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Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF)

Enjoy your retirement with access to the income you need

A Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) is a government-registered investment plan that provides you with income in retirement, typically from money saved and invested in a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).

You can open a RRIF whenever you wish to draw income from your retirement savings.

You must convert your RRSP to a RRIF, purchase an annuity or withdraw the full balance of your RRSP no later than the end of the year in which you turn 71.

If you choose to set up a RRIF, a certain percentage of your account needs to be withdrawn annually. RRIF withdrawals may have tax consequences depending on your personal situation.

Ready to open a RRIF?

Benefits and features

Flexibility when you withdraw or transfer

  • Withdraw the minimum amount required by the government or more, on a schedule that works for you

Tools to help you plan post-retirement finances

  • Find out how much you need to withdraw from your RRIF savings each year with our RRIF Payments Calculator.
  • An HSBC Mutual Fund Advisor is available to discuss your options whenever your needs change.
  • Ask your HSBC Premier Relationship Manager3 to complete a customized Goal Plan and live your best life in retirement. HSBC My Goals is an exclusive goal planning service we offer to our HSBC Premier4 clients.

A range of products to manage your money

  • Hold a variety of investment and savings products depending on your needs and preferences, including HSBC Mutual Funds1 and HSBC Managed Solutions2, individual stocks and bonds, guaranteed investment certificates (GIC), fixed rate savings, and more.
  • Consolidate your retirement savings from multiple accounts in one convenient location for better visibility and control over your investments.

Transfer locked-in funds

  • You can roll your Locked-in Retirement Account (LIRA) or Locked-in RRSP into a Life Income Fund (LIF). Similar to a RRIF, these accounts are intended to provide income in retirement.

Build the RRIF that’s right for you

HSBC offers a wide range of RRIF-eligible products to help you maintain and grow your wealth in retirement. You may even be able to keep the same types of products you previously held in your RRSP.

Maximize the long-term performance potential of your RRIF holdings with locally and globally diversified HSBC Mutual Funds. Not insured by the CDIC.

Benefit from broad diversification across asset classes and markets with the expertise of global portfolio managers who make the day-to-day investment decisions for you. Not insured by the CDIC.

Manage your investment of choice for your RRIF with HSBC InvestDirect3, our self-directed online brokerage. Access a wide variety of securities from major international markets and pay low trading commissions. Not insured by the CDIC.

The Private Investment Counsel4 Service is a boutique, discretionary service designed for high net worth clients offering tailored investment solutions and wealth planning services with specialized attention from HSBC’s worldwide network of research analysts and money managers. 

Enjoy piece of mind with redeemable guaranteed investment certificates (GIC), term deposits, and for your RRIF.

How to apply

Open a new RRIF

Convert your existing RRSP, transfer a RRIF held elsewhere, or open a new account.

Open a self-directed RRIF online with HSBC InvestDirect.

Already have a RRIF with HSBC?

View your existing RRIF in online banking.

View your existing RRIF through HSBC Wealth CompassTM.

What kind of investor are you?

No matter your personality or comfort level with investing, there’s an approach that’s right for you.

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3 HSBC Premier Relationship Managers are dually employed as HSBC Mutual Fund Advisors by HSBC Investment Funds (Canada) Inc. and HSBC Bank Canada.

 

4 HSBC Premier requires you to have an active HSBC Premier chequing account, and either:

      1. Have personal deposits and investments with HSBC in Canada totaling $100,000 or more; or

      2. Hold a personal mortgage with HSBC in Canada with an original amount of CAD $500,000 or more.

You can also meet the conditions in points 1 and 2 above by combining you and your spouse or common law partner’s balances through our Household Qualification Program ; or

      1. Have total monthly income deposits of $6,500 or more with HSBC in Canada plus confirmation of $100,000 or more in deposits and/or investments in Canada, or

      2. Qualify for HSBC Premier in another country.

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