NSSC Blog: Before You Invest

The ABCs of RESPs

Classes are back in session for the new school year, and another class of high school seniors are a year away from college and university. After a house, post-secondary education can be one of the most expensive endeavours in a person’s life.

What information is in a Canadian public company’s balance sheet?

Staff at the Nova Scotia Securities Commission regularly deliver investor education presentations on basic investing to the public. Some questions we regularly get from beginner investors at these presentations are related to public company’s financial reporting, specifically their balance sheets.

What are Crypto ETFs?

The number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Canada and the United States that allow investors to invest in crypto assets has increased rapidly in the last few years. In case you weren’t aware, the first ever crypto ETF, a Bitcoin ETF to be exact, was approved and launched in Canada in 2021.

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