NSSC Blog: Before You Invest

Question of the Week: What is systematic risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 09:00

Last week we discussed systemic risk. This week we continue our look at different types of risk by looking at systematic risk.

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Question of the Week: What is systemic risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 12/01/2021 - 09:00

Today we’re starting a short two-part blog series that looks at two different types of risk. They are systemic risk and systematic risk. In part one we’ll focus on systemic risk.

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Question of the Week: What is the difference between a hedged and unhedged ETF?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 09:00

This question came from an investor that was interested in investing in an ETF, but didn’t know whether to go with hedged or unhedged because they didn’t know the difference between the two

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Question of the Week: How do you calculate return on investment (ROI)?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 11/17/2021 - 09:00

If you’re investing you usually want to know how well, or maybe how bad, your investments are doing. One of the easiest ways to do this is to calculate the return on investment (ROI).

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Question of the Week: What is a temporary hold?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 09:00

Earlier this year the Canadian Securities Administrators and its members

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Question of the Week: What is a trusted contact person?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 11/03/2021 - 09:00

Earlier this year the Canadian Securities Administrators and its members

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November is Financial Literacy Month

Submitted by nsscadmin on Mon, 11/01/2021 - 09:00

Welcome to Financial Literacy Month. Here’s what the Nova Scotia Securities Commission has planned to help educate investors throughout the month.

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Question of the Week: What is a Registered Disability Savings Plan?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 10/27/2021 - 09:00

Throughout this month, which is Investor Education Month, we’ve been sharing basic information on investment accounts, specifically RRSPs, TFSAs and RESPs with a new infographic and video. One type of account we did not include in this new primer is registered disability savings plans, or RDSPs.

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Question of the Week: What happens when a company name or stock ticker changes?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 10/20/2021 - 10:00

Last month one of our blog readers noticed that they owned shares in a company that went through a name change and stock ticker change. They wanted to know if this has any bearing on their investment in the company.