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Check out Fidelity Investments’ newest articles, webcast replays, and podcasts—offering insights on a wide range of topics.
Check out Fidelity Investments’ newest articles, webcast replays, and podcasts—offering insights on a wide range of topics.
Timing the Market
Even though staying invested when markets are volatile is difficult, trying to time the markets can damage your long term returns.
Even though staying invested when markets are volatile is difficult, trying to time the markets can damage your long term returns.
Understanding Volatility
There is no doubt that volatile markets can be uncomfortable and unsettling. However, we also know that volatility is a normal part of investing. During times like these, it can be helpful to look back to see what can be learned from previous periods of volatility. It is also good to remind ourselves that your portfolio was crafted with these periods of volatility in mind. That is why, in most cases, the best thing to do is stay the course. We want to share with you two different resources that can help put recent market volatility into perspective:
There is no doubt that volatile markets can be uncomfortable and unsettling. However, we also know that volatility is a normal part of investing. During times like these, it can be helpful to look back to see what can be learned from previous periods of volatility. It is also good to remind ourselves that your portfolio was crafted with these periods of volatility in mind. That is why, in most cases, the best thing to do is stay the course. We want to share with you two different resources that can help put recent market volatility into perspective:
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) – CRA Account
Have you set up a “CRA Account” with CRA? The CRA Account is an avenue to obtain valuable personal information from Canada Revenue Agency that can assist with your financial & tax planning.
To set up a CRA Account please follow these steps:
Have you set up a “CRA Account” with CRA? The CRA Account is an avenue to obtain valuable personal information from Canada Revenue Agency that can assist with your financial & tax planning.
To set up a CRA Account please follow these steps:
- Visit CRA’s website – www.canada.ca/my-cra-account
- In the Option 2 box, click on “CRA Register” (if you have not already set up an account).
- You will be required to enter your social insurance number, date of birth, postal code and an amount from your last tax return.
- You will be asked to set up a User ID and Password.
- You will be prompted to set up a series of security questions and answers which you will need to record for future CRA Account log in requests.
- Once the account has been established, CRA will send a security code to you via Canada Post, which will be required to complete log in access. Once the CRA Account set up has been finalized, the following information will be directly accessible to you:
- Notice of Assessments
- T4’s and Other Tax Slips
- Tax Returns
- Account Balances and Payments
- Various Benefits and Credits information
- RRSP Contribution Room
- TFSA Contribution Room and Transaction History
- Ability to Update Personal Contact Information