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We’re nearing the end of January which likely means that a lot of Canadians are starting to think about their tax return. It also means a lot of Canadians are thinking about their Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). At tax time you may see several ads on TV, radio, online or in print reminding you that the RRSP contribution deadline is coming up.
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The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is returning to the Halifax Central Library for more investor education presentations in 2024, and we’ll also be hitting the road to visit the South Shore Library system, specifically the Margaret Hennigar Library in Bridgewater.
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The calendar has flipped over to 2024 which means for most Canadians it’s tax time. If you’re an investor that may mean you need to declare some of your investment gains on your tax return. Today we’ll give a brief overview of a couple of tax considerations that may come up on your tax return if you’re an investor.
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The principal mandate of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission (NSSC) is to protect Nova Scotia investors. One of the ways we do that is by issuing investor alerts and cautions.
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There will be no Before You Invest blog post this week as we take a short break for the holidays.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year everyone!
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The year has flown by and there are only 11 days left in 2023. Instead of throwing some new investor education (IE) content at you to finish off the year, we searched through our analytics data to find out what our most popular blog posts and videos were this year.
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Our blog is entitled Before You Invest and is intended to provide investors with information they can use to make more informed decisions before they make an investment. What we’ve never really done is talk about what things you should do financially before you invest at all.
Here are a few things you may want to consider before you start investing that can get you started on more stable footing and help improve your long-term outlook.
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Recently we received a question about covered call ETFs, especially what they are and how they work.
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Our Financial Literacy Month blogs about investing basics conclude this week with a look at alternative investments. Investing in alternative investments has become more popular with novice investors despite the fact alternative investments carry higher risks compared to more common investments like ETFs, bonds, and GICs..
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Our Financial Literacy Month blogs about investing basics continue this week with a look at fixed-income securities.