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  1. General Personal Finance Talk
    I have around 20K in RESP. My daughter wants to take a private school course for dog grooming, which is around 8 to 10K for the entire course. The bank sent a CRA website for the schools or colleges which are authorized for RESPs. What are my options here? Previously we have withdrawn for...
  2. Taxation
    My daughter's RESP (with RBC direct investing) currently has about $80,000 with $50,000 in contributions and the rest is the government grant and accumulated investment income. She is half way through her degree and I plan to withdraw in 2021 all the contributions $50,000 (PSE) plus $15,000 in...
  3. General Personal Finance Talk
    My first child was just born and I am trying to open an RESP. I was considering using the "Family" plan, which allows pooling the RESPs of all children in the family, for future children. Thing is, my wife is 22 and we could still have children until she is, say, 42. The RESP rules state that...
  4. Taxation
    Hi all, I'm having trouble finding a clear answer from Google on this one, so hoping someone here knows... I have a self directed family plan RESP account for my two kids, and there is more money in there than they are going to need for school. All of the funds currently in the RESP came from...
  5. Investing
    My RESP account has balance of about 60K with the following stocks or fund. It is not doing well. EFA 16% (Bought over 10 years ago and is still in red) XIU 42% XEG 8% (Down over 20%) SPY 18% (Good. up 140% ) MAW104 16% (Recently bought) My kid is in grade 11 and will go to...
  6. General Personal Finance Talk
    There are plenty of online calculators out there and I've read several articles stating how much money will be needed for a 4 year University Education. Is there anyone out there that has had kids go through university while wondering beforehand if they've saved enough? I know there are...
  7. Investing
    Hi Members, I added my 5-year-old daughter as the beneficiary of my RESP account and the mutual fund is "RBC Target 2030 Education Fund". The plan will mature after 13 years which is when she will turn 18 and it fits well with her time to start post-secondary education. My 5-month-old infant...
  8. Investing
    I am pulling my hair for having been so naive and complacent about the growth in my RESP I opened 2 years ago at RBC. I opened that account for my daughter without much research. It is not a self-directed account. A manager controls it, who is always mysterious. Never communicated with her in...
  9. General Personal Finance Talk
    I am the parent of a child who shares parenting with the other parent. The other parent refuses to communicate with me. I know an RESP was started at one time but I don't believe that there has been much contributed. I don't know where the RESP is located. I am more interested in opening a new...
  10. Taxation
    I wanted to go to school and my grandparents took out 5,000 from an RESP that is saved up. I then decided on the first day of classes the school wasn't right for me, I took the 5,000 and gave it back to my grandparents I was unaware that I had to claim the RESP as income so I was audited, the...
  11. Taxation
    I usually have H&R do my taxes, but this year I want to save bit and do it myself. A couple of questions: Do I claim TFSA investment trading gains/losses? I did a ton of trades A for "fun account". If so will each trade need to be entered, or totals for each? Also, do I claim RESP...
  12. General Personal Finance Talk
    Hi, I am currently with TD Direct for my investments, including RESP. I opened an RESP account for my first child. TD Direct only has family accounts, so I opened a family type account. With the new fee structure at TD Direct (https://www.td.com/ca/document/PDF/forms/521778.pdf) effective...
  13. Investing
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  14. General Personal Finance Talk
    Mutual funds in Canada are the most expensive in the developed world. In fact, high mutual fund fees are forcing many Canadians to retire many years later than they would like. At ModernAdvisor, we combine smart technology with expertise from investment professionals to build and manage...
  15. General Personal Finance Talk
    Has anyone here in BC heard of the British Columbia Training and Education Savings Grant (BCTESG)? My wife just discovered this one. It is a fairly new additional grant that was added to the RESP program last year. There seems to be very little advertising about this grant, so I’m sure a lot of...
  16. Taxation
    My total income is b/w $43K and $87K for 2013. This is also our family income. I made my 1st RESP contribution in Sep 2013 and received $500 CESG in Oct 2013. However, I have not yet received $50 advaned CESG. When am I supposed to receive that? I emailed Questrade and they said "That...
  17. Investing
    Ok, a little different one here. Before I was married and had kids, I opened an individual RESP for my niece and nephew. I contributed a modest amount in there monthly, but stopped after my kids were born. So both accounts are opened in my name, but the beneficiary (for each account) is one...
  18. Investing
    Hi Forum, I opened the RESP TD Canada mutual fund account for my son a month ago and at the same time I had given them the forms for converting it to e-series. I received the confirmation email regarding that. I had purchased two e-series funds 100 CAD each in the feb 2013. On March 1 the...
  19. Investing
    Can I invest in US stocks in my RESP account? Is it treated the same way as an RRSP? i.e. no tax with holding. Thanks
  20. General Personal Finance Talk
    Good day all, With the birth of my first child only 1 month away, like any CMF’er, I am preparing to open an RESP account. Up until yesterday, I had already decided on a TD eSeries account with monthly contributions. Then I discovered this thread, stating that the account will not be eligible...
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