppicks { overflow-x: auto; }\n.table-expander__content { margin-left: 0.5rem; line-height: normal; }\n.pro-section { line-height: 1.35rem; text-align: left; }\n\n.topPicksF1 .card-topText {\n    font-weight: 800;\n    height: 50px;\n    font-style: italic;\n    align-content: space-around;\n}\n\n.topPicksF1 .zoom:hover {\n    box-shadow: 4px 6px 0 0 #232320;\n}\n\n.topPicksF1 .topPicks__deal {\n    color: #232021;\n    background-color: #F7F6EC;\n}\n\n.container-threepc.threepc-flex::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }\n.gx-badge__body.awards-badge__body.hasPopover.threepc-award { margin-top: 0; }\n.topPicks__card-card figure.award { padding: 0px 10px 20px 10px; margin: -3px auto 3px; width: 130px; 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line-height: 18px;\"><svg class=\"luna-icon icondeal luna-icon--secondary refreshedMasthead__icon\">  <use xlink:href=\"#icon-deals-solid\"><\/use> <\/svg> Research tools <\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            \n                                            \n\n\n\n\n\n                                            <div class=\"cardPros-text \">\n                            <style>\r\n.list-1 li {\r\noverflow-wrap: break-word;\r\nwhite-space: normal;\r\npadding-bottom: 10px;\r\n}\r\n  \r\n.pro-engine { \r\nmin-height: 100px;\r\nmargin-top: 15px;\r\n}\r\n  \r\n@media (max-width:1001px) { \r\n.pro-section{\r\n\r\n\r\n}\r\n}\r\n  \r\n@media (max-width:1920px) { \r\n.pro-section{\r\n\r\n\r\n}\r\n}\r\n  \r\n.pro-section-2 {\r\n\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"pro-section\">\r\n    <ul class=\"list-1 pros-a\" id=\"pros\">\r\n        \r\n            \r\n                 <li>$0 commissions<\/li>\r\n            \r\n         \r\n            \r\n                 <li>Supports advanced order types<\/li>\r\n            \r\n         \r\n            \r\n                 <li>Advanced technical charting<\/li>\r\n            \r\n         \r\n            \r\n                 <li>Highly-rated customer support<\/li>\r\n            \r\n         \r\n    <\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div style=\"margin-top: 1rem; 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margin-right: 0.7rem;\">\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.finder.com.au\/parent-theme\/components\/top-picks\/client\/top-picks.d0e710a7c30179fe5470.css\">\n        <div id=\"toppicks-methodology\" class=\"topPicksMethodology luna-accordionGroup accordionGroup\">\n            <div class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n                <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n                    <h5 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n                        <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"methodology-expander-2081486628\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#methodology-expander-2081486628\" aria-label=\"Toggle methodology details\">\n                            <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">How we choose our top picks<\/span>\n                            <svg class=\"luna-icon topPicksMethodology__toggleIcon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-toggle-icon=\"show\" class=\"topPicksMethodology__toggleIcon-down\"><\/use>\n                                <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-toggle-icon=\"hide\" class=\"topPicksMethodology__toggleIcon-up is-hidden\"><\/use>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/button>\n                    <\/h5>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"methodology-expander-2081486628\" data-accordion=\"details\" style=\"height: 0px;\">\n                    <div class=\"accordionContent\">\n                        <p>Our selection of top picks is based on the same criteria as our annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/finder-stock-trading-platform-awards-2022\">Stock Trading Platform Awards<\/a>. This is updated yearly to reflect changes in the market.<\/p>\n                        <p>\"Best for\" picks are those we've evaluated to be best for specific product features or categories \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/how-finder-rates-stock-trading-platforms\">you can read our full methodology here<\/a>. If we show a \"Promoted\" pick, it's been chosen from among our commercial partners and is based on factors that include special features or offers, and the commission we receive.<\/p>\n                        <p>This isn't an exhaustive list of all the trading platforms out there. What's best for you depends on your own investing strategy, budget and financial goals.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<h3 id=\"risks\">The risks of investing<\/h3><p>No investment is risk-free, so a big part of investing is deciding how much risk you can comfortably assume. Generally, the higher the risk, the higher the reward.<\/p><p>Risks investors face include:<\/p><ul class=\"list-3\"><li><strong>Losses.<\/strong> The value of investments can decrease for many reasons. Companies can underperform, demand for products or services can dry up and the stock market can crash. To earn a Return on Investment (ROI) on loans, stock and annuities, the company you invest in must stay in business. If it goes bankrupt and liquidates its assets, that affects how much money you get back \u2014 if any.<\/li><li><strong>Volatility.<\/strong> The value of an investment can fluctuate, sometimes wildly, due to internal factors like faulty products or external events they have no control over, like political changes.<\/li><li><strong>Inflation.<\/strong> When goods and services cost more in the future than they do now, your money becomes worth a little less, and if you don\u2019t grow your money at a rate higher than the rate of inflation, you\u2019ll essentially be losing money on your investments.<\/li><li><strong>Fees.<\/strong> Most investment categories come with a set of fees. For example, brokers charge commissions or management fees to carry out the purchase of stocks and bonds. Weigh the fees against your potential ROI.<\/li><li><strong>Taxes.<\/strong> Likewise, capital gains (profit) from investing are often subject to taxes. The timing of the collection of those taxes depends on the investment. Most investments are taxed on their sale, but retirement investments can be taxed on withdrawal from the account. If you house your investments in a tax-free savings account (TFSA), you can avoid being taxed on capital gains and withdrawals. However, annual account contribution limits apply.<\/li><\/ul><h3 id=\"guaranteed\">Are any investments guaranteed?