School is back in session, and the Nova Scotia Securities Commission is ready to teach young people about investing. This month we’re launching a new web page on our website with i...
We had a question come in recently asking about age limitations on RRSP and TFSA accounts. More specifically the question asked if an 18-year-old son could open their own RRSP or T...
Our look at basic investments continues this week with a look a Treasury Bills (T-Bills). A T-Bill is a short-term loan an investor makes to the government. They truly are short-te...
In a throwback to look at some basic investments, we’ve been asked to go over Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs).You may have heard the term GICs on a commercial for a finan...
The words saving and investing are often used interchangeably, despite the fact they are two very different things. First let’s talk saving. Saving is setting aside money that you ...
In some of our old posts and content we’ve linked to, recovery room scams have been mentioned. So, what are they and how can they be avoided?Typically, someone running a recovery r...
This question specifically refers to what Book Value and Market Value refer to when it comes to mutual funds. If you invest in mutual funds you’ve likely seen these terms on your s...
One of our readers, when filling out a Know Your Client (KYC) document with their adviser, was asked for their net worth. If you were asked for your net worth would you know what i...
Our look at real estate investments concludes this week with Real Estate Limited Partnerships (RELP). An RELP is most commonly used to develop a real estate property, or to manage ...
A mortgage investment entity (MIE) has similarities to syndicated mortgages, which we wrote about last week. The major difference between the two is that a syndicated mortgage is u...
