Welcome to our Before you invest blog directory. This directory includes all informative posts we have published sincce 2017. The directory categorizes blog posts under specific topic headings to make it easier to find information. For example, some of the topics heading include bonds, crypto assets, equities, and investment fees.
The directory also places all our informative blog posts all on one page for the first time. This will make it much easier to search for topics or key words in titles and find the information you’re looking for.
Alternative Investments
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November 29, 2023 |
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May 24, 2023 |
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May 17, 2023 |
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July 14, 2021 |
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October 18, 2019 |
Bonds
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January 6, 2021 |
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October 16, 2019 |
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October 24, 2018 |
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October 17, 2018 |
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October 10, 2018 |
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October 3, 2018 |
Capital Gains and Capital Losses
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Timing the Market or Time in the Market? Capital Gains/ Capital Losses |
May 11, 2022 |
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March 31, 2021 |
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September 25, 2019 |
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October 31, 2018 |
CEDIFs
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November 28, 2021 |
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November 21, 2021 |
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September 27, 2017 |
Crypto assets
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February 19, 2025 |
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Top three things a registered crypto trading platform must do |
November 29, 2024 |
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May 27, 2024 |
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March 18, 2024 |
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July 5, 2023 |
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High stakes: things to consider before you agree to “stake” your crypto assets |
November 23, 2023 |
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April 6, 2022 |
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May 26, 2021 |
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December 18, 2019 |
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June 13, 2018 |
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June 6, 2018 |
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May 30, 2018 |
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November 1, 2017 |
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August 9, 2017 |
Derivatives
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May 24, 2023 |
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June 21, 2017 |
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June 14, 2017 |
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June 7, 2017 |
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May 31, 2017 |
Equities
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Understanding the Stock Market and its purpose – CBOE Canada Exchange |
August 21, 2024 |
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Understanding the Stock Market and its purpose – Montreal Exchange |
August 7, 2024 |
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Understanding the Stock Market and its purpose – Canadian Securities Exchange |
July 24, 2024 |
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Understanding the Stock Market and its purpose – TSX Venture Exchange |
July 10, 2024 |
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Understanding the Stock Market and its purpose – Toronto Stock Exchange |
June 26, 2024 |
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May 22, 2024 |
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November 16, 2022 |
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November 9, 2022 |
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November 2, 2022 |
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December 15, 2021 |
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October 20, 2021 |
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April 14, 2021 |
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December 16, 2020 |
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November 18, 2020 |
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September 23, 2020 |
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What happens to my shares if a company merges or is taken over? |
April 22, 2020 |
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April 15, 2020 |
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April 1, 2020 |
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January 22, 2020 |
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January 15, 2020 |
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November 13, 2019 |
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October 14, 2019 |
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May 22, 2019 |
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What is the difference between a common and preferred share? |
May 15, 2019 |
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December 12, 2018 |
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November 14, 2018 |
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November 7, 2018 |
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October 3, 2018 |
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September 19, 2018 |
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September 12, 2018 |
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August 1, 2018 |
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February 21, 2018 |
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October 18, 2017 |
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September 6, 2017 |
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August 23, 2017 |
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April 19, 2017 |
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February 15, 2017 |
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
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December 6, 2023 |
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What are high interest savings account exchange-traded funds (HISA ETFs)? |
October 4, 2023 |
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May 10, 2023 |
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December 15, 2021 |
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November 24, 2021 |
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October 11, 2019 |
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September 5, 2018 |
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August 29, 2018 |
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September 13, 2017 |
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July 12, 2017 |
Financial elder abuse
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June 19, 2024 |
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June 12, 2024 |
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Protecting seniors: Investor education presentations & Fraud Bingo |
June 5, 2024 |
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June 21, 2023 |
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June 15, 2023 |
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June 29, 2022 |
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June 22, 2022 |
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June 15, 2022 |
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Trusted Contact Person (TCP) – Did you assign one? Were you asked? |
June 8, 2022 |
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June 30, 2021 |
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How do I help someone that may be a victim of financial elder abuse? |
June 23, 2021 |
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June 16, 2021 |
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How do I know if someone is vulnerable to financial elder abuse? |
June 9, 2021 |
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June 2, 2021 |
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June 24, 2020 |
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June 17, 2020 |
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June 10, 2020 |
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June 3, 2020 |