<\/h3><p>No. But a few protections are in place for specific vehicles and situations:<\/p><ul class=\"list-9\"><li>The <strong>Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC)<\/strong> insures savings accounts, money market accounts and GICs. The CDIC insures up to $100,000 of your deposits in each insured bank. The catch? CDIC-insured accounts generally earn a lower interest rate.<\/li><li>Deposits into credit union members\u2019 accounts are backed by insurance organizations located in each province, although some federally-regulated credit unions are insured by the CDIC. <\/li><li>Credit union insurance coverage is comparable to, and sometimes even exceeds, that of the CDIC.<\/li><li>The securities you own aren\u2019t insured against a loss in value. But the<strong> Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF)<\/strong> is a non-government entity that replaces missing stocks and securities in customer accounts held by a CIPF member firm if the firm fails. The limit for most types of investments is $1 million, though this amount can vary based on what types of customer you are (individual, corporation, partnership etc.) and what type of account you have (trust, joint account etc.).<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#index_guide\"><button class=\"btn\">Back to the top<\/button><\/a><\/p><h3>Related links to get you going<\/h3><ul class=\"list-1\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/investments\/forex-trading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save money on foreign exchange<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/investments\/robo-advisors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Compare robo-advisors<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 id=\"investin\">What to invest in<\/h3><p><small><em>The information on this page is current as of March 6, 2020.<\/em><\/small><\/p><p>You\u2019ll find various ways to invest your money to achieve specific financial goals. Investments are grouped into categories by type \u2014 for example, bank products and bonds \u2014 each with its own features, risks and rewards.<\/p><h4>Cash equivalents<\/h4><p>You can stash your cash in a bank account, but other ways can make better use of your cash and earn interest or tangible assets.<\/p><ul class=\"luna-accordionGroup accordionGroup\"><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000000\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000000\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Bonds<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000000\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/investments\/bonds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">These debt securities<\/a> are issued and backed by corporations or the government to help pay for capital expenditures or the government\u2019s borrowing needs.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000001\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000001\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Savings accounts<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000001\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Most banks and credit unions offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/savings-accounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">insured savings accounts that pay compound interest<\/a>. You can make as many deposits as you like, but withdrawals are typically restricted to six each month.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000002\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000002\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Money market accounts<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000002\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">MMAs can take your savings to the next level by offering the convenience and liquidity of a high-interest savings account, sometimes with checkwriting privileges, but often in exchange for higher initial deposit and balance requirements.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000003\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000003\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000003\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/gics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Look to a GIC<\/a> for an insured savings account that holds a set amount of money for a fixed term ranging from 30 days to 10 years. The issuing bank pays interest until the GIC matures. You can cash in your GIC for the principal plus the interest you earned or roll over your balance to a new GIC.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000004\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000004\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000004\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/savings-accounts\/tfsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TFSAs<\/a> were created by the federal government to encourage more Canadians to save for the future. Earnings grow tax-deferred and withdrawals are tax-free within certain annual limits. Fortunately, unused contributions roll over into future years, so you can make the most of the opportunity to save.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000005\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000005\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Cash-value life insurance<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000005\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Whole life insurance policies are investment products that build value over time. They include a cash component that\u2019s invested into a menu of options, usually mutual funds. When you die, your beneficiaries receive a death benefit plus any added cash value.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000006\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000006\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Annuities<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000006\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Think of an annuity as a contract between you and an insurance company. The company promises to pay you regularly either right away \u2014 called an immediate annuity \u2014 or as a future deferred annuity. Annuities are taxed according to whatever tax regulations govern the account the annuities are sitting in (such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/savings-accounts\/rrsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)<\/a>. Many people buy fixed, variable or indexed annuities to help manage money in retirement.