I considered taking advantage of this offer I received via Canada Post yesterday; however, upon reflection, I've decided from a tax perspective, I'm really not saving a lot of tax with my current TFSA being a high-interest savings account. I generated little more than $70 in interest this year on $5000 in my HSBC Advance TFSA (formerly HSBC Direct TFSA). I plan on withdrawing the money in the next week and using that contribution room in 2010 for my Canadian equities portfolio, currently with Scotia Capital's TradeFreedom.
It is a good offer, though, and one I think other banks will need to do remain competitive in the TFSA market.
Cheers,
Doug