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May. 25, 2022

Taking the Leap! Getting Started in Investing

As we’ve mentioned in several of our blog posts, the Nova Scotia Securities Commission does not provide investment advice. That means we can’t answer questions that ask, “should I ...

May. 18, 2022

Timing the Market or Time in the Market? - Dividends

Our “Timing the Market or Time in the Market?” blog series continues with a look at dividends. As we wrote in a previous post, “dividends are paid to shareholders who invest in equ...

May. 11, 2022

Timing the Market or Time in the Market? Capital Gains/ Capital Losses

Welcome to the second part of our Timing the Market or Time in the Market blog series. Today we’ll be looking at capital gains and capital losses, specifically related to investing...

May. 4, 2022

Timing the Market or Time in the Market? Compound Interest

Today we’re starting a new blog series entitled, “Timing the Market, or Time in the Market?” In this series we’ll look at some of the specific ways investments make money and how t...

Taking the Leap! Getting Started in Investing

Timing the Market or Time in the Market? - Dividends

Timing the Market or Time in the Market? Capital Gains/ Capital Losses

Timing the Market or Time in the Market? Compound Interest

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