Next to our volatile markets, guaranteed income certificates (GICs) have been one of the most discussed topics over the last year.

In this episode I sit down with Mahima Poddar of EQ Bank to dissect these in a bit more detail.

Mahima Poddar is the Senior Vice-President & Group Head of Personal Banking at Equitable Bank (EQ), which has now grown to $8 Billion in deposits and over 300K customers.

Discussion Points:
- what is a GIC? (6:15)
- payment frequency (6:36)
- reinvesting interest (7:11)
- what influences GIC rates? (7:45)
- registered vs non-registered rates (10:03)
- GIC rates at big banks vs EQ & other smaller banks (10:30)
- redeemable/cashable GICs: how much of your cash can you remove? (11:40)
- what if you need to pull out $$ from a non-redeemable GIC? (12:20)
- GIC protection through CDIC (13:06)
- understanding a laddered GIC approach (14:33)
- market-linked GICs (16:31)
- the pain points EQ bank is trying to solve & plans for business banking (19:30)

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Mahima's LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahima-poddar-73b1b430/

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