RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Covid 19 and Sienna PreparednessDespite it's naming, the TFSA is not for savings. Stuffing a GIC inside a TFSA is wasted contribution room. Instead, I would suggest higher risk investments since every penny made is yours to keep. SIA not only pays you more today to hold than a GIC but the opportunity for capital gains growth is greather than the downside and the gains will far outweight even the distributions. A win-win.
itsalie wrote: GIC in a tfsa or rrsp is not taxable.. you can lock in at the term you choose.. 5-6% guarenteed return is not bad and certainly better than SIA has returned in the last year..