Take the First Step

Your first thoughtful step

Build your beginner investment plan

Start with four hours of pay per week, explore how it may grow, and choose a comfortable place to begin.

Canadian starting point$18.15 × 4 hours = $72.60 per week

Step 1 of 4 · Your contribution

What are four hours of your pay worth?

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Your four-hour weekly step$72.60
I need to start smaller

Step 2 of 4 · Your future wages

As your pay grows, your four-hour step can grow too

$18/hr$100/hr

The projection gradually increases your weekly contribution from today’s amount to four hours of your selected future wage over 10 years, then holds it steady.

Step 3 of 4 · Your investment path

Which path feels most like you?

These are educational illustrations, not recommendations. Each path uses a disclosed range of assumptions in your results.

Step 4 of 4 · Choose the right shelf

Where might your investments belong?

Are you saving for your first home?
Does your employer match RRSP contributions?
Do you have available TFSA contribution room?

Your StepStocks beginner plan

Four hours can become a meaningful beginning

Starting weekly step
Future weekly step
Investment path
Account to explore first

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Welcome

Whether you're investing your first $25 or managing a retirement portfolio, StepStocks helps you make calmer, more informed decisions.

We believe successful investing isn't about predicting the future.

It's about:

  • understanding yourself

  • understanding the world

  • understanding what you own

Small steps, repeated consistently, often outperform dramatic decisions.

Three Paths

🌱 I'm New to Investing

Never bought a stock?

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Learn:

  • What investing really is

  • TFSA, FHSA and RRSP

  • ETFs vs individual stocks

  • Opening your first account

  • Buying your first investment

→ Begin with one step

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  • AI

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  • Demographics

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  • Inflation

  • Productivity

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Discover:

  • Macro themes

  • ETF ideas

  • Stock watchlists

  • Portfolio models

  • Macro Investor Dashboard

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Our Promise

We won't promise quick riches.

We won't tell you what to buy tomorrow.

We will help you become a more thoughtful investor for decades.

Because wealth grows one informed decision at a time. in. We’re here to create work that matters, led by a shared commitment to quality and care.

Free Resources

  • Canadian investing guides

  • TFSA resources

  • ETF explanations

  • Macro blog

  • Investment glossary

  • StepStocks Podcast “Beginner” series