Welcome to Investor Education Month and World Investor Week
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The beginning of October is also the beginning of Investor Education Month and World Investor Week.
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Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 6: Start-up crowdfunding exemption
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We’re getting near the end of our blog series on prospectus exemptions with Part 6. This week’s post looks at the start-up crowdfunding exemption.
Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 5: Minimum amount ($150,000) exemption
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As we reach Part 5 in our series on the prospectus exemptions, we arrive at the shortest blog post in the series on the Minimum amount ($150,000) exemption.
Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 4: Accredited investor exemption
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We’re crossing the midpoint of our blog series on the prospectus exemptions. This week we’re looking at the accredited investor exemption.
Student Connections Program launches for the new school year
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With students returning to the classroom in high schools and universities across Nova Scotia this month the Nova Scotia Securities Commission is relaunching our Student Connections Program.
Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 3: Employee, Director, Officer and Consultant exemption
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We’re moving on to Part 3 of our series on prospectus exemptions. This week we’re looking at the Employee, Director, Officer and Consultant exemption.
Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 2: Family, friends, and business associate’s exemption
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Our series on prospectus exemptions continues this week with a look at the family, friends, and business associate’s exemption.
Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 1: Private issuer exemption
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The Nova Scotia Securities Commission routinely tells investors if someone is offering securities as an investment to raise capital, they must provide them with a copy of a disclosure document called a prospectus, unless an exemption applies. But how can an investor know if a prospectus exemption applies without first knowing what these exemptions include?
Question of the Week: What is a Principal-Protected Note?
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A principal-protected note (PPN) is a fixed-income security that guarantees a minimum return equal to the principal amount invested regardless of the performance of an underlying asset.
Question of the Week: Does TFSA growth affect my contribution room?
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This is another question that we have seen on investing message boards and Facebook pages lately. The question often goes like this: I have total contribution room on my TFSA of $75,500. Thanks to some sizable gains from some strong investments lately the value of my TFSA is now over $100,000. Have these gains taken me over my contribution room?