Results: Do you invest?
Published on 03/16/2016
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1.
1.
Do you invest? Yes
35%
630 votes
No
65%
1172 votes
2.
2.
If so, registered or not? Non-Registered
52%
946 votes
RRSP
12%
211 votes
RESP
4%
70 votes
TFSA
9%
156 votes
Other (please specify)
23%
419 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Na | 7.60% | 137 |
| n/a | 6.33% | 114 |
| 3.27% | 59 | |
| none | 1.11% | 20 |
| I don't invest | 0.33% | 6 |
| nothing | 0.28% | 5 |
| no | 0.28% | 5 |
| all of the above | 0.17% | 3 |
| dont invest | 0.17% | 3 |
| don't invest | 0.17% | 3 |
| Not sure | 0.11% | 2 |
| do not invest | 0.11% | 2 |
| Not applicable | 0.11% | 2 |
| huh??? N/A missing | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know what any of this means | 0.06% | 1 |
| didnt | 0.06% | 1 |
| nunya | 0.06% | 1 |
| No investing | 0.06% | 1 |
| DO NOT INVEST! | 0.06% | 1 |
| REER | 0.06% | 1 |
| Registered Series 7 and 66 | 0.06% | 1 |
| My financial advisors help poo s me. I'd assume she is registered. | 0.06% | 1 |
| stocks and bonds | 0.06% | 1 |
| real eatate | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't know what these options are | 0.06% | 1 |
| I'm not an investor. | 0.06% | 1 |
| RIF | 0.06% | 1 |
| NA!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| None of these | 0.06% | 1 |
| what? | 0.06% | 1 |
| Valic | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know what this means | 0.06% | 1 |
| not applicaple | 0.06% | 1 |
| Huh? | 0.06% | 1 |
| I choose not to | 0.06% | 1 |
| Non-registered, RRSP and TFSA | 0.06% | 1 |
| retirement | 0.06% | 1 |
| neither | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont have any | 0.06% | 1 |
| multiple of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| E | 0.06% | 1 |
| rrsp and tfsa | 0.06% | 1 |
| nil | 0.06% | 1 |
| not a clue | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have no idea what this means | 0.06% | 1 |
| HUH??????? | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't know what this means | 0.06% | 1 |
| no investment | 0.06% | 1 |
| je n'investi pas | 0.06% | 1 |
| If I had extra money I might consider investing | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.06% | 1 |
| ETFs, REITs, annuities | 0.06% | 1 |
| all of them | 0.06% | 1 |
| retired | 0.06% | 1 |
| huh | 0.06% | 1 |
| TFSA, RRSP, Mutual Funds, Savings | 0.06% | 1 |
| bhmj | 0.06% | 1 |
| Financial advisor | 0.06% | 1 |
| N/A ... should be an option!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't understand registered | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't want to answer | 0.06% | 1 |
| N/A I do not invest. Please include N/A choices in your surveys when needed. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I do not invest | 0.06% | 1 |
| registered | 0.06% | 1 |
| savings | 0.06% | 1 |
| bonds | 0.06% | 1 |
| prefer not to say | 0.06% | 1 |
| N/A! | 0.06% | 1 |
| All kinds, TFSA, RRSP, RDSP, and unregistered. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not a American a Canadian | 0.06% | 1 |
| no investments | 0.06% | 1 |
3.
3.
What vehicle? High-interest savings
5%
85 votes
GIC
4%
70 votes
Bonds
3%
55 votes
Mutual Funds
13%
226 votes
Stocks
10%
187 votes
Options
1%
27 votes
Investment Properties
2%
32 votes
Nothing!
