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Issue #042 · Sunday May 10, 2026

The TFSA contribution mistake that costs Canadians $3,000 a year

There’s a habit roughly half of Canadians have inside their TFSA that quietly costs them thousands of dollars in lost growth. It’s not over-contributing. It’s not day-trading. It’s the way they hold cash. This week we run the math — with three real portfolios, three different cash balances, and the 30-year outcome of each.

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