U-Invest

Investing doesn't have to be complicated.

U-Invest is a free website for Canadian students. Track your TFSA, learn how investing works, and plan your savings, all in one place.

  • No bank connection needed
  • Useful with $50 or $5,000
  • Your numbers stay private

Hi Sam

Here's where your TFSA stands.

TFSA balance

$12,480

Contributed

$11,600

Withdrawn

$1,300

Room left (est.)

$22,900

Balance vs. money you put in

A real U-Invest dashboard, shown with fictional sample data.

Three things U-Invest helps you do

Track your TFSA

Know what you've contributed, what you've withdrawn, and how much room you may have left, so you don't pay the CRA's over-contribution penalty.

Start tracking

Learn the basics

Understand stocks, ETFs and everyday money terms in plain English, with made-up examples instead of jargon.

Start learning

Plan ahead

See how savings could grow, what fees cost over time, and how much to set aside each month for a goal.

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New to TFSAs? Here's the short version.

A Tax-Free Savings Account is an account where anything you earn, like interest or investment growth, isn't taxed. You can hold cash, GICs, stocks or ETFs inside it.

The catch is a limit called contribution room. Canadian residents with a SIN get new room every January 1, starting the year they turn 18, and unused room carries forward. Put in more than your room and the CRA charges 1% a month on the extra.

Try the slider to see how much room has built up since you turned 18.

TFSA room you've built up since then

$45,500

That's before anything you've already put in. U-Invest subtracts your contributions, adds back withdrawals each January 1, and shows what's really left.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your free account

    Just your name, email and a password. No credit card.

  2. 2

    Add your TFSA and explore

    Type in your balance and past deposits yourself. Nothing connects to your bank.

  3. 3

    Check in and keep learning

    A two-minute update each month shows your progress, and the guides are there whenever a word confuses you.

U-Invest never asks for your bank login or card details for tracking. You enter your own numbers, and only you can see them.

Made for students starting from zero

You don't need a big portfolio or a finance degree. If any of these sound like you, U-Invest is a good place to start.

Your Money. Your Future.

Start with the free tracker and glossary. Upgrade later only if you want the research guides and calculators.

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