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Jun. 7, 2023

What is a Trusted Contact Person?

Has your investment adviser asked you to appoint a trusted contact person (TCP) on your account? Canadian securities regulators added the TCP as an enhancement to protect older and...

May. 31, 2023

June is Seniors Month

Tomorrow is the start of seniors month. Throughout June the Nova Scotia Securities Commission will be sharing investor education content relevant to seniors and delivering presenta...

May. 24, 2023

Let’s Swap – Talking types of derivative swaps

Last week we went over the basics of a form of derivative known as options. Bringing up derivatives led to some other derivative-related questions, specifically around swaps. So, t...

May. 17, 2023

You’ve got Options: The basics on Options investing

A few DIY investment platforms in Canada recently began offering options trading to customers. To make sure investors know what they’re getting into before investing in options her...

What is a Trusted Contact Person?

June is Seniors Month

Let’s Swap – Talking types of derivative swaps

You’ve got Options: The basics on Options investing

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