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A Wide Range of Investment Choices
Stocks
May be the right choice if you:
- Prefer to invest in individual companies
- Want to generate dividend1 income and/or capital gains
- Have time to do your own research
- Are comfortable with fluctuating returns
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
May be the right choice if you:
- Are looking for built-in diversification
- Want to see the value of your investments on a daily basis
- Prefer to be able to easily buy and sell
- Like to follow a stock or bond index
Price:
$9.95 flat per trade
(no minimum balance or trading activity required)
$6.95 flat per trade
(150+ trades per quarter)
Mutual Funds
May be the right choice if you:
- Want to leverage the expertise of a professional money manager
- Are looking for automatic diversification
- Are looking for ease and convenience
Price:
No commissions3 charged to buy, sell or switch mutual funds
Options
May be the right choice if you:
- Want insurance against a likely price drop of a stock you hold
- Are confident about a future stock price and want to make a profit
- Understand the risks of options trading and leverage
Fixed Income Securities
May be the right choice if you:
- Are focused on adding security to your portfolio
- Are looking for predictable income from your investments
- Want products that may offer principal protection
RBC Investment Savings Account
Might be the right choice if you:
- Want a solution for the cash component of your portfolio.
- Are looking for an alternative to other low yield products.
Price:
No commissions charged to buy or sell investment savings account
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Get StartedLegal Disclaimer 1)
Dividends earned pursuant to DRIP may be subject to requirements imposed by the Income Tax Act (Canada). It is your responsibility to ensure that any associated tax requirements or obligations are satisfied.
Legal Disclaimer 2)
All RBC Direct Investing clients pay $9.95 flat CDN or U.S. per equity trade with no minimum account balance or trading activity required. $6.95 flat CDN or U.S. per equity trade when you trade 150 times or more per quarter. This pricing only applies to trades placed through an available Automated Service (as such term is defined in RBC Direct Investing's Operation of Account Agreement), including the online investing site and mobile application. Additional terms and conditions apply. Visit the Pricing page or call 1-800-769-2560 for complete details.
Legal Disclaimer 3)
Mutual Fund companies may assess additional fees — for example, deferred sales charges on back-end load funds, early redemption fees, setup fees and charges for insufficient funds on pre-authorized purchases. Management fees and operating expenses are paid by the mutual fund. There may be trailing commissions associated with these mutual fund investments.
Legal Disclaimer 4)
For option assignments and exercises the investment services representative equity rates apply.
Legal Disclaimer 5)
For Treasury bills, bonds, strip bonds, debentures and other money market instruments, the commission is included in the quoted price. The minimum commission is $25 per transaction ($43 minimum commission for orders placed using an Investment Services Representative) and the maximum commission is $250 per transaction for all orders. Commissions for exchange-listed debentures are charged according to the Stocks Commission Schedule.
Legal Disclaimer 6)
GIC remuneration does not have a maximum or minimum amount per transaction.
Legal Disclaimer 6) continued
There may be commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus or Fund Facts before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. For money market funds there can be no assurances that the fund will be able to maintain its net asset value per security at a constant amount or that the full amount of your investment in the fund will be returned to you.