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Feb. 7, 2018

Question of the week: What is active management?

Active management is an investment strategy where an investment manager makes specific investments in an effort to outperform an investment benchmark or market index, such as the T...

Jul. 14, 2025

Question of the week: What is a REIT?

A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is an investment vehicle that invests predominantly in income-producing real estate. This income-producing real estate can include offices and...

Jan. 24, 2018

Question of the week: What is the MFDA?

The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) is the self-regulatory organization that oversees mutual fund dealers in Canada. All salespeople employed by mutual fund dealer...

Jan. 17, 2018

Question of the week: What is IIROC?

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) is the national self-regulatory organization (SRO) that oversees all investment dealers and trading activity in de...

Question of the week: What is active management?

Question of the week: What is a REIT?

Question of the week: What is the MFDA?

Question of the week: What is IIROC?

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