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| The financial services industry in Canada A good source is the Canadian banking Association website http://www.cba.ca Look at the section on banking basics http://www.cba.ca/en/component/content/category/40-banking-basics With our ageing population, more and more people care concerned about having money after retirement. There has been an increased interest in pension funds. For your parents or grandparents that might be earning a pension, ask if they have a website on which they can track the fund increases and decreases. Many pension funds allow subscribers to log in and make changes to the way their portfolio is composed. How much do you know about investing? A good place to start is the Canadian Securities Administrators site at www.securities-administrators.ca/ On the bottom left is a link titled "Take the Financial Fitness Challenge". It is specially designed for young people. Money is not just coins and bills of the country in which you live. As more and more people buy and sell products on the internet, there are a number of e-payment options. See http://www.witiger.com/ecommerce/paymentmatrix.htmfor a list of the various e-payment possibilities |