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Feb. 3, 2021

Question of the Week: What are equity mutual funds?

We enter February with the next part in our series on different types of mutual funds. This week we’re looking at equity funds.An equity fund is a mutual fund that invests primaril...

Feb. 2, 2021

Student Connections Winter Relaunch!

A new year means a new semester. New classes. New students. New teachers. And with that comes new opportunities.Throughout the fall term in 2020, staff from the Nova Scotia Securit...

Jan. 27, 2021

Question of the Week: What are fixed income mutual funds?

Our look at different types of mutual funds continues today with fixed income funds. A fixed income mutual fund invests in securities that pay a fixed rate of return. This could in...

Jan. 20, 2021

Question of the Week: What are money market mutual funds?

We begin our look at different types of mutual funds with money market funds. A money market fund is a mutual fund that invests in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term debt secur...

Question of the Week: What are equity mutual funds?

Student Connections Winter Relaunch!

Question of the Week: What are fixed income mutual funds?

Question of the Week: What are money market mutual funds?

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