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I was thinking of safe GIC's too recently but still too soon as the top hasn't hit yet on rates. Anyone remember the 18% days back in the 80's I think it was?
 
Double your money in 4 years at that rate/
 
I was thinking of safe GIC's too recently but still too soon as the top hasn't hit yet on rates. Anyone remember the 18% days back in the 80's I think it was?

Different rates. The bank rate for borrowing was 17% in 1981. However, the 5-year GIC return rate was ~12%. It always costs more to borrow money than to save it. Banks make their money on the spread.

Double your money in 4 years at that rate/

From a numerical standpoint, yes, but in 1981, inflation in Canada was ~10%, so your effective rate of return after adjusted for inflation was closer to 2%.
 
I was thinking of safe GIC's too recently but still too soon as the top hasn't hit yet on rates. Anyone remember the 18% days back in the 80's I think it was?
Yup. Had some Canada Savings bonds. Think they were about 19%
 
Yup. Had some Canada Savings bonds. Think they were about 19%
Mine were 19 3/4%

Not such a great time if you were flipping houses.
 
Got a mortgage in '86 for just under 12%.....
 
Should have gave up but still in they are having another great day. Only 1.6 percent of my holdings so not the end of the world I just hate seeing the evaporation
 
Should have gave up but still in they are having another great day. Only 1.6 percent of my holdings so not the end of the world I just hate seeing the evaporation
I've started pumping lspd to get my cost down. If they go up more than 5% in a day I sell ~30% of my holdings, down 5% in a day, use money from the sale to buy again. Thankfully I have some money out now so it will go in this afternoon. I won't add more money to lspd but converting the existing money into more shares makes sense to me.
 
Your rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic


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That would suck but it is a distinct possibility. It would be my first big loser since BreX (which was also the last time I used an advisor as I bought a mutual fund with their advise and the fund was mostly brex, wtf). LSPD was a flyer with some money hoping for a 5x or better over the next few years.
 
My mom recently told me she finally cashed out a 25k mutual fund that was up $66 after 20 years lol. Same thing, bank talked her into it back then. Will make more on a 14 month GIC right now after nothing for 20 years. Only people to make money on them seem to be bank or brokers. My dad went with our neighbors brother for some other mutual funds 25 years ago and none of them ever made anything either, broker actually had the nerve to call my dad to tell him to get rid of them because they weren't making him any money on commission either and he wanted to clean up his books.
 

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