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Today the Before You Invest Blog is starting a new series on risk. The series will run for the next nine weeks and look at different types of investment risk. Along the way we’ll talk about and explain:
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We did it again. We dropped some terminology in last week’s blog post and people want to know more about it. This week it’s asset classes.
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In last week’s blog post we mentioned diversification. We briefly explained what it meant, but a few readers asked for a more in depth look at what diversification is and why it is important for all investors to practice.
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Time horizon is the length of time you expect to hold on to an investment before selling it. Time horizon can help an investor determine how much risk to take when investing and what types of investments may be suitable for them and their investment goals.
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Okay, we are not talking about the TV show or Alex Trebek.
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A new year means a new semester. New classes. New students. New teachers. And with that comes new opportunities.
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Tax season is coming which means for many investors it’s also RRSP season. Last year at this time we wrote a post on “Are RRSPs Securities.” This post went over the basics of RRSP accounts and how they worked.
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We're taking a break from our Before You Invest Blog for the holidays, but don't worry, we'll be back with more investment information in 2019!
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Stock dilution decreases existing shareholders ownership in a company due to the company issuing new shares. Dilution can also occur when the holders of stock options decide to exercise their options.
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During a stock split, a publicly traded company splits its shares by issuing new shares to its existing shareholders in proportion to their current share holdings. In layman’s terms, in a stock split a company divides its existing shares into multiple shares to lower the per share price and potentially increase their liquidity.