How to Protect Your Money from Bank Failures in Canada

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  • @jessicamoorhouse
    @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому +1

    Lots of great questions everyone, and thank you! I wanted to pin this FAQ to answer some of them from the CDIC website which should help answer them: www.cdic.ca/what-happens-in-a-failure/

  • @adriennefinlay9023
    @adriennefinlay9023 Місяць тому +55

    Why didn't you mention the bail in legislation that is now in place? Getting your cash back like Cyprus years later after you lose the opportunity costs and receiving worthless stock is what have people scared. Have you covered the amount of money that is in the CDIC that would cover the depositor's money? I believe it is not very much. By all means clarification would be helpful.
    The freezing of people's bank accounts who supported the trucking convoy is what caused people to lose faith in the banks.

    • @Finness894
      @Finness894 Місяць тому

      I think the LACK of an answer indicates that you hit the nail on the head.
      I also believe america is a sinking ship that will take Europe and us DOWN with them.
      Not only can we NOT TRUST banks, we now KNOW that we can not trust our government ! This is the most worrisome thing !

    • @AboutFace-gq1tx
      @AboutFace-gq1tx Місяць тому +2

      Very well said. You are accurate.

  • @darrellnelson8072
    @darrellnelson8072 Місяць тому +23

    You shoukd take a look into The Great Taking, it's a free download.
    There are many videis on the book as well.

  • @NoScratchLifestyle
    @NoScratchLifestyle Місяць тому +13

    So if I put $100,000 into a 1 year GIC with 4% rate, then in case the bank goes bankrupt, I will receive only $100,000 and the $4000 interest is not covered by the CDIC.

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому +7

      Correct, the $100,000 threshold covers principal and interest, so anything above that amount isn’t covered. So in your example a solution would be to get two $50,000 GICs and put them in different categories at the same bank, or have them at different banks.

    • @NoScratchLifestyle
      @NoScratchLifestyle Місяць тому +6

      @@jessicamoorhouse Thanks for the reply! You should also make a video about the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF) coverage. There is no UA-cam video that talks about it.

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому +1

      @@NoScratchLifestyle You're right, a great idea! Thanks!

    • @badboytctc
      @badboytctc Місяць тому +2

      Thanks jessica , i buy real physical bullion gold , i think its better than cash and doubled my money since 2020 . Whats do you think about physical gold ?

  • @Topaz2022
    @Topaz2022 Місяць тому +5

    If banks fail then so do all the clients who deal with any specific bank. What needs to be discussed is the clients financial obligations to banks such as mortgage payments, credit card payments, insurance payments regardless of what type of insurance and utility bill payments. In other words, in the event of a bank failure, are we still responsible for these payments and if so, how?
    If I fail to make a car payment for example, which is not my fault, can the bank or dealership repossess my car? What are one's legal rights?

  • @ADobbin1
    @ADobbin1 Місяць тому +12

    Dont put it in the bank. Bury it in your backyard instead. The problem is cdic can't possibly cover everyone if all the banks go down. They'd be stretched if even one of the big banks went down.

  • @megabaneen8057
    @megabaneen8057 Місяць тому +2

    This is why I subscribed because of info like this. Most people don't know about information like this. Thanks Jess

  • @jrod7223
    @jrod7223 Місяць тому +6

    Great information. Only bank runs could be a 'first' in Canada. I would learn from the Venezuela and Germany collapse. Precious metals and tradeable assets were more valuable. Canadians, we have plastic money backed by nothing. I would rather have silver cutlery than stainless steel. At least i can eat and if needed trade silver for other items. Also start a garden and stock up on non- perishable foods. Its gonna get freaky in 2025.

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому +2

      Starting a garden is always a good idea in my books :)

    • @ThomasMullaly-do9lz
      @ThomasMullaly-do9lz Місяць тому

      Cattail roots have the same nutritional value as a potato and dandelion is all over. If you dry out the roots and roasted them they taste just like coffee.

  • @francisyoung3584
    @francisyoung3584 Місяць тому +2

    The guaranteed deposit insurance amount of $100,000 was enacted in 2005, a month short of 20 years ago. And not only that, but Canadian banks are fighting against and refusing, to increase it to something more realistic. WHY ?????

  • @PamenterDoug
    @PamenterDoug Місяць тому +2

    So what about stocks… how can they be protected?

  • @RHH-zc6du
    @RHH-zc6du Місяць тому

    Question . If someone's have Cibc usa account and Cibc Canadian account . Is this considered one bank ?

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому

      They aren't exactly the same thing. CIBC Bank USA is an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of CIBC.

