Over the years the Before You Invest blog has published several posts on registered accounts, including Registered Retirement Saving Plans (RRSPs), Re...
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Registered Accounts Review (RRSP, RESP, TFSA, FHSA)
Over the years the Before You Invest blog has published several posts on registered accounts, including Registered Retirement Saving Plans (RRSPs), Re... -
October is Investor Education Month
The calendar flips over to October tomorrow, which is the start of Investor Education Month (IEM). Throughout IEM the Nova Scotia Securities Commissio...
Investor Alerts and Cautions review: June - September
The principal mandate of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission (NSSC) is to protect Nova Scotia investors. One of the ways we do that is by issuing in... -
Student Connections is back for the new school year!
The bell has rung on a new school year, so the Nova Scotia Securities Commission is ringing in the new school year with the return of the Student Conn...
Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) Basics
It’s back to school season again, and many students and their parents may be thinking about their future post-secondary education. If your child is ju... -
Join us for From Stablecoins to Prediction Markets: Evolutions in investing and what it means for investors
Over the last year investing has become more complicated for investors and advisers. Prediction markets, event contracts, crypto assets, stablecoins a...
FHSA and RRSP Home Buyers Plan what’s the difference?
If home ownership is on your list of goals, then investing may need to be part of your plans to get there. When it comes to purchasing a home and inve... -
Time is everything in investing.
When it comes to investing, your most valuable asset is time. Unless someone invents the flux capacitor and time travel, time cannot be gotten back on...
What is the Magnificent Seven?
If you’re talking movies, The Magnificent Seven was a classic western action film released in 1960 that was based on Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. I... -
What to do if you have a complaint about your adviser or investment firm
This year NSSC has received complaints from investors who are having problems or issues with their adviser or investment firm. Often these complaints ...
Regulatory Review: May - July
Our latest regulatory review looks at all regulatory releases and notices issued by the Nova Scotia Securities Commission and the Canadian Securities ... -
Fall/Winter 2026 Halifax Central Library Presentations
We’re just over halfway through 2026, so it’s time to provide an update and a reminder of the investor education presentations NSSC has at the Halifax...
What’s the deal with Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)?
There’s been a lot of talk about initial public offerings (IPOs) lately following some high profile, and exceptionally high value, IPOs. This has led ... -
2026 Midway Blog review
We’ve just passed the mid-point of 2026, and it’s been quite a busy year for the Before You Invest Blog. The first six months of 2026 have included se...
Canada Day break
We’re taking a short blog break this week for Canada Day. Enjoy the fireworks, BBQs, friends and family, or however you’ll be celebrating Canada’s bir...
Blog: Before You Invest
The calendar flips over to October tomorrow, which is the start of Investor Education Month (IEM). Throughout IEM the Nova Scotia Securities Commissio...
The principal mandate of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission (NSSC) is to protect Nova Scotia investors. One of the ways we do that is by issuing in...
The bell has rung on a new school year, so the Nova Scotia Securities Commission is ringing in the new school year with the return of the Student Conn...
It’s back to school season again, and many students and their parents may be thinking about their future post-secondary education. If your child is ju...
Over the last year investing has become more complicated for investors and advisers. Prediction markets, event contracts, crypto assets, stablecoins a...
If home ownership is on your list of goals, then investing may need to be part of your plans to get there. When it comes to purchasing a home and inve...
When it comes to investing, your most valuable asset is time. Unless someone invents the flux capacitor and time travel, time cannot be gotten back on...
If you’re talking movies, The Magnificent Seven was a classic western action film released in 1960 that was based on Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. I...
This year NSSC has received complaints from investors who are having problems or issues with their adviser or investment firm. Often these complaints ...
Our latest regulatory review looks at all regulatory releases and notices issued by the Nova Scotia Securities Commission and the Canadian Securities ...
We’re just over halfway through 2026, so it’s time to provide an update and a reminder of the investor education presentations NSSC has at the Halifax...
There’s been a lot of talk about initial public offerings (IPOs) lately following some high profile, and exceptionally high value, IPOs. This has led ...
We’ve just passed the mid-point of 2026, and it’s been quite a busy year for the Before You Invest Blog. The first six months of 2026 have included se...
We’re taking a short blog break this week for Canada Day. Enjoy the fireworks, BBQs, friends and family, or however you’ll be celebrating Canada’s bir...