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000007\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000007\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Precious metals<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000007\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Investors often buy precious metals like gold, silver and platinum to diversify their portfolios and protect themselves from inflation and financial instability. Precious metals have intrinsic value, so they\u2019re not susceptible to inflation simply because you can\u2019t print more of them. Because they\u2019re separate from assets like stocks and bonds and carry no credit risk, they\u2019re a less volatile investment.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><h4>Types of stocks<\/h4><p>When you buy stocks, you\u2019re buying a share of ownership in a company. Also called equities, stocks are based on the company type, size, potential for growth and performance in the market.<br>Your profits and losses depend on the success and failure of the company, as well as the influence of major trends in the stock market.<\/p><ul class=\"luna-accordionGroup accordionGroup\"><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000008\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000008\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Income stocks<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000008\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">These pay regular dividends based on the company\u2019s current or retained earnings. For investors, they provide high-yield income that\u2019s often paid out quarterly. Big-name utility companies tend to be income stocks.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000009\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000009\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Growth stocks<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000009\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">These are stocks of companies growing at a faster rate than the market average, such as tech startups. They rarely pay dividends. Instead, investors purchase them because they believe their capital will appreciate.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000010\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000010\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Value stocks<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000010\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">These are shares of companies with lower price-to-earnings (PE) ratios than their peers, so they\u2019re often cheaper than stocks with a higher PE. They can be growth or income stocks, and people buy them hoping the stock price will rebound and return to a more competitive PE.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000011\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000011\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Blue-chip stocks<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000011\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">These are shares in huge, financially fit corporations with a solid history of growth, and they usually pay dividends. Examples of blue-chip stocks are General Electric, Visa and Walmart.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000012\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000012\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Master limited partnerships<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000012\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">MLPs are publicly traded US companies that are organized as limited partnerships. They combine the benefits of having profits taxed only when investors receive distributions with the liquidity of a public company.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000013\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000013\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Penny stocks<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000013\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">As the name suggests, these are small shares of public companies (often new to the market) that trade for less than $1. They\u2019re known for their volatility.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000014\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000014\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Impact stocks<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000014\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Impact stocks are shares in companies that are known for their environmental and social stewardship. Companies specializing in solar energy, low-income housing and sustainable agriculture are examples of impact stocks.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><h4>Types of bonds<\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/investments\/bonds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bonds are a type of fixed-income investment<\/a> that pay interest or dividends at set intervals and return your principal amount at the end of the term. They are issued by governments and companies at fixed rates, so when you buy a bond, you\u2019re essentially lending the issuer money in exchange for interest payments. Bonds are generally less risky than stocks, but like any investment, your returns may vary, so there\u2019s no guarantee you\u2019ll make money.<\/p><ul class=\"luna-accordionGroup accordionGroup\"><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000015\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000015\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Government bonds<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000015\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">There are two different types of government bonds: treasury bonds and municipal bonds. Both are used to generate money for cash flow, finance debt, fund investments and more. They are issued by the government, so they are the lowest risk, but they often have lower interest rates than the other types of bonds.<h5>Government of Canada Real Returns Bonds<\/h5><p>Considered to be the safest investment in Canada, these bonds are backed by the Canadian government. The main benefit of Real Returns Bonds is that the principal amount is adjusted for inflation, so you don\u2019t end up losing money over time if the Canadian dollar declines in value. Your investment can be sold any time, but you won\u2019t receive any interest you\u2019ve earned if you don\u2019t keep the bond(s) until the end of the term.<\/p><p>Quick Facts:<\/p><ul class=\"list-10\"><li><strong>Interest.<\/strong> 2%<\/li><li><strong>Term length.<\/strong> Varies but can last up to 28 years.<\/li><li><strong>Price.<\/strong> The price per bond is $1,000. (Note that your bank or financial institution may require a minimum investment of several bonds or more.)