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How to determine mutual fund or ETF capital gains taxes in Canada?

I live in Canada. I invest with TD Waterhouse, but I believe my question is unrelated to my specific broker. Over the course of 2011 and 2012, I invested in a mutual fund indexed to the S&P/TSX ...
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Starting off as an investor

For 2 years I am alternating between 4 months of work and 4 months of school, so for the first time in my life, I have a lot more money than I need. I will be graduating in 15 months and am looking ...
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How is buying a Canadian mutual fund also priced in U.S. dollars different from the plain fund?

Many Canadian banks (e.g. TD Canada Trust) split the same mutual fund into two options, one linked to the Canadian dollar and one linked to the US dollar. For example, the TD U.S. Index and the TD ...
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Lost original prospectus for a Canadian mutual fund I bought. Where can I find another copy?

I had purchased a Canadian Labour Sponsored Investment Fund (LSIF) back in 2001 – a terrible, terrible idea, and I've learned my lesson well since then. The underlying investments were awful, ...
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What are good Monthly Income Funds? [Canada]

I would like to invest $100000 cash in a monthly income generating mutual fund which is low risk - I read that some pay div , interest and return of capital. Can I have the names of three funds that ...
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Regular contribution threshold for ETF vs Index Mutual Fund?

I've seen enough info out there comparing lump-sum investments into ETFs vs mutual funds with respect to broker commissions in the case of ETFs, and the discrepancy between MERs between the two. In ...
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Are TD e-Series Funds worthwhile, or am I better off with ETFs? Why or why not?

I'm looking at e-Series funds offered by TD. They have low MERs and seem to offer a good low cost alternative to traditional mutual funds. What do you guys think? Am I better off with ETFs? Why ...