Federal Budget: Garry Marr
310 views · Published 26 February 2008 · 2:59 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: National Post · 2008 · News & Politics
The question facing families is where to stash savings. The choice is between RRSPs, RESPs, and these newly created Tax-Free Savings Accounts or TFSAs. We're in acronym hell, Garry says. The simplest, up-front advice: use RRSPs first, since you get the tax break when you contribute the funds. TFSAs only give you tax breaks when you take the money out.