<\/li><\/ul><h5>Provincial bonds<\/h5><p>Issued by provincial governments, these bonds are backed by the provincial authority to levy and collect taxes and are considered fairly safe. Investors buy bonds at a fixed interest rate for a set term. Interest payments are paid twice a year, and at the end of the term, the bonds are sold for whatever the market value is at that time. (Your interest rate remains the same, but the value of your bonds changes regularly.)<br>Quick facts:<\/p><ul class=\"list-10\"><li><strong>Interest: <\/strong>Around 0.40% \u2013 2.55% depending on the term length; paid annually or whenever the investment matures.<\/li><li><strong>Term length:<\/strong> A few months up to 30 years.<\/li><li><strong>Prices: <\/strong>Range from $80 \u2013 $120 per bond, although actual prices can vary. The minimum amount you can invest is $5,000, while the maximum investment amount is $50,000.<\/li><li><strong>Rating system:<\/strong> The risk level of municipal bonds is rated according to the DBRS system and depends on the credit strength of the corporations issuing the bonds. Bonds issued by less financially stable businesses are considered a riskier investment and will subsequently have higher rates of return.<\/li><\/ul><h5>Municipal bonds<\/h5><p>Municipal bonds (also called \u201cmunis\u201d) represent roughly 2% of all bonds on the Canadian market and are issued by cities, counties, school districts and sometimes redevelopment agencies. While all of these bonds are used to finance capital expenditures, the specific purpose and repayment plan will vary depending on the type of bond that is issued.<\/p><p>Quick facts:<\/p><ul class=\"list-10\"><li><strong>Interest:<\/strong> Doesn\u2019t usually exceed 2.5% and is paid annually or whenever the investment matures.<\/li><li><strong>Term length:<\/strong> A few months up to 30 years.<\/li><li><strong>Prices:<\/strong> The minimum amount you can invest is $5,000, while the maximum investment amount is $50,000.<\/li><li><strong>Rating system:<\/strong> The risk level of municipal bonds is rated according to the DBRS system and depends on the credit strength of the corporations issuing the bonds. Bonds issued by less financially stable businesses are considered a riskier investment and will subsequently have higher rates of return.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000016\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000016\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Corporate bonds<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000016\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Corporate bonds are issued by public companies in an effort to generate cash flow. Unlike stocks, you won\u2019t own a share of the company but will instead be considered a creditor and will earn interest on top of your principal. These bonds usually offer higher returns than government bonds, but they\u2019re also riskier \u2014 if the company fails, it may default on the debt.<p>Quick facts:<\/p><ul class=\"list-10\"><li><strong>Interest:<\/strong> Approximately 0.70% \u2013 4.24% depending on the term length.<\/li><li><strong>Term length:<\/strong> Short-term bonds are 0 \u2013 5 years long, medium-term bonds are between 5 \u2013 12 years long and long-term bonds are 12+ years long.<\/li><li><strong>Prices:<\/strong> It\u2019s not uncommon to see rates starting around $75 \u2013 $100 per bond, though prices can vary.<\/li><li><strong>Rating system:<\/strong> The risk level of corporate bonds is rated according to the DBRS system and depends on the credit strength of the corporations issuing the bonds. Bonds issued by less financially stable businesses are considered a riskier investment and will subsequently have higher rates of return.<\/li><li><strong>Types of bonds:<\/strong><ul class=\"list-none\"><li><strong>Investment-grade bonds.<\/strong> These bonds have a high credit rating (BBB- or higher), which suggests that the company is in a relatively strong financial position and has the ability to repay the bonds.<\/li><li><strong>High-yield bonds (junk bonds).<\/strong> These bonds have a lower credit rating (BB or lower) than investment-grade bonds. However, they generally pay higher interest rates in exchange for the increased risk.<\/li><li><strong>Convertible bonds.<\/strong> Most often issued by companies with low credit ratings and high growth potential, these bonds can be converted to a predetermined amount of common stock or cash.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><h4>Types of funds<\/h4><p>An investment fund collects capital from a bunch of investors to buy stocks, bonds and securities. Usually managed by professionals, they give investors access to opportunities they may not have been able to invest in on their own.<\/p><ul class=\"luna-accordionGroup accordionGroup\"><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000017\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000017\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Mutual funds<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000017\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">These funds pool money from investors to invest in a variety of securities, such as stocks and bonds. Investors buy shares in mutual funds, and each share represents their part ownership in the fund and the income it generates. Four major categories are money market funds, bond funds, stock funds and target date funds.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000018\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000018\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Exchange-traded funds<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000018\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Like mutual funds, ETFs are pooled investments that give investors an interest in a professionally managed portfolio. Unlike mutual funds, ETF shares trade directly on stock exchanges. Typically, an ETF is an index fund \u2014 it buys all the stocks and bonds in an index, or a curated list of investments. For example, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index consisting of 30 major companies. You might buy an ETF to diversify your portfolio and thereby decrease your risk. You can wait while the market grows, as opposed to buying and selling securities all the time. Because you\u2019re not making many transactions, you\u2019ll pay less in fees.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000019\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000019\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Private equity funds<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000019\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Open to accredited investors like insurance companies, universities, and high-net-worth individuals, these funds require a high initial investment. They\u2019re managed by private equity firms that typically buy a controlling interest in the portfolio company and work to increase its value over the span of 10 or so years. While most private equity funds have a long-term focus, some specialize in minority investments in startups and fast-growing companies.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000020\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000020\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Hedge funds<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000020\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Also limited to wealthy and institutional investors, hedge funds pool money to invest in a range of investments. However, they tend to take a riskier approach than mutual funds.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000021\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000021\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Index funds<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000021\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">An index fund is a type of mutual fund or EFT with a portfolio that\u2019s made to match or track the returns of a market index, such as the S&amp;P 500<button class=\"btn-link text-no-decoration\" style=\"vertical-align: top; position: relative; top: -3px; left: 1px;\" rel=\"popover\" data-content=\"The Standard &amp; Poor's 500 is a US stock market index that tracks 500 of the largest public companies in America. Because of that, investors often look to it as a gauge of the overall stock market.\" data-placement=\"top\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-describedby=\"fin-tooltip-1\">\n    <svg class=\"luna-icon luna-icon--xsmall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use href=\"#info\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n    <span class=\"u-screenReader\" id=\"fin-tooltip-1\">The Standard &amp; Poor's 500 is a US stock market index that tracks 500 of the largest public companies in America. Because of that, investors often look to it as a gauge of the overall stock market.<\/span>\n<\/button>. It\u2019s an indirect investment option that\u2019s known for its low operating expenses and turnover.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><h4>Types of options<\/h4><p>Options are contracts that give the investor the right \u2014 but not the obligation \u2014 to buy or sell a security, such as a stock or foreign currency, at a fixed price within a specified time.<br>They\u2019re derivative, which means they derive their value from their underlying assets. Options are open to both institutional and individual investors.<\/p><ul class=\"luna-accordionGroup accordionGroup\"><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000022\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000022\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Call options<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000022\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">These contracts give the buyer the right to buy shares of an underlying stock within a specified timeframe. The seller must sell those shares to the buyer, who exercises the option to buy on or before the expiration date.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000023\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000023\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Put options<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000023\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">These give the buyer the right to sell shares of an underlying stock on or before the expiration date, and the seller must oblige.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000024\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000024\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Binary options<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000024\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">These short-term financial tools are based on a yes\/no question. Like call and put options, they have an expiration date. At that time, the price of the asset must be on the correct side of the strike price to make a profit. In other words, the payoff is either a fixed cash amount or asset \u2014 or nothing at all.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><h4>Types of real estate<\/h4><p>Buying a home is among our major investments. But other investment options make up the real estate realm.<\/p><ul class=\"luna-accordionGroup accordionGroup\"><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000025\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000025\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Rental real estate<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000025\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">This involves buying and operating a real estate property, such as a house or apartment building, so that you can collect the rent. Many investors go with this investment for its cash flow income.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000026\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000026\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Real estate investment trusts<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000026\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">REITs allow you to invest in large-scale, income-generating real estate, such as shopping malls, hotels, resorts and storage facilities. As the investor, you earn a share of the income that\u2019s produced. Many REITs are registered with securities regulators such as the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000027\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000027\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Farmland and timberland investments.<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000027\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Investors who want to hold a tangible asset can purchase ownership tree farms, managed natural forests and similar investments.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><h4>Investment loans<\/h4><p>Traditionally, banks granted these fixed-rate loans to help investors finance a specific project and acquire such assets as property, equipment or machinery. Today, investors will find direct lending options that include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/business-loans\/top-crowdfunding-sites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crowdfunding<\/a> and peer-to-peer lending platforms.<\/p><h4>Types of contracts<\/h4><p>An advanced form of investing, contacts are agreements to buy or sell commodities, shares and assets.<\/p><ul class=\"luna-accordionGroup accordionGroup\"><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000028\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000028\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Commodity futures<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000028\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">These are agreements to buy or sell a specific quantity of a commodity at a specific price and on a specific date. Commodities traded on the futures market include metals, oil, grains, and animal and food products, like coffee and hogs.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000029\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000029\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Security futures<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000029\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Like commodity futures, these are legally binding agreements to buy or sell specific shares of an individual stock or a narrow-based security index at a future date.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000030\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000030\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Forwards<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000030\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">A forward is a customized contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific price on a specific date in the future. Unlike standard futures contracts, forwards can be tailored to any commodity, amount or delivery date.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000031\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000031\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Swaps<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000031\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">A swap is an agreement between two parties \u2014 like businesses and financial institutions \u2014 to exchange cash flows or liabilities for a set period of time.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><h4>Currencies<\/h4><p>Also called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/investments\/forex-trading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">forex or FX<\/a>, foreign exchange is the largest financial market in the world. Investors trade international currencies online and over the phone.<\/p><p>On the other hand, money market funds are mutual funds that are invested conservatively in government, municipal, corporate or bank securities. The return on money market funds also fluctuates with market conditions, but there\u2019s a possibility that return drops below zero and you lose some of your principal.<\/p><h3 id=\"how\">How to invest<\/h3><p>Investing is accessible to anyone. The paths you can take to build a portfolio depend on your budget, risk tolerance and financial goals.<\/p><h4><strong>Investment accounts<\/strong><\/h4><p>Before signing up for an investment account, read the fine print. These accounts are typically taxable, and fees can vary.<\/p><ul class=\"list-7\"><li><strong>Brokerage accounts.<\/strong> This is an arrangement between an investor and a licensed brokerage firm. As the investor, you deposit money into the brokerage account and then place orders to buy or sell such investments as stocks, bonds and mutual funds.<\/li><li><strong>Digital apps.<\/strong> In recent years, fintech startups have launched apps that allow everyday earners to invest their money from their smart devices. These apps appeal to millennials and the tech-savvy, and they cut down on the fees you\u2019d typically pay for a human to manage your money.<\/li><\/ul><h4>Retirement accounts<\/h4><p>Look at retirement accounts as a way of investing and securing your financial future. They can help you to save for retirement and manage your income after you retire.<\/p><ul class=\"list-7\"><li><strong>Employer pension plans.<\/strong> With defined contribution plans, you contribute pretax money from your paycheck to your individual account. The value of the account fluctuates over time, and on retirement, you\u2019ll receive the balance. Many employers match your contributions, offering another incentive to save.<\/li><li><strong>Registered Retirement Savings Accounts (RRSPs).<\/strong> These accounts offer tax advantages. For example, you won\u2019t pay taxes on your earnings until you make withdrawals during retirement. If you withdraw sooner, you will be subject to a higher tax rate.<\/li><\/ul><p>Other sources of retirement income include investments held in TFSAs, funds deposited into bank accounts, real estate investments and government programs such as Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS).<\/p><h4>Robo-advisors<\/h4><p>Robo-advisors are exactly what they sound like: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/investments\/robo-advisors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digital financial advisers<\/a>. A robo-advisor relies on intricate algorithms and technology to offer financial advice, help with asset allocations and automate the management of your investments.<\/p><h4>Financial advisers<\/h4><p>If you prefer working with a human, you can enlist a financial planner or adviser to help you set up an investment portfolio. Most financial advisers work out of banks and require a minimum amount to invest.<\/p><h3 id=\"strategies\">Investing strategies<\/h3><p>A good investment strategy addresses the opportunities and risks of the financial markets in a way that helps you achieve your goals. Such a strategy can change over time, but consider important components like:<\/p><div class=\"u-grid u-grid--alignStretch\"><div class=\"u-grid__col u-1\/4@s\"><article class=\"luna-card luna-card--border luna-card--stretch\"><figure class=\"luna-card__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-819546\" title=\"Image: Finder\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/asset-allocation-graphic_Finder_300x200.png\" alt=\"Asset allocation graphic\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/asset-allocation-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/asset-allocation-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/asset-allocation-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/asset-allocation-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure><div class=\"luna-card__block\"><h4>Asset allocation<\/h4><p>Split up your investments based on your goals and risk tolerance. It can be good to put more money into stocks than bonds when you\u2019re young to leverage long-term growth potential, then shift into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/investments\/bonds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">less risky investments like bonds<\/a> as you near retirement.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"u-grid__col u-1\/4@s\"><article class=\"luna-card luna-card--border luna-card--stretch\"><figure class=\"luna-card__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-819547\" title=\"Image: Finder\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/cycle-graphic_Finder_300x200.png\" alt=\"Cycle graphic\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/cycle-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/cycle-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/cycle-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/cycle-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure><div class=\"luna-card__block\"><h4>Cycles<\/h4><p>Business cycles, economic cycles and seasons can influence the movements of investment vehicles. Restaurants must be planned, then built. Oil must be discovered, then drilled. Prescription drugs must be developed, then tested and approved.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"u-grid__col u-1\/4@s\"><article class=\"luna-card luna-card--border luna-card--stretch\"><figure class=\"luna-card__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-819548\" title=\"Image: Finder\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/diversification-graphic_Finder_300x200.png\" alt=\"Diversification graphic\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/diversification-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/diversification-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/diversification-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/diversification-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure><div class=\"luna-card__block\"><h4>Diversification<\/h4><p>Don\u2019t put all your eggs in one basket. To manage risk and protect against market fluctuations, savvy investors diversify their portfolios across multiple vehicles and sectors.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"u-grid__col u-1\/4@s\"><article class=\"luna-card luna-card--border luna-card--stretch\"><figure class=\"luna-card__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-819549\" title=\"Image: Finder\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/trends-graphic_Finder_300x200.png\" alt=\"Trends graphic\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/trends-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/trends-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/trends-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/trends-graphic_Finder_300x200.png?fit=900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure><div class=\"luna-card__block\"><h4>Trends<\/h4><p>Keep your finger on the pulse of the economy. Recognize the role that generational, technological, societal and other shifts can play in the ongoing supply and demand tug of war.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><h4>Investment philosophy<\/h4><p>Broadly speaking, there are 2 main investing philosophies: Active and passive investing.<\/p><p>Many traditional wealth management firms prefer <b>active investing<\/b>, where advisers regularly buy and sell assets for you. The idea is that skillful investing can \u201cbeat the market\u201d and outperform a portfolio that changes very little.<\/p><p>Robo-advisors tend to use a <b>passive investing<\/b> approach. Rather than try to pick winning and losing investments, they put your money in a curated mix of investments and wait for it to grow.<\/p><p>Some actively managed funds outperform the market, but most don\u2019t. According to the 2017 Dow Jones Indices SPIVA Scorecard \u2014 a semiannual comparison of managed funds against benchmarks \u2014 large funds usually don\u2019t beat the S&amp;P 64% of the time. And medium-size and small funds fall behind their benchmarks almost 90% of the time.<\/p><p>Robo-advisors aren\u2019t designed to beat the market, but they move in sync with it. According to experts, robo-advisors often perform better than actively managed funds, once you account for the difference in management fees.<\/p><article class=\"luna-card luna-card--primary luna-card--border\">\n  <div class=\"luna-card__block\" style=\"padding:0.7em\">\n<span style=\"font-size:0.9em; font-weight: 800; font-style: italic; text-transform: uppercase;\">Related: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/stock-trading\/streaming-stocks\" style=\"text-decoration:underline; font-size:0.9em;\">Our picks for the best streaming stocks to watch out for<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><h3 id=\"markets\">Financial markets<\/h3><p>To get money into your desired investment, you\u2019ll need to access a market that offers that investment, often through an investment account that participates in the various markets.<\/p><p>You can invest your money through exchanges in Canada, the US and elsewhere in the world including:<\/p><h4>Capital markets<\/h4><ul class=\"luna-accordionGroup accordionGroup\"><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000032\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000032\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000032\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">The TSX is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world, hosting over $2 trillion worth of trades. Canada\u2019s biggest companies trade on this platform and come from a variety of industries including oil, gas, retail, finance, energy and mining.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000033\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000033\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">TSX Venture Exchange (Canadian Venture Exchange)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000033\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Public companies that aren\u2019t yet big enough to be included on the TSX trade on this public ventures marketplace.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000034\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000034\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000034\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Created in 2001, the CSE is meant to function as a more modern and efficient stock exchange, with only 200+ companies trading on it. Equities and government bonds are traded on this platform along with other structured products.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000035\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000035\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000035\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">As Wall Street\u2019s best-known stock exchange and the world\u2019s largest, it lists most traditional US companies, like General Electric, Bank of America, Ford and AT&amp;T.