http://adawnjournal.com/2009/09/13/what-is-a-gic-guaranteed-investment-certificate/ A blog on Personal Finance, Investing, Entrepreneurship, and More Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:04:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://adawnjournal.com/2009/09/13/what-is-a-gic-guaranteed-investment-certificate/comment-page-1/#comment-3587 John Shay Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:39:10 +0000 http://adawnjournal.com/2009/09/13/what-is-a-gic-guaranteed-investment-certificate/#comment-3587 Inflation is a big part of the decision for <a href="http://andrewjohns.ca/home" rel="nofollow">guaranteed investment certificates</a> but bear in mind that this decision must be weighed in the context of GICs versus other types of investment with higher yields rather than between GICs and not investing at all. Then you're talking about some returns or nothing (or close to nothing in a typical savings account). What you're really looking for with GICs is stability - it's great for the risk averse. Inflation is a big part of the decision for guaranteed investment certificates but bear in mind that this decision must be weighed in the context of GICs versus other types of investment with higher yields rather than between GICs and not investing at all. Then you’re talking about some returns or nothing (or close to nothing in a typical savings account). What you’re really looking for with GICs is stability – it’s great for the risk averse.

]]> http://adawnjournal.com/2009/09/13/what-is-a-gic-guaranteed-investment-certificate/comment-page-1/#comment-2334 Vickie Tisdale Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:42:58 +0000 http://adawnjournal.com/2009/09/13/what-is-a-gic-guaranteed-investment-certificate/#comment-2334 If financial institution GIC's is giving you back the money you originally invested plus the interest you earned then it must be a good plan of investment because in this current economic position everybody needs a fixed income to provide their family cost. If financial institution GIC’s is giving you back the money you originally invested plus the interest you earned then it must be a good plan of investment because in this current economic position everybody needs a fixed income to provide their family cost.

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