Student Connections is back for the new school year!
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The bell has rung on a new school year, so the Nova Scotia Securities Commission is ringing in the new school year with the return of the Student Connections Program.
NSSC Blog: Before You Invest
Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) Basics
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It’s back to school season again, and many students and their parents may be thinking about their future post-secondary education. If your child is just starting school, you have more than a decade before college or university begins. That may seem like a long time, but going from the first day of school to high school graduation flies by faster than you think.
Join us for From Stablecoins to Prediction Markets: Evolutions in investing and what it means for investors
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Over the last year investing has become more complicated for investors and advisers. Prediction markets, event contracts, crypto assets, stablecoins and finfluencers are just a few of the emerging issues that investors are being bombarded with. These emerging issues have been consistently covered by the media, forums, Redditt and on social media.
FHSA and RRSP Home Buyers Plan what’s the difference?
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If home ownership is on your list of goals, then investing may need to be part of your plans to get there. When it comes to purchasing a home and investing there are two main options available to Canadians; the RRSP Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP), and the First Home Savings Account (FHSA). So, what’s the difference between them and how does each work?
Time is everything in investing.
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When it comes to investing, your most valuable asset is time. Unless someone invents the flux capacitor and time travel, time cannot be gotten back once it’s gone. Delaying investing reduces the amount of time available for potential investment growth.
What is the Magnificent Seven?
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If you’re talking movies, The Magnificent Seven was a classic western action film released in 1960 that was based on Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. It was remade in 2016 and starred Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt. Since this is a blog about investing that’s not the Magnificent Seven we’re talking about.
What to do if you have a complaint about your adviser or investment firm
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This year NSSC has received complaints from investors who are having problems or issues with their adviser or investment firm. Often these complaints are either sent to the wrong person at NSSC or lack sufficient information required to truly understand what has occurred and the resolution the investor is looking for.
Regulatory Review: May - July
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Our latest regulatory review looks at all regulatory releases and notices issued by the Nova Scotia Securities Commission and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) since February.
Fall/Winter 2026 Halifax Central Library Presentations
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We’re just over halfway through 2026, so it’s time to provide an update and a reminder of the investor education presentations NSSC has at the Halifax Central Library throughout the rest of the year.
What’s the deal with Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)?
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There’s been a lot of talk about initial public offerings (IPOs) lately following some high profile, and exceptionally high value, IPOs. This has led many investors, especially DIY investors, to become more interested in investing during an IPO. One popular online broker has recently added access to IPO investing to its platform.