The Student Connections Program is back!
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Another school year has begun which means the Nova Scotia Securities Commission is relaunching the Student Connections Program.
NSSC Blog: Before You Invest
DIY Investing: Is it for you Part 6 – Cognitive biases found in DIY investing
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Our series on DIY investing concludes today with a look at cognitive biases that may be affecting your DIY investing behavior without you even knowing it. These biases not only affect how you buy and sell investments but also how long you may hold an investment.
DIY Investing: Is it for you Part 5 – Common mistakes DIY investors make
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Our series on DIY investing continues with a look at some of the common mistakes made by DIY investors. These mistakes can lead to potential investment losses, and cause investors to miss hitting their investment goals.
DIY Investing: Is it for you Part 4 – Fundamentals of Stock Picking
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Our series on DIY investing continues with a look at some of the fundamentals of stock picking.
DIY Investing: Is it for you Part 3 – How to get started with DIY investing
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Our series on DIY investing continues with a look at what options you might face when getting started.
DIY Investing: Is it for you Part 2 – Advantages and disadvantages of DIY investing
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Welcome to Part 2 of our blog series on DIY investing. We got started last week with a look at the basic definition of DIY investing. This week we’ll look at some of the basic advantages and disadvantages of DIY investing. We’ll start with some of the advantages.
DIY Investing: Is it for you Part 1 – What is DIY investing?
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Do-it yourself, or DIY investing has exploded in popularity in recent years. In 2021 when a lot of the country was stuck at home because of the pandemic, 3.6 million Canadians opened DIY investing accounts. The Nova Scotia Securities Commission does not provide advice and subsequently we do not provide a recommendation for or against DIY investing.
Alerts and Cautions Review: April – July
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Part of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission mandate is to protect Nova Scotia investors. One of the ways we do that is by issuing investor alerts and cautions.
What is ESG investing?
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There has been a lot of talk recently in the media and the political sphere about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing, both positives and negatives. This blog post does not offer an opinion on ESG Investing.
Nova Scotia Securities Commission educating the community
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The Nova Scotia Securities Commission has several investor education presentations coming up this summer and into the fall.
Our partnership with the Halifax Central Library continues this summer with one presentation a month at the library until November when there will be two presentations during Financial Literacy Month.
Here is a look at the presentations scheduled at the library over the next five months: