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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Investor Alley => Topic started by: NorthernDreamer on April 25, 2017, 11:33:31 AM

Title: Where to park $25,000 for a year (in Canada)?
Post by: NorthernDreamer on April 25, 2017, 11:33:31 AM: I have $25,000 that I will owe on taxes next year (for inheritance/estate stuff). I am nervous investing it in index funds for the next year in case the market tanks. I could keep it in my "high interest" 0.8% savings account with PC.

Should I look into a GIC? I'd need to get it in there ASAP. PC has a 1.4% GIC right now. Oaken Financial offers 2% but I've never heard of them. Any other options I'm missing? Would you suck it up and just put it in index funds?
Title: Re: Where to park $25,000 for a year (in Canada)?
Post by: NorthernDreamer on April 25, 2017, 11:43:24 AM: Oh gosh how do I get a moderator to delete two of these?
Title: Re: Where to park $25,000 for a year (in Canada)?
Post by: daverobev on April 25, 2017, 12:13:11 PM: For one year, the best high interest account you can find. NOT the market. Not even short term bonds.

Oaken is fine. As long as they are CDIC or provincially regulated (some of the credit unions), you're fine.

I just opened an account with EQBank, to get 2%. Not much, but better than PCF, as you say.
Title: Re: Where to park $25,000 for a year (in Canada)?
Post by: Financial.Velociraptor on April 25, 2017, 02:57:57 PM: Quote from: NorthernDreamer on April 25, 2017, 11:43:24 AM
Oh gosh how do I get a moderator to delete two of these?

I hit the "report to moderator" link on your two dupes with explanation text that they were duplicate threads/please delete. Should do the trick. No more double-clicky for you!
Title: Re: Where to park $25,000 for a year (in Canada)?
Post by: RichMoose on April 26, 2017, 08:13:44 PM: Might be wise to slip EQ and some of those other alt lenders considering some of the financing issues that are happening right now with Home Trust.

You could go with BMO Super Short. ZST.TO

Basically money market bonds at a low fee. The history is a very straight trajectory, even compared to VSB.
Title: Re: Where to park $25,000 for a year (in Canada)?
Post by: daverobev on April 27, 2017, 06:58:55 AM: Quote from: Mr. Rich Moose on April 26, 2017, 08:13:44 PM
Might be wise to slip EQ and some of those other alt lenders considering some of the financing issues that are happening right now with Home Trust.

You could go with BMO Super Short. ZST.TO

Basically money market bonds at a low fee. The history is a very straight trajectory, even compared to VSB.

It's kind've funny, though - the reason they are having problems is because they are having problems. People pull money out, so other people pull money out. Self-fulfilling prophecy (and agreed, I too am not putting my cash into EQBank at the moment, *despite* CDIC... lol... I mean, it's terrible, right??)
Title: Re: Where to park $25,000 for a year (in Canada)?
Post by: RichMoose on April 27, 2017, 10:39:59 AM: Yeah exactly, a few short sellers started to shake the tree and now the rotting fruit is falling. One thing is certain, you can't make money borrowing at 10%+ and loaning out at 5-6%. My guess is that EQ, Home Trust, and First National have the writing on the wall.

Reminds me a little of Countrywide, 2007.