本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛1. RRSP Should buy in full in the current year even if your are going to buy house in the next 2-3 years because you can withdraw up to 20K towards the downpayment for your first house.
2. Life insurance is a good assurance of peace, for yourself and your family, especially when you have kids and family to support. To those with low-income family, it is even the first priority to buy a coverage. Term insurance is very cheap eg . 30 yrs non-smoker male for 10 yr Term only $12/month. Such as Whole life and Universl Life is the second choice when you have spare money after fullfil the RRSP account.
3. RESP is the next tax benefit you should get. Every dollar you put in you will get 20% from government, up to $400/year. Somebody will argue there won't be any loan for kids when they have RESP for their high education. It's wrong, first loan is only calculated on the student's income, RESP doesn't mean you cannot get loan. Second, I don't think most Chinese parents are willing to see their kids in heavy debt when they graduate from school even if they are able to help their kids now. Third, it's a good investment even if your kids won't go for university, you got the interest from $400/yr govenment money.
4. House is the biggest investment in your life. So prepare well for it. Before buying a house, don't put your hard-earned money into high risk speculation like stock, option... You will lose your pants. This is the game when you have spare money. GIC, Money Market is of the same grade (risk) investment. Other MF like Bond fund, income fund, balanced fund are also good for high return and moderate risk. Compose a portfolio, most of the banks have samples(like 60% bond fund, 40% stock fund) to balance your investment risk/return. It's simply called modern portfolio theory by Wall street. You can do it too by urself.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net