Getting to know the Nova Scotia Securities Commission: Doug Harris, General Counsel, Director of Market Regulation and Policy, and Secretary
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NSSC Blog: Before You Invest
October is Investor Education Month
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October is Investor Education (IE) Month, and the Nova Scotia Securities Commission has IE events and content planned throughout the month to help Nova Scotians make more informed investment decisions. Here’s a rundown of what we have planned for the month.
The ABCs of RESPs
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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.
Getting to know the Nova Scotia Securities Commission: Jane Anderson, Executive Director
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The Student Connections Program is back for the new school year!
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School is back in session which means the Nova Scotia Securities Commission has relaunched the Student Connections Program.
Getting to know the Nova Scotia Securities Commission: Valerie Seager, Chair and CEO
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How much do you know about the Nova Scotia Securities Commission (NSSC) and the people behind it? The Before You Invest Blog has previously published posts on the Commission, highlighting our mandate and the role of the different Commission branches.
What information is in a Canadian public company’s balance sheet?
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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.
Psychology of Investing: Behavioural biases and fraud
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Our psychology of investing series concludes today with a look at behavioural biases and fraud. Throughout the series we’ve talked about several different biases and how they can influence your investing habits. Fraudsters will exploit these biases to take advantage of you and separate you from your hard-earned money.
Know your investment fees
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Psychology of Investing: Familiarity bias
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The ninth part of our psychology of investing series takes a closer look at familiarity bias. Do you tend to favour things that are familiar and show less interest in things that are unfamiliar to you? This could be due to familiarity bias.