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Hard assets inside a Canadian retirement plan

Where bullion and metals exposure can sit within registered accounts, and the constraints that come with each.

Daniel Osei · April 11, 2026 · 6 min read

Account structure matters more than product

The same exposure held in a registered versus a non-registered account can produce materially different after-tax outcomes over a retirement horizon.

Registered plans have specific rules about eligible investments. Confirm eligibility before committing, not afterwards.

Sizing for a decumulation phase

Assets that pay no income behave differently once you are drawing down rather than contributing. Sequence-of-returns risk deserves explicit attention in the plan.

This article is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered personalised financial advice. Please review our full Risk Disclosure before acting on any information contained here.

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