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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Our series on prospectus exemptions continues this week with a look at the family, friends, and business associate’s 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?
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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.
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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?
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Dollar cost averaging is an investment strategy where an investor divides the total amount to be invested over periodic purchases at specific times. This strategy is an attempt to reduce the risk and impact of volatility and avoids trying to time the market. The investor’s purchases take place at regular intervals no matter the asset’s price.