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40% of workshop participants opened tax-free savings accounts for emergency savings.

Initiative: A targeted savings program

Adopter: Anonymous organization

Finding

About 60% of Canadians understand the effect of inflation on savings.

Initiative: Investor Survey

Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

Finding

2 in 3 Canadians understand how compound interest works.

Initiative: Investor Survey

Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

Finding

About half of Canadians understand that a mutual fund provides a safer return than an individual stock.

Initiative: Investor Survey

Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

Finding

About half of Canadians understand the relationship between bonds and interest rates.

Initiative: Investor Survey

Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

Finding

54% of Canadians have received information on identifying investment fraud, mainly from bank resources, online material, financial advisors, or social media.

Initiative: Investor Survey

Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

Finding

20% of Canadian investors do not know whom to contact if they want to make a formal complaint.

Initiative: Investor Survey

Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

Finding

35% of investors who have an advisor do not know how their advisors are compensated.

Initiative: Investor Survey

Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

Finding

Canadians who experienced personal health challenges or major life events had fewer investable assets.

Initiative: Investor Survey

Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

Finding

1 in 5 Canadians are DIY investors. DIY investing is more popular among racialized Canadians (28%) than it is among non-racialized Canadians (18%).

Initiative: Investor Survey

Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

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