First observed by the United Nations in 2012, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) recognizes that nearly every country across the globe will see a substantial growth in the num...
Do you have a trusted contact person (TCP)? At the end of last year new amendments to securities laws require advisers to ask their clients to name a TCP that the adviser can conta...
June is Seniors Month. Throughout the month we’ll be sharing investing content that is relevant for seniors, their families, and caregivers. On our website, all investor education ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
The end of the first quarter of 2022 and the beginning of the second quarter has been a busy time for the Nova Scotia Securities Commission and the Canadian Securities Administrato...
Have you come across what you think may be investment fraud? Should you report it to the Nova Scotia Securities Commission? The Commission receives fraud inquiries daily by email, ...
Halifax Public Libraries and the Nova Scotia Securities Commission are partnering to offer investor education presentations at the Halifax Central Library.Our first presentation is...
