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Sep. 10, 2019

The Student Connections Program is back!

Last year the Nova Scotia Securities Commission visited high schools and post-secondary institutions across Nova Scotia, both in-person and virtually, to talk to students about inv...

Sep. 9, 2019

Young Investors web page launch

School is back in session, and the Nova Scotia Securities Commission is ready to teach young people about investing. This month we’re launching a new web page on our website with i...

Sep. 4, 2019

Question of the Week – What are the age limitations on RRSPs and TFSAs?

We had a question come in recently asking about age limitations on RRSP and TFSA accounts. More specifically the question asked if an 18-year-old son could open their own RRSP or T...

Aug. 28, 2019

Question of the Week – What are Treasury Bills?

Our look at basic investments continues this week with a look a Treasury Bills (T-Bills). A T-Bill is a short-term loan an investor makes to the government. They truly are short-te...

The Student Connections Program is back!

Young Investors web page launch

Question of the Week – What are the age limitations on RRSPs and TFSAs?

Question of the Week – What are Treasury Bills?

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