  • @truthteller6743
    @truthteller6743 Місяць тому +12

    Simple solution. Buy physical gold and silver. Protection against inflation and no counterparts risks. For me it feels great having that kind of protection.

    • @juanesteban8938
      @juanesteban8938 Місяць тому

      Where would you hide that gold? That's the other part that is risky.

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому +1

      Precious metals aren’t very liquid though, plus they do have their own risks and there are some downsides such as price volatility, cost of storage and security (if physical gold), and it doesn’t generate any income like interest or dividends. This is all to say that although gold isn’t necessarily a bad investment for things like hedging inflation, you still need cash for most things and that cash is safe at the bank because of CDIC’s coverage.

    • @truthteller6743
      @truthteller6743 Місяць тому +9

      I only keep about 10% in physical gold and silver. And it's not an investment, it's an insurance policy. My investments are in income producing assets, such as income property and dividends from companies. I do own banks, but I do not hold my money in them for a long period of time. I get paid and invest out of cash into income producing assets. Dollar cost averaging. I'm Canadian, and other than a TFSA, I dislike all registered investments. Keep your money away from the government. They want us as slaves. Good luck.

  • @The_real_Toddington
    @The_real_Toddington Місяць тому +16

    Keep gold under your mattress

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому +1

      Sounds like an uncomfortable sleep! Haha

    • @The_real_Toddington
      @The_real_Toddington Місяць тому

      @jessicamoorhouse 🤣 dont mind me.
      You need one of them temper pedic

    • @The_real_Toddington
      @The_real_Toddington Місяць тому +1

      Temperpedic mattress extra cushions! Make it work 💪
      Your probably right

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому +1

      @@The_real_Toddington 😆

    • @borreLore
      @borreLore Місяць тому +3

      This is misinformation and extremely bad advice. You should be holding tangible assets under your mattress, but they should be in the form of vintage porcelain dolls or beanie babies.

  • @juanesteban8938
    @juanesteban8938 Місяць тому +2

    Is it still safe to invest in an ETF such as BMO ZST? Or is it better to sell them and buy a GIC?

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому

      So that's a different scenario. Investments like ETFs have different coverage in the case that your investment firm goes bankrupt. CIPF would be the institution that provides coverage: www.cipf.ca/cipf-coverage/about-cipf-coverage

  • @faisal-ca
    @faisal-ca Місяць тому +14

    Real estate in Canada is a Ponzi scheme mortgaged by banks, but the federal government always buys those mortgages as a form of bailout, so Canadian banks are unlikely to fail.

    • @tz7332
      @tz7332 Місяць тому +2

      Agreed, just that the actual ones that pay the bill are you and me, the tax payers 😢

    • @gaylesmith1752
      @gaylesmith1752 Місяць тому

      And the capital gains proposed is criminal!!

  • @maryellenguay6109
    @maryellenguay6109 Місяць тому +2

    Are stocks in a Registered Income Fund RIF covered? Good info. Thank you.

  • @suebeaver5728
    @suebeaver5728 Місяць тому

    I have mutual funds in an RRSP. Is this product covered?

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому

      CDIC doesn't cover mutual funds, but CIPF does www.cipf.ca/cipf-coverage/about-cipf-coverage

  • @Sharkkkyyy
    @Sharkkkyyy Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for the information. Can we have more than one joint checking account at the same institution with a maximum balance of 100k to ensure all funds are protected?

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому +1

      Great question! And another reason why I suggest playing with the CDIC coverage calculator because you can test out a number of scenarios. So you can have multiple joint chequing accounts at the same institution, however their combined coverage under CDIC is still $100,000. So let's say you bank with ABC Bank, and have joint chequing account #1 with $40,000 in it, and joint chequing account #2 with $60,000 in it. Because combined they have a balance of $100,000, both accounts are fully covered.

    • @Sharkkkyyy
      @Sharkkkyyy Місяць тому

      Thank You. Ill definitely check out the CDIC Calculator. Won't it make sense to keep cash at a Credit Union where deposits are 100% guaranteed and there is no limit?

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому

      @@Sharkkkyyy Great question about credit unions. Depending on what province they are in, they also are part of their own deposit insurance corporation. More info here: www.cdic.ca/about/partners/provincial-deposit-insurers/

  • @MP-uq3zr
    @MP-uq3zr Місяць тому +1

    How does the CDIC affect bail ins? Or it doesn't all?