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000036\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000036\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">NASDAQ<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000036\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Founded as the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations in 1971, it\u2019s second only to the NYSE and features many top technology companies, like Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Netflix.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000037\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000037\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">NASDAQ CXC Limited (NASDAQ Canada)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000037\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">NASDAQ CANADA is wholly owned by Nasdaq, Inc. and acts as an extension of the company\u2019s trading platform in the US. Companies featured on the exchange include TD Securities, BMO Nesbitt Burns and CIBC WorldMarkets Corp.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000038\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000038\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">NYSE American (formerly AMEX)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000038\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Founded as the mutual New York Curb Market Agency in 1908, it grew to become the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) before being acquired by the NYSE and rebranded as the NYSE American. It\u2019s home to many small-cap stocks, especially precious metals mining companies like NexGen Energy, NovaGold Resources, Polymet Mining and Sandstorm Gold.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000039\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000039\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Over-the-counter (OTC) market<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000039\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Various OTC markets, some traditionally called bulletin boards or pink sheets, allow investors to buy and sell through a broker rather than trading through an exchange, often when a stock or bond isn\u2019t listed on a major exchange.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><h4>Derivatives markets<\/h4><ul class=\"luna-accordionGroup accordionGroup\"><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000040\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000040\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Montreal Exchange (MX)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000040\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">This exchange is owned by the TMX Group located in Toronto, but it\u2019s based the Tour de la Bourse (Stock Exchange Tower) in Montreal. Securities traded on this platform include futures contracts and options on equities, indexes, currencies, ETFs, energy and interest rates.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000041\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000041\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000041\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">Focused on options and futures since 1898, the CME now includes the Chicago Board of Trade, the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Kansas City Board of Trade.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000042\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000042\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000042\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">This modern energy futures exchange has grown quickly since 2000 to serve numerous commodity futures and options markets, as well as digital assets.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"luna-accordion\" data-accordion=\"accordion\">\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__summary\">\n    <h4 class=\"luna-accordion__heading\">\n      <button class=\"luna-accordion__action collapsed\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion0000000043\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion0000000043\">\n        <span class=\"luna-accordion__title\">Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)<\/span>\n        <svg class=\"luna-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\" data-accordion-icon=\"show\"><\/use>\n          <use xlink:href=\"#chevron-up\" data-accordion-icon=\"hide\" class=\"is-hidden\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"luna-accordion__details collapse\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"accordion0000000043\" data-accordion=\"details\">\n    <div class=\"accordionContent\">As the nation\u2019s largest options exchange, CBOE offers contracts on some of the most popular indices, like the S&amp;P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ Composite and Russell 2000.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><h3 id=\"bottomline\">Bottom line<\/h3><p>All investments are a dance of risk and reward. The aim of investing is to build wealth and set yourself up for a comfortable financial future. But it comes with a degree of uncertainty.<\/p><p>What you invest your money in and how you invest it should be guided by your goals and capital.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#index_guide\"><button class=\"btn\">Back to the top<\/button><\/a><article class=\"luna-card luna-card--alt\"><div class=\"luna-card__block has-padding-small\"><b>Important information:<\/b> Powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/ca\/\">Finder.com<\/a>. This information is general in nature and is no substitute for professional advice. It does not take into account your personal situation. This information should not be interpreted as an endorsement of futures, stocks, ETFs, CFDs, options or any specific provider, service or offering. It should not be relied upon as investment advice or construed as providing recommendations of any kind. Futures, stocks, ETFs and options trading involves substantial risk of loss and therefore are not appropriate for most investors. You do not own or have any interest in the underlying asset. Capital is at risk, including the risk of losing more than the amount originally put in, market volatility and liquidity risks. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Tax on profits may apply. Consider the Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determination for the product on the provider's website. Consider your own circumstances, including whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money and possess the relevant experience and knowledge. 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