NSSC Blog: Before You Invest

Showing: 582

Aug. 5, 2020

Question of the Week: Are there HST or GST on my trades?

When you make a trade, or your adviser makes a trade for you on your behalf, is there tax charged on that trade? By tax we mean HST in Nova Scotia, or GST in other parts of the cou...

Jul. 29, 2020

Question of the Week: Do I pay taxes on foreign stock investments

One of our readers is interested in investing in equities. However, they are not sure how taxes work when investing in companies that are listed on a foreign market like the New Yo...

Jul. 22, 2020

Question of the Week: What is the Smith Maneuver?

Developed by Fraser Smith in 2002, the Smith Maneuver is a legal tax strategy that makes interest on residential mortgages tax deductible. Please note, before reading further, this...

Jul. 15, 2020

Question of the Week: What is the penalty for overcontributing to a TFSA?

We went over Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) in a previous blog post. As we explained in that post, a TFSA is an account that can hold cash or several different types of investmen...

Question of the Week: Are there HST or GST on my trades?

Question of the Week: Do I pay taxes on foreign stock investments

Question of the Week: What is the Smith Maneuver?

Question of the Week: What is the penalty for overcontributing to a TFSA?

STAY UP TO DATE

Events and Hearings

Media Releases

CSA Notices

Out for Comment

Alternative Investments
Bonds
Capital Gains and Capital Losses
CEDIFs
Crypto assets
Derivatives
Equities
Events
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
Financial elder abuse
Indexes
Investing basics
Investment advisers
Investment fees
Investment fraud
Investment strategies
Investor education
Investor index
Investor resources
Mutual funds
Online investing
OTC markets
Registered investment accounts (RRSP, TFSA, RESP, RDSP, FHSA)
Registration
Risk
Saving and investing
Securities regulation
SROs and other organizations
Sustainable investing (ESG)