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Wealthsimple Stocks & ETFs

General

Stocks and ETFs are offered by Wealthsimple Investments Inc. (“WSII”). WSII is a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization. Customer accounts held at WSII are protected by Canadian Investor Protection Fund (“CIPF”) within specified limits in the event WSII becomes insolvent. A brochure describing the nature and limits of coverage is available upon request or at CIPF. 

Fees

Wealthsimple charges a foreign exchange fee for USD trades equal to the daily corporate rate x 1.5%. See fee schedule for details. 

No Advice

Wealthsimple will not provide any recommendations to you and will not be responsible for making a suitability determination of trades when accepting orders from you. You alone will be responsible for your own investment decisions and Wealthsimple will not consider your financial situation, investment knowledge, investment objectives, savings objectives and risk tolerance when accepting orders from you. Wealthsimple does not provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice or recommendations.

Wealthsimple Crypto

General

Crypto is offered by Wealthsimple Digital Assets Inc. (“WDA”), a registered restricted dealer in each jurisdiction in Canada. Crypto-assets are not protected by the Canadian Investor Protection Fund, the Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other investor protection insurance scheme. Any coins showcased are for illustration purposes only and are not recommendations or investment advice.

Fees

On each Order, WDA adds a margin to the exchange rate provided to us by the Liquidity Provider. See fee schedule for details. 

Wealthsimple Managed Investing

Managed accounts are offered by Wealthsimple Inc., a registered portfolio manager in each province and territory of Canada. Assets in your managed account are held in an account with Wealthsimple’s affiliated custodial broker, Wealthsimple Investments Inc. (“WSII”). WSII is a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”). Customer accounts held at WSII are protected by Canadian Investor Protection Fund (“CIPF”) within specified limits in the event WSII becomes insolvent. A brochure describing the nature and limits of coverage is available upon request or at CIPF. Wealthsimple Inc. is not a member of CIRO nor a member of CIPF.

Wealthsimple Cash

Our Cash product is offered by Wealthsimple Investments Inc. (“WSII”), a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization, and Wealthsimple Payments Inc., a Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (“FINTRAC”) registered money services business. The funds you add to a Cash account (the “Funds”) are ultimately held securely in trust with a single or multiple members of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (“CDIC”). CDIC protects eligible deposits held at CDIC member institutions in case of a member institution’s failure. Wealthsimple Payments Inc. and WSII are not CDIC member institutions. Under the trust framework, CDIC insures eligible cash balances up to $100,000 per beneficiary, per member institution, provided certain disclosure rules are met. Coverage is free and automatic. Learn more about how CDIC protection works. Funds must be spread across at least 3 CDIC member institutions in order for up to $300,000 in deposits to benefit from applicable CDIC coverage. The advertised interest rate for the Cash Account is derived from interest earned by Wealthsimple on the funds. The Funds are settled with any CDIC member(s) one business day following the date that Funds are reflected in the Account.

The Wealthsimple Mastercard® Prepaid card is issued by KOHO Financial Inc. pursuant to license by Mastercard International Incorporated. All terms applicable to the Cash Card and all applicable fees and transaction limits with respect to the Cash Card and the services may be found in the Wealthsimple Cash Mastercard® Prepaid Card Cardholder Agreement between you and KOHO Financial Inc.. Mastercard and the circles design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated.