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Segregated Funds Explained: What Does That Guarantee Really Cost? | Canadian Investing
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Episode Summary
This episode deconstructs the unique, insurance-wrapped investment structures known in Canada as segregated funds. Heavily marketed as a worry-free alternative to traditional mutual funds, segregated funds are technically insurance contracts with an investment component. They promise investors a powerful combination of benefits: a guarantee that they will not lose their principal, robust protection from business creditors, and the ability to bypass provincial probate fees…
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