Comments on: Annual fees on RRSPs http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/annual-fees-on-rrsps/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Canadian Capitalist http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/annual-fees-on-rrsps/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Canadian Capitalist Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:53:12 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=250#comment-122 I got dinged by the fee in the last bear market due to falling market value of investments. I probably should have started out with TD e-Series Funds, instead of picking stocks in a starter portfolio. I got dinged by the fee in the last bear market due to falling market value of investments. I probably should have started out with TD e-Series Funds, instead of picking stocks in a starter portfolio.

]]> By: Larry MacDonald http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/annual-fees-on-rrsps/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Larry MacDonald Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:34:31 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=250#comment-103 BCM Thanks. Controlling fees is important to the philosophy of passive investing. They add up over time. A $100 yearly fee over the life of a 25-year RRSP is $2,500. And no doubt there could be fee increases, new fees etc. LM BCM
Thanks. Controlling fees is important to the philosophy of passive investing. They add up over time. A $100 yearly fee over the life of a 25-year RRSP is $2,500. And no doubt there could be fee increases, new fees etc.
LM

]]> By: Big Cajun Man http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/annual-fees-on-rrsps/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Big Cajun Man Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:43:54 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=250#comment-97 Excellen point Larry, this is the problem with self-directed RRSPs at the start, if you don't have a large enough balance, you end up getting KILLED by fees (along with fees for buying things and such), seems diabolical to me. --C8j Excellen point Larry, this is the problem with self-directed RRSPs at the start, if you don’t have a large enough balance, you end up getting KILLED by fees (along with fees for buying things and such), seems diabolical to me.

–C8j

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