Download or read book Investing For Canadians For Dummies written by Tony Martin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-06-19 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making your own investment decisions can be intimidating and overwhelming. Investors have a huge array of investment options to choose from, and sorting through the get-rich-quick hype can be exhausting. Investing For Canadians For Dummies provides readers with a clear-headed, honest overview of the investing landscape, helping them to determine what investments are right for their goals. New for the third edition: The US sub-prime loan disaster, and how it can be an investing opportunity Up-to-date information about new mutual funds and mutual fund alternatives, such as exchange-traded funds Perspectives on buying a home in hot real estate markets like Calgary, Montreal, and Halifax Valuable advice on the best way to cut start-up costs and minimize tax charges when starting a new business New RRSP and RESP information, and advice on what to do with new allowable contribution levels