Do you have trouble understanding what fees you’re paying on your investments? Maybe you don’t know your loads from your commissions. Maybe you’re one of the many investors who don...
A clearing house is a third party that acts as a go-between for buyers and sellers in financial markets. They facilitate the exchange of payments involving securities or derivative...
November is Financial Literacy Month! Throughout the month our Twitter feed and Before You Invest Blog will be sharing new posts and information on clearing houses, short sell...
Defining Capital Gains and Capital Losses is quite simple.A Capital Gain is the profit you earn on the sale of an asset, such as a stock or bond. The sale of an asset results in a ...
A bond fun, simply put, is a mutual fund that invests solely in bonds and other debt instruments. This may include government, corporate municipal or convertible bonds and debt ins...
Junk bond is another term that seems to be used a lot despite the fact most people have no idea what it means.A junk bond works the same way as any other bond. It’s issued by a com...
Tomorrow marijuana use becomes legal in Canada. The changing of the laws around marijuana have led to the creation of a new industry and many new companies in Canada, and beyond ou...
October is the launch of our 2018 Student Connections campaign. Throughout the school year we’ll be visiting universities, colleges and high schools across Nova Scotia to deliver p...
As we said in a previous blog post, a bond is essentially a loan you are making to a company or the government. The bond is secured by the government’s tax base or by a company’s a...
A yield is the income return on an investment. This could include interest or dividends you receive for holding a security. In reports on a stock or a bond you’ll typically find th...
