What is principal protection?
We invest to protect your principal and will return it to you once your child is ready to attend post-secondary education. To provide this protection, we invest your principal in securities such as fixed-income government and investment-grade corporate bonds which are lower risk, investments. Protecting your principal is one of our investment objectives and we're proud to say that we have upheld our promise of providing principal protection throughout our history.
More FAQS
CST Plans
- What are Canadian Scholarship Trust Plans?
- Who can open a Canadian Scholarship Trust Plan?
- What plans does CST currently offer?
- Is CST’s group plan (called CST Advantage Plan) right for me and my family?
- What is attrition? How does it benefit my child?
- What is principal protection?
- What is a unit? Why do you use units?
- What is an EAP?
- What is an EAP account?
- What are Group Plan Benefits?
- What is the minimum amount I need to open an RESP from CST?
- How has the CST Plan changed over the years?
- What if I don’t want to open a Group Plan – can I still save with CST?
- What kind of service can I expect with a CST Plan?
- If I lose my job or miss a payment; will I lose all my money?