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Our series on DIY investing continues with a look at some of the common mistakes made by DIY investors. These mistakes can lead to potential investment losses, and cause investors to miss hitting their investment goals.
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Our series on DIY investing continues with a look at some of the fundamentals of stock picking.
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Our series on DIY investing continues with a look at what options you might face when getting started.
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Welcome to Part 2 of our blog series on DIY investing. We got started last week with a look at the basic definition of DIY investing. This week we’ll look at some of the basic advantages and disadvantages of DIY investing. We’ll start with some of the advantages.
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Do-it yourself, or DIY investing has exploded in popularity in recent years. In 2021 when a lot of the country was stuck at home because of the pandemic, 3.6 million Canadians opened DIY investing accounts. The Nova Scotia Securities Commission does not provide advice and subsequently we do not provide a recommendation for or against DIY investing.
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Part of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission mandate 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 has been a lot of talk recently in the media and the political sphere about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing, both positives and negatives. This blog post does not offer an opinion on ESG Investing.
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The Nova Scotia Securities Commission has several investor education presentations coming up this summer and into the fall.
Our partnership with the Halifax Central Library continues this summer with one presentation a month at the library until November when there will be two presentations during Financial Literacy Month.
Here is a look at the presentations scheduled at the library over the next five months:
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Special Guest Blog from Doug Harris, General Counsel, Director of Market Regulation and Policy, and Secretary to the Commission
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Earlier this month we published a blog post about trusted contact persons (TCPs). The same amendments to securities laws that allow advisers to ask for and collect TCP information also allow advisers to place a temporary hold on a transaction under certain circumstances. This was another enhancement made to better protect older and vulnerable investors.
An adviser can place a temporary hold if: