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.
NSSC Blog: Before You Invest
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.
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 May.
What are Crypto ETFs?
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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.
Psychology of Investing: Present Bias
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The eighth part of our psychology of investing series takes a closer look at present bias. Do you ever make decision today at the expense of tomorrow? It could have been an impulsive purchase, snacking decision, or spending money that could have been earmarked for saving or investing. This could be present bias.
What is investment advice?
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As we’ve stated numerous times in the past, to sell or advise on securities and derivatives in Nova Scotia you must be registered with the Nova Scotia Securities Commission, unless an exemption applies. The same goes for every province and territory in Canada. But what constitutes investment advice?