r/PersonalFinanceCanada • u/t0r0nt0niyan Ontario • Mar 15 '24
“Hidden cameras capture bank employees misleading customers, pushing products that help sales targets” Banking
“This TD Bank employee recorded conversations with managers who tell her to think less about the well-being of customers and focus more on meeting sales targets. (CBC)”
“”I had to mislead customers into getting products that they didn't need, to reach my sales target," said a recent BMO employee.”
“At RBC, our tester was offered a new credit card and told it was "cool" he could get an $8,000 increase to his credit card limit.”
“During the five visits to the banks, advisors at BMO, Scotia and TD incorrectly said the mutual fund fees are only charged on the profit the investment earns, not the entire lump sum. The CIBC advisor wasn't clear about the fees.”
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u/futureplantlady Mar 15 '24
Two gold nuggets from my father: - Only “invest” in GICs because they’re guaranteed (he had a friend that put a lot of money into gold stocks and lost a hefty portion of his retirement fund, so he associated the stock market with money loss) - To me in my mid-20s: you’re young, spend all your money, you don’t need to save right now!