This glossary is meant for people that live in canada and might have to deal with a financial advisor and won't understand the term about the RRSPs.
allowable
adjective
allowed, especially within a set of regulations; permissible
Example: the loan deal has been extended to the maximum allowable three months
fr: admissible
annuity
noun
a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life
Example: he left her an annuity of $1,000 in his will
fr: rente
assessment
noun
the evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something
Example: the assessment of educational needs
fr: évaluation
compounded
noun
a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture
Example: the air smelled like a compound of diesel and gasoline fumes
fr: composé
equities and bonds
nouns
Equities are shares in a company that are owned by people who have a right to vote at the company's meetings and to receive part of the company's profits after the holders of preference shares have been paid.
A bond is a fixed-income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower (typically corporate or governmental)
Example: In particular, it allows you to invest in equities and bonds
fr: actions et obligations
marginal
adjective
relating to or situated at the edge or margin of something
Example: marginal notes
fr: marginale
mutual funds
noun
an investment program funded by shareholders that trades in diversified holdings and is professionally managed.
Example: You should invest in mutual funds
fr: fonds communs de placement
Retirement
noun
the action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work
Example: a man nearing retirement
fr: Retraite
sales commission
noun
is the percentage of the value of a sale that a sales associate or sales representative may earn
Example: Should sales commission be a percentage of sales or a percentage of gross profit from the item?
fr: Commission de vente
stocks
noun
a share which entitles the holder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of common-stock dividends
Example: I bought stocks of the company Tesla
fr: actions
tax bracket
noun
a range of similar incomes used to calculate the rate of income tax that people must pay
Example: Since this is an approximate calculation, the actual gas guzzler tax may be off by one tax bracket
fr: tranche d'imposition
withdraw
verb
remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position