Guides & Resources

Learn how to use FlowVista

Step-by-step guides for Canadian personal finance — from exporting your first bank CSV to benchmarking your TFSA against the market.

Investments
How to Track Your TFSA & RRSP Performance

Upload a brokerage PDF and see your portfolio benchmarked against the S&P/TSX Composite and S&P 500. Works with all 13 supported Canadian institutions.

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Privacy
Budgeting Without Connecting Your Bank

Why CSV uploads are safer than Plaid and open-banking APIs — and what you gain by keeping your bank credentials to yourself.

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Comparison
FlowVista vs Mint vs YNAB

An honest comparison of pricing, Canadian bank support, privacy, and features. Which budgeting app is right for you in 2026?

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from RBC

Download your RBC Royal Bank chequing, savings, or credit-card transactions as a CSV in 5 steps.

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from TD

Export your TD Canada Trust EasyWeb transaction history as a CSV file, ready to upload into FlowVista.

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from BMO

Step-by-step guide to downloading your BMO Online Banking transactions as a CSV file.

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from Scotiabank

Download your Scotiabank Scotia OnLine transactions as a CSV — includes tips on date-format gotchas.

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from CIBC

Export your CIBC Online Banking transaction history as a CSV file in 5 easy steps.

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from Simplii

Download your Simplii Financial transactions as a CSV. Includes notes on the CIBC infrastructure connection.

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from Tangerine

Export your Tangerine chequing, savings, or credit-card transactions as a CSV file for FlowVista.

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from Desjardins

Download your Desjardins AccèsD transactions as a CSV — covers both French and English interfaces.

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from National Bank

Export your Banque Nationale du Canada transaction history as a CSV. Bilingual interface guide included.

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from EQ Bank

Download your EQ Bank savings account transactions as a CSV file for instant FlowVista analytics.

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Bank Export
How to Export a CSV from Wealthsimple

Export your Wealthsimple Cash or investing transactions as a CSV — covers both account types.

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