  • @kevinmcboyle
    @kevinmcboyle Місяць тому

    what about the Canadian Investor Protection Fund, which also help protect your money in your investing accounts

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому

      Correct, you can find more info about that here (and maybe I'll make a future video on it as well) www.cipf.ca/

  • @Nada-qe7mj
    @Nada-qe7mj Місяць тому

    I’m a senior and all my savings are invested in bank in many low risk managed mutual funds.
    So this means if the bank fails, all my money is lost? 😲😲

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому

      Investments like mutual funds are covered under CIPF www.cipf.ca/cipf-coverage/about-cipf-coverage

  • @antonguri4923
    @antonguri4923 Місяць тому

    RRSP I have 300,000 so mean like understanding is cover only 100,000 ?

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому

      Let's say you have $300,000 worth of GICs in your RRSP at ABC Bank. If that's the case, only $100,000 would be covered. So instead, you'd want to open an RRSP at DEF Bank and have $100,000 of GICs there and then another RRSP at GHI Bank to house the remaining $100,000 in GICs. This way, your entire $300,000 would be covered. To try out different scenarios to maximize your coverage check out the CDIC coverage calculator: www.cdic.ca/depositors/videos-and-resources/deposit-insurance-calculator/

  • @ghostoferlock
    @ghostoferlock Місяць тому

    There are also segregated funds, and although most of us would rather not pay fees, paying some fees to sleep at night is a decent compromise. Like any other investment vehicle, some are good and others bad.. From my experience many people hate these funds, then along came 2007 mortgage crash, and 2020 .. . Then the 100% principal guarantees sounded like a godsend.

  • @AboutFace-gq1tx
    @AboutFace-gq1tx 18 днів тому

    You should discuss bail -ins. Ty

  • @raleighepp5274
    @raleighepp5274 Місяць тому +5

    Wrong! Our banks have failures almost every month! Just look at the recent lawsuit against TD Bank!

    • @kevinwaalker
      @kevinwaalker Місяць тому

      Did TD fail?

    • @raleighepp5274
      @raleighepp5274 Місяць тому +1

      @kevinwaalker - No but recently in the U.S. it was sued for 3 billion in fraud!

  • @trentriver
    @trentriver Місяць тому

    Canadian banks are considered some of the safest banks in the world. While no bank is immune from failure, if Canadian banks start to fail then there are very serious economic issues and I am not sure that any place or maneuver is going to keep your wealth safe.

  • @BnMProductions11
    @BnMProductions11 Місяць тому +1

    The likelihood of a bank failure in Canada is so low. We have actual regulations on our financial institutions.

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому +1

      Canada not having a bank failure since 1996 definitely says something about our bank regulations, that's for sure. Thanks for the comment!

  • @ramican9155
    @ramican9155 Місяць тому

    Thank you, very good video.

  • @Argee55732
    @Argee55732 Місяць тому

    Anyone who has more than $100K is not likely to keep it in a bank. Now, that would be costly.

  • @michaele1502
    @michaele1502 Місяць тому +1

    Perfectly fine! Everything is correct! But if a major bank will fail, in the current situation the others will follow, and no CDIC will have nearly enough money to deal with it. It was not designed for that. Besides, this will most probably accompanied by hyperinflation. So, after you'll get your $100K you'll be able to buy a slice of pizza for it. Ok, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt - maybe, you'll be able to buy the whole pizza for your $100K. How to avoid that is the question you should be thinking and talking about.

  • @karim.mmmmmmm
    @karim.mmmmmmm Місяць тому +4

    Bail ins are impossible…. They will just print money

  • @T16R0N
    @T16R0N Місяць тому

    Well, from the experience of Russia that had almost all banks crushed several times after Soviet Union desolation.
    1. Don't keep all eggs in one basket. Have your money at least in two banks. If one bank crashed, you probably will have at least several hours to cash from another.
    2. At that time US dollar was in good shape. But since US economy also is not in a good condition, your only stable reserve is metal gold. And I mean not paper gold certificate from some institution, but real metal gold that you hold in your hands. Still, having some US cash may save you the day.
    3. Just remember, that the only gold is yours, that you can protect. Paper (dry wall) door and camera in your house is not enough.
    4. Don't rely on bank cards. In case of crisis no ATM will work probably for weeks. Have some cash in your hands at least for your monthly regular consumption.
    I don't mean that you should bring it everywhere. But at least have it in some safe spot where you can get it any time without any limit.
    Good luck! I survived it several times. Some of you (not just everyone) probably survive it too.

  • @bobbybeast1000
    @bobbybeast1000 Місяць тому

    big 5 banks are quite secure i would imagine

  • @ambroseraftis3183
    @ambroseraftis3183 Місяць тому

    Really the financial advise would be in my mind is don't keep money in a bank, the inflation will take any benefits.

