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Aug. 27, 2025

What information is in a Canadian public company’s balance sheet?

Staff at the Nova Scotia Securities Commission regularly deliver investor education presentations on basic investing to the public. Some questions we regularly get from beginner in...

Aug. 20, 2025

Psychology of Investing: Behavioural biases and fraud

Our psychology of investing series concludes today with a look at behavioural biases and fraud. Throughout the series we’ve talked about several different biases and how they can i...

Aug. 13, 2025

Know your investment fees

In May we published a blog post on the Annual Fees and Charges Report. This post went over what’s included in the annual report that outlines the fees and charges you have paid on ...

Aug. 6, 2025

Psychology of Investing: Familiarity bias

The ninth part of our psychology of investing series takes a closer look at familiarity bias. Do you tend to favour things that are familiar and show less interest in things that a...

What information is in a Canadian public company’s balance sheet?

Psychology of Investing: Behavioural biases and fraud

Know your investment fees

Psychology of Investing: Familiarity bias

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