tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422580.post8640735773288992472..comments2023-04-04T03:43:44.728-06:00Comments on Canadian Dream: Free at 45: Investing in the Home over an RRSPTim Stobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029234099545136789noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422580.post-24621906022225242102007-01-16T20:48:00.000-06:002007-01-16T20:48:00.000-06:00Don't trust someone who uses "instead" when talkin...Don't trust someone who uses "instead" when talking about two very standard, viable wealth-building approaches. Both will help your retirement and therefore both should be considered. (Of course, I recognize that sometimes you must choose to focus on one first but that's another issue.)the money divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728722430433817334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422580.post-91346148369244720342007-01-16T10:58:00.000-06:002007-01-16T10:58:00.000-06:00Jackson99,
Very true, you don't have to have your...Jackson99,<br /><br />Very true, you don't have to have your RRSP's in mutual fund or stocks. Actually it best to have your fixed income securities in an RRSP to avoid tax and let compounding do its magic.<br /><br />But that said, if you want some real estate expousure a REIT is a good idea. That way you get to be part of several properties in a commerical market which tends to be a bit more stable than residental.<br /><br />CDTim Stobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029234099545136789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422580.post-85546852563514269262007-01-16T10:45:00.000-06:002007-01-16T10:45:00.000-06:00"Jim Stanford is an economist with the Canadian Au..."Jim Stanford is an economist with the Canadian Auto Workers union."<br /><br />That says it all about this article. Totally biased. Plus he's probably got a nice fat defined benefit pension at the end of it all.<br /><br />For the little guy, the real working class. We need to take retirement in our own hands and RRSP are a great way of doing it. Who says it MUST be in mutual funds or stocks. Even fixed income securities will grow - tax sheltered and tax effectively.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com