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May. 15, 2025

Question of the week: What are equities?

An equity, or shares as is it commonly known, gives the purchaser a stake in a business. This may also entitle the owner to vote at shareholder meetings and receive profits that is...

Apr. 5, 2017

Question of the week: What are fixed-income securities?

The list of fixed-income securities available to Canadians got a little shorter last month when the new Federal budget did away with Canada Savings Bonds. If you’re old enough to h...

May. 13, 2025

Boiler Rooms and Oil & Gas scams

We close out Fraud Prevention Month with two investment scams that are both a pack of lies. Boiler Rooms are another scam that movies and television shows like to highlight quite o...

May. 13, 2025

Question of the week: I think I’ve been scammed. What do I do?

Our final question of the week during Fraud Prevention Month asks what you should do if you do fall victim to an investment scam or fraud? If you think you are the victim of a fina...

Question of the week: What are equities?

Question of the week: What are fixed-income securities?

Boiler Rooms and Oil & Gas scams

Question of the week: I think I’ve been scammed. What do I do?

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