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RESP – Registered Education Savings Plan

Friday, December 25th, 2009

A Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) is a contract between an individual who is the subscriber, and a person or organization, who is the promoter. The subscriber (or a person acting for the subscriber) makes contributions to the RESP, which earns income. The subscriber names one or more beneficiaries and agrees to make contributions for [...]

Registered disability savings plan (RDSP)

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

A registered disability savings plan (RDSP) is a savings plan that is intended to help parents and others save for the long-term financial security of a person who is eligible for the Disability Tax Credit. Take a look at the CRA site here for more grant information: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/rdsp-reei/menu-eng.html TD Waterhouse offers a discount brokerage account [...]