Learn investing, one short path at a time.
Plain-English lessons built around Canadian accounts and rules. Each lesson is one idea, one thing to do and one quick check. Sourced, and with no picks, ever.
Pick up where you are
These lessons are new. If anything is unclear or wrong, tell Lucas. New to all of this? Begin with Start Here. Want the rules for your TFSA, FHSA or RRSP? Go to Accounts and Tax. Already hold a fund or two? Jump to Know What You Own.
Start Here
For anyone starting from zero: your accounts, what is inside them, ETFs, fees and the habit.
Path 2 · 6 lessons · about 29 minAccounts and Tax
For anyone with a TFSA, FHSA or RRSP: exact room, deadlines, the first-home stack, taxable accounts and rules for newcomers.
Path 3 · 5 lessons · about 21 minKnow What You Own
For anyone who holds a fund: what is inside it, how concentrated it is, and where the income comes from.
Read a business
How to understand a company like an owner. No stock picks.
Tools and reference
Use these alongside the lessons. See all tools →
Fee calculator
Compare two yearly fees on your own deposits and see the gap after 10, 20 or 30 years.
Tool · newRRSP refund estimator
Roughly how much 2026 income tax a contribution could save, for every province.
ToolTFSA room finder
See how much room you've built up since you turned 18.
ToolWhich account first?
A 60-second quiz on TFSA, FHSA or RRSP.
ReferenceGlossary
46 investing and tax terms in plain English, each linked to the lesson that explains it.
Free guideThe Canadian Investor's Field Guide
64 pages on accounts, ETFs, fees, taxes and scams. Read Part I now; the full PDF is free when you join.
One idea, one move, one number. Five minutes. Free, and the 64-page Field Guide is yours when you join.