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Oct. 7, 2026

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), Registered Education Savings Pla...

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Sep. 30, 2026

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 Commission (NSSC) has investor events, ...

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Sep. 16, 2026

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 Connections Program.During the 202...

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Registered investment accounts (RRSP, TFSA, RESP, RDSP, FHSA)

Sep. 9, 2026

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 just starting school, you have m...

Sep. 2, 2026

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 and finfluencers are just a few...

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Registered investment accounts (RRSP, TFSA, RESP, RDSP, FHSA)

Aug. 26, 2026

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 investing there are two main optio...

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Aug. 19, 2026

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 once it’s gone. Delaying investi...

Aug. 12, 2026

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. It was remade in 2016 and starr...

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Securities regulation

Aug. 5, 2026

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 are either sent to the wrong p...

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Jul. 22, 2026

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 Central Library throughout th...

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Registered Accounts Review (RRSP, RESP, TFSA, FHSA)

October is Investor Education Month

Student Connections is back for the new school year!

Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) Basics

Join us for From Stablecoins to Prediction Markets: Evolutions in investing and what it means for investors

FHSA and RRSP Home Buyers Plan what’s the difference?

Time is everything in investing.

What is the Magnificent Seven?

What to do if you have a complaint about your adviser or investment firm

Fall/Winter 2026 Halifax Central Library Presentations

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