58%
1043 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
77 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.89% | 16 | |
| N/A | 0.78% | 14 |
| Na | 0.61% | 11 |
| don't know | 0.11% | 2 |
| annuities, CD's, IRA's | 0.06% | 1 |
| Bonds, high interest svgs, mutual funds, property | 0.06% | 1 |
| nunya | 0.06% | 1 |
| cd's | 0.06% | 1 |
| A mix | 0.06% | 1 |
| indexes | 0.06% | 1 |
| ETF | 0.06% | 1 |
| Stocks, bonds, savings | 0.06% | 1 |
| Silver | 0.06% | 1 |
| SEGREGATED FUNDS | 0.06% | 1 |
| kickfurther | 0.06% | 1 |
| Tax sheltered annuity | 0.06% | 1 |
| Huh? | 0.06% | 1 |
| God's kingdom | 0.06% | 1 |
| Savings, cash, GICs, mutuals, stocks | 0.06% | 1 |
| multiple of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| By | 0.06% | 1 |
| N/A Please include N/A choices in your surveys when needed. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Whatchu talkin' about, Willis? | 0.06% | 1 |
| stocks, bonds | 0.06% | 1 |
| 529 | 0.06% | 1 |
| several | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have a diverse portfolio with multiple vehicles, some you listed, some that you did not | 0.06% | 1 |
| various..bonds, stocks, mutual funds | 0.06% | 1 |
| AGAIN... N/A!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| Dk | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't invest | 0.06% | 1 |
| combination | 0.06% | 1 |
| prefer not to answer financial questions | 0.06% | 1 |
| other | 0.06% | 1 |
| N/A! | 0.06% | 1 |
| Mutual Funds, Savings (no high interest in this economy) | 0.06% | 1 |
| annuity | 0.06% | 1 |
| TFSA, RRSP | 0.06% | 1 |
4.
4.
Have a pension plan? DBP
4%
72 votes
DCP
3%
58 votes
Government social subsidy
10%
184 votes
self-registered plan (RRSP/401k)
15%
270 votes
nothing
64%
1160 votes
Other (please specify)
6%
111 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.24% | 23 | |
| na | 0.65% | 12 |
| N/A | 0.54% | 10 |
| other | 0.11% | 2 |
| employer | 0.11% | 2 |
| RRSP | 0.11% | 2 |
| 401K | 0.11% | 2 |
| N/A! | 0.05% | 1 |
| work prnsion | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't invest | 0.05% | 1 |
| Government pension | 0.05% | 1 |
| From the pension benefit corporation or company went bankrupt | 0.05% | 1 |
| pension from former employer | 0.05% | 1 |
| Private company | 0.05% | 1 |
| Goverment Based. | 0.05% | 1 |
| retirement from previous work | 0.05% | 1 |
| private from my old company | 0.05% | 1 |
| nunya | 0.05% | 1 |
| Yes, I do | 0.05% | 1 |
| Teacher pension | 0.05% | 1 |
| Employer sponsored | 0.05% | 1 |
| retired | 0.05% | 1 |
| Governmant plan | 0.05% | 1 |
| union | 0.05% | 1 |
| company pension | 0.05% | 1 |
| employer pension | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| corporate | 0.05% | 1 |
| work plan | 0.05% | 1 |
| School districr | 0.05% | 1 |
| Huh? | 0.05% | 1 |
| IRA's | 0.05% | 1 |
| OAS,CPP, ONA | 0.05% | 1 |
| Military pension | 0.05% | 1 |
| prudental | 0.05% | 1 |
| Through my employer | 0.05% | 1 |
| from employee | 0.05% | 1 |
| yes | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ba | 0.05% | 1 |
| 401K, Ira | 0.05% | 1 |
| Yes. | 0.05% | 1 |
| company pension plan | 0.05% | 1 |
| pension | 0.05% | 1 |
| company plan | 0.05% | 1 |
| work place pension | 0.05% | 1 |
| corporate pension | 0.05% | 1 |
| Past employment company | 0.05% | 1 |
| strs | 0.05% | 1 |
| 403b | 0.05% | 1 |
| With work | 0.05% | 1 |
| several | 0.05% | 1 |
| prefer not to answer financial questions | 0.05% | 1 |
| Pension plan through work | 0.05% | 1 |
| g | 0.05% | 1 |
| PLEASE... | 0.05% | 1 |
| retired already w/brokered account | 0.05% | 1 |
| CPP | 0.05% | 1 |
| CPP, OAS, GIS | 0.05% | 1 |
| yes, I have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| private company pension plan | 0.05% | 1 |
| N/A Please include N/A choices in your surveys when needed. | 0.05% | 1 |
| pension through work | 0.05% | 1 |
| EDWARD JONES | 0.05% | 1 |
| work pension plan | 0.05% | 1 |
| teamsters | 0.05% | 1 |
5.
5.
Feel confident about your finances/future? Yes
27%
482 votes
No
46%
826 votes
Undecided
27%
494 votes
COMMENTS