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Q: Hello 5i Team

Further to questions on parking cash, all the discount brokerages offer "High Interest Savings Account" mutual funds which are CDIC insured deposit accounts for the various subsidiaries of the bank.
Each of these is insured to $100k under CDIC, therefore you are able to segregate $400k under CDIC insurance in one brokerage account.
I am most familiar with RBC Direct Investing and TD Direct Investing, each offer 4 separate subsidiary companies with CDIC coverage. Other discount brokerages may only offer 1 option. A list is available on-line at:
https://www.finiki.org/wiki/High-interest_savings_account
The benefit of using these in your brokerage account are having cash available for other security purchases and the value is included for calculating available margin (loan value). The interest is paid monthly and can be reinvested automatically.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on August 22, 2019