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Wiki index with many more subjects. RBC direct investing self. Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to the idea of managing my own money. I'm with RBC and for the sake of ease I'll try their direct investing services. Reading Canadian couch potato and millionaire teacher taught me of index funds. So where do I start with the Canadian market?

Is domestic where I begin? Or just go with US?

Any specific ETFs anyone can recommend with steady performances? I don't know very much, nor am I confident with what I've learned so far.

Any advice is appreciated. I'm with RBC DI and I opened a practice account and played with fake money for a few weeks before I committed to using real money.

It helped me to see how certain stocks and ETF's performed and gave me something to track. Just put in money like you would deposit money into a regular account. You can select whatever you want from their e-series index funds and balance your portfolio how you see fit.

There are some great replies here, use the tools that come with rbc to learn. There are screeners for stocks, etfs, mutual funds and indexes. There is also research and learning material, I believe there is sample portfolios, if not there is a small guideline for portfolios such as how much you should but in FIC such as gics , and equities stocks, etfs.

If you arent comfortable spending money right away trade your practice account as if it is your real portfolio. Now, you don't have to make a trade, just deposit the money from your account, so you cold hold cash and buy on a less frequent basis as the 9. I used to use Questrade, but just last week switched to Wealthsimple. Couldn't be easier and I recommended a couple friends to transfer their accounts and we all got the 5k worth of fees waived for 2 years!

Canadian couch potato recommends portfolios based on ETFs You can purchase ETFs using questrade for free or really cheap. Their website has information in opening and funding accounts.

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Well i think the last time i looked at the couch potato models, they were recommending vanguard etfs vab, vxc and vcn as one of the possibilities. Are you planning to add money monthly, or annually?

RBC Direct investing, might not be the best place just based on cost, but if it gets you saving and investing then its good. TD e-series, Tangerine, or a Discount Brokerage can all potentially be more cost effective solutions. This is the complete opposite of a passive investing strategy. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy.

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You won't be able to vote or comment. PersonalFinanceCanada submitted 11 months ago by lupowei Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to the idea of managing my own money. Fixed Income BOND RBF MER 0. Posts are automatically archived after 6 months.