Question of the Week: What is a LIRA?
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A LIRA is a locked-in retirement account. It is an account which holds locked-in pension funds for former registered pension plan members.
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Question of the Week: How do I determine what series of mutual funds I own?
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Over the last few weeks we’ve published posts on mutual funds series.
March is Fraud Prevention Month!
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March is Fraud Prevention Month. The Commission will debut four new Fraud Prevention animated videos during the month. Each video will highlight a specific type of investment scam and will showcase scenarios in which our investor John is defrauded and the warning signs he could have recognized. A new video will be posted every Friday throughout March.
Question of the Week: What are Series F mutual funds?
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Last week we continued our look at mutual funds series with a look at Series D funds. The previous week we also looked at Series A, B & C funds. This week we continue our look at mutual funds series with Series F mutual funds.
Question of the Week: What are Series D mutual funds?
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Last week we started our look at mutual funds’ series with Series A funds and Series B &C funds. This week we continue with a look at Series D mutual funds. As we noted last week, while the series we are highlighting are the most common types of mutual funds series offered by investment firms, there is no standard by which investment firms must use letter designations for specific mutual fund classes.
Question of the Week: What are mutual fund series?
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Mutual funds are one of the most pop
Question of the Week: What is Fiat Money?
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One of our readers recently attended a lunch and learn about cryptocurrency. While there, the session organizers and a few of the attendees mentioned “fiat money” several times. Our reader did not know what the term meant and couldn’t understand what it had to do with finance. So, they came to us to find out.
Question of the Week: Will I lose my investments if I file for bankruptcy?
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The assets you are allowed to keep upon entering bankruptcy differ from province to province in Canada. What province you reside in does impact bankruptcy and can change your circumstances, so you should always research your province's specific legislation.
Question of the Week: Can I buy stock in the company I work for? Part II
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Last week in Part I of this topic we looked at what an insider was and what it meant to conduct insider trading.
Question of the Week: Can I buy stock in the company I work for? Part I
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We received a question recently from an investor looking for information on whether it would be considered insider trading for him to purchase stock in the company he works for. There’s no simple yes or no answer to this question, so we’re going to answer it in two parts.