Posted AT 9:55 AM EDT on 10/02/07
A buyer's guide to online brokers
Now is an ideal time to act if you've been thinking about taking control of your RRSP and investing for yourself using an online broker.Let's understand something -- this has nothing to do with the ever-buoyant stock market, which in and of itself is a reason to think twice about do-it-yourself investing in your registered retirement savings plan. Four consecutive years of great returns tend to make people think they're smarter investors than they actually are.
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