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Mar. 10, 2021

Question of the Week: What are target-date mutual funds?

As a continuation of our series looking the different types of mutual funds, we’ve been asked about target-date funds. Target-date funds are like putting your investing on auto-pil...

Mar. 3, 2021

Question of the Week: What are fund-of-funds mutual funds?

In the latest part of our series looking at different types of mutual funds we look at fund-of-funds. Simply put, these types of mutual funds invest in other mutual funds or hedge ...

Mar. 1, 2021

March is Fraud Prevention Month

March is Fraud Prevention Month!Can you spot the red flags of investment fraud? The Nova Scotia Securities Commission will be premiering a new fraud prevention video series on our ...

Feb. 24, 2021

Question of the Week: What are specialty mutual funds?

Our look at different types of mutual funds continues today with specialty funds. The term specialty funds can encompass many different funds, but typically they are less about div...

Question of the Week: What are target-date mutual funds?

Question of the Week: What are fund-of-funds mutual funds?

March is Fraud Prevention Month

Question of the Week: What are specialty mutual funds?

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