Useful Websites

Clear Connections

• A Clear Connection Brochure
• What You Need To Know About Your Mutual Fund Accounts

Publications

• Canadian MoneySaver
• MoneySense Magazine
• The Toronto Star Business
• The Financial Post 
• Report on Business

Taxes

• TaxTips.ca

Calculators

• Ernst & Young Personal Tax Calculators
• Intuit Tax Calculator
• Mortgage Calculators 

Government Resources

• Registered Education Savings Plan – RESP
  • A registered education savings plan (RESP) is a contract between an individual and a person or organization.Under the contract, the subscriber names one or more beneficiaries and agrees to make contributions for them, and the promoter agrees to pay educational assistance payments (EAPs) to the beneficiaries.
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan – RRSP
  • An RRSP is a retirement savings plan that you establish, that we register, and to which you or your spouse or common-law partner contribute. Deductible RRSP contributions can be used to reduce your tax.
• Tax-Free Savings Account – TFSA
  • The Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) allows Canadians, age 18 and over, to set money aside tax-free throughout their lifetime. Each calendar year, you can contribute upto the TFSA dollar limit for the year, plus any unused TFSA contribution room from the previous year, and the amount you withdrew the year before.
• Home Buyers’ Plan – HBP
  • The Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP) is a program that allows you to withdraw funds from your registered retirement savings plan (RRSPs) to buy or build a qualifying home for yourself or for a related person with a disability. You can withdraw up to $25,000 in a calendar year.

Credit Reports

You can order credit reports for FREE via mail from TransUnion