  • @davidouellette6833
    @davidouellette6833 Місяць тому +6

    I don't believe you i think you naive

  • @garybriggs5829
    @garybriggs5829 Місяць тому +1

    There is no worry of bank failure in Canada. The banks hold all the cards. Your article is ka ka

  • @servicingiq
    @servicingiq Місяць тому

    Riddle Me This : What Strategy is part of the Triangle, So when the Pyramid does Crumble and is Pointed out in a grade 4 level document which you point out, that limits 100, 000 as Well as the US is 300,000 as Well as EUr.
    2nd: What Invention makes Currency Useless.
    End of Line.

  • @TonyChev
    @TonyChev Місяць тому +1

    With necessities in Canada going up at 15% a year, you're a fool to keep money on the bank. When the banking collapse happens, there's a bail-in provision passes by Harper. You get to keep $10,000 and the banks keep the rest. That $10K will be massively devalued as well, probably cover a week of living expenses. BTC, gold, silver etc. You're either ignorant or intentionally misleading your audience!

  • @animus3328
    @animus3328 Місяць тому

    And what about if the economy crashes completely and the dollar becomes worthless compared to the US currency....

  • @ib9511
    @ib9511 Місяць тому

    Please comment on the Credit Unions: they claim to protect $250000 of each investment

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому

      Credit unions are protected under their province’s insurance corporation and different rules may apply.

  • @robynhood9663
    @robynhood9663 Місяць тому +3

    To protect your money, the best option is to invest in real estate

  • @nickiv.o.1215
    @nickiv.o.1215 Місяць тому

    You can’t have an RRSP and a RRIF both at the same time, most people can’t have $100,000 disability savings count, and you’re limited to how much you can put in an resp, so no $100,000 there, and very few people have a FHSA (there again, there’s a limit as to how much you can deposit) so your calculations are way off as to how much a person can protect under CDIC!

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому

      In some circumstances, you actually can have an RRSP and RRIF at the same time www.moneysense.ca/save/retirement/rrif/rrsps-rrifs-same-time/ And for more information on account limits under CDIC protection, I encourage you to visit www.cdic.ca/

  • @rongariepy8042
    @rongariepy8042 Місяць тому

    Read the "Bail In" Government Legislation. They can now use our own money to bail out the banks. Not to mention, Canadian Federal Gov. loves seizing bank accounts. Freedom Convoy anyone?

  • @Henry-g2v1o
    @Henry-g2v1o Місяць тому +2

    Bull shit the Principal group in Alberta went broke in 1987 and it took over 20 years for depoister to get there principal back. You don't know the fact's

  • @musingofacommonman
    @musingofacommonman Місяць тому +1

    What happens when CDIC goes bankrupt

  • @ILoveTinfoilHats
    @ILoveTinfoilHats Місяць тому +1

    What bank failures? This aint the 1800s

    • @jessicamoorhouse
      @jessicamoorhouse  Місяць тому

      Bank failures still happen, though the last one in Canada was in 1996. But bank failures in the U.S., for example, still occur and as recently as this past October www.americanbanker.com/list/15-most-recent-bank-failures

  • @northernhillbilly5867
    @northernhillbilly5867 Місяць тому +1

    GOLD & SILVER CASH ON HAND FOOD WATER ALL TANGIBLES PREPARE SHTF SOON

  • @billfairhall7828
    @billfairhall7828 Місяць тому

    If you can’t hold it you don’t own it also you forgot to discuss third party risk as well and you did not clarify the investments they hold. Are THEY free of third party risk including gold in safety deposit boxes. I’ve got a lot more unanswered questions like how come no fiat currency has ever survived since the barter system ended. The only thing left is precious metals that am aware of. Gold has been monetized although silver is not it’s considered poor man’s gold and has been used as money for years is percentage of silver in coins. This commentary has a lot of holes in it in my opinion based on thousands of years of history and current physical and monitory policies with very little recorded recorded history relatively speaking.

  • @NinosYonadam
    @NinosYonadam Місяць тому

    Worst banks in the world are Canadian banks ever

  • @Argee55732
    @Argee55732 Місяць тому

    Anyone try walking into your bank and asking for $2000., $5,000, + withdrawal? Good luck. They won’t give it to you.

  • @Private_NE_Man
    @Private_NE_Man Місяць тому

    Every account is insured lol they're protected.

  • @Raiken333
    @Raiken333 Місяць тому +1

    Bitcoin.

  • @MegaHitman666
    @MegaHitman666 Місяць тому

    And these are your Advices for protection of Assets ? Go juggle apple and don't waste people's time with these mediocre Advices.

  • @Simpledot00
    @Simpledot00 15 днів тому

    I want to make you feel better Europe is doing good not China okay I hope that would light your day better. I feel sorry for you.