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How do I help someone that may be a victim of financial elder abuse? |
June 26, 2019 |
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June 19, 2019 |
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How do I know if someone is vulnerable to financial elder abuse? |
June 12, 2019 |
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June 5, 2019 |
Indexes
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February 17, 2021 |
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July 12, 2017 |
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July 5, 2017 |
Insurance products
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April 17, 2019 |
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May 2, 2018 |
Investing basics
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December 11, 2024 |
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December 4, 2024 |
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May 15, 2024 |
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December 13, 2023 |
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November 22, 2023 |
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November 15, 2023 |
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November 8, 2023 |
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End of year financial review. Time for an investment checkup |
December 14, 2022 |
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December 7, 2022 |
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September 7, 2022 |
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May 25, 2022 |
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May 13, 2022 |
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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November 27, 2019 |
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November 6, 2019 |
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October 4, 2019 |
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October 2, 2019 |
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July 24, 2019 |
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May 8, 2019 |
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April 24, 2019 |
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January 30, 2019 |
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January 23, 2019 |
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January 16, 2019 |
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February 14, 2018 |
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February 7, 2018 |
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April 26, 2017 |
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April 19, 2017 |
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April 12, 2017 |
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April 5, 2017 |
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February 22, 2017 |
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February 8, 2017 |
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February 1, 2017 |
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January 25, 2017 |
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January 18, 2017 |
Investment advisers
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Choosing a financial adviser – Part 2 – Questions to ask and expectations |
November 22, 2024 |
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Choosing a financial adviser – Part 1 – Why might I need an adviser? |
November 15, 2024 |
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October 23, 2024 |
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Impersonation Scams Part 2 – Registered Advisers and Regulators |
March 13, 2024 |
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January 18, 2024 |
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May 12, 2021 |
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May 20, 2020 |
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January 8, 2020 |
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October 30, 2019 |
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October 28, 2019 |
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September 18, 2019 |
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July 25, 2018 |
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June 20, 2018 |
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April 25, 2018 |
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April 18, 2018 |
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January 3, 2018 |
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December 27, 2017 |
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December 20, 2017 |
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December 13, 2017 |
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December 6, 2017 |
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November 29, 2017 |
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November 22, 2017 |
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October 11, 2017 |
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October 4, 2017 |
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June 28, 2017 |
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May 17, 2017 |
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May 10, 2017 |
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May 3, 2017 |
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February 22, 2017 |
Investment fees
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November 9, 2018 |
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August 22, 2018 |
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July 11, 2018 |
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July 4, 2018 |
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June 27, 2018 |
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May 24, 2017 |
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May 17, 2017 |
Investment fraud
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February 19, 2025 |
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Analyzing the 2024 Investor Index Part 2: DIY investing and Investment Fraud |
August 28, 2024 |
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July 17, 2024 |
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June 19, 2024 |
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May 8, 2024 |
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April 17, 2024 |
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April 3, 2024 |
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March 18, 2024 |
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Impersonation Scams Part 2 – Registered Advisers and Regulators |
March 13, 2024 |
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March 6, 2024 |
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February 14, 2024 |
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June 21, 2023 |
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March 22, 2023 |
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March 15, 2023 |
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March 8, 2023 |
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Should I report this to the Nova Scotia Securities Commission? |
April 20, 2022 |
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March 23, 2022 |
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March 16, 2022 |
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March 2, 2022 |
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July 8, 2020 |
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August 7, 2019 |
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April 11, 2018 |
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April 4, 2018 |
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March 30, 2018 |
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March 28, 2018 |
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March 23, 2018 |
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March 21, 2018 |
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March 16, 2018 |
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March 14, 2018 |
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March 9, 2018 |
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March 7, 208 |
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March 2, 2018 |
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March 31, 2017 |
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March 29, 2017 |
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March 24, 2017 |
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March 22, 2017 |
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March 17, 2017 |
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March 15, 2017 |
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March 10, 2017 |
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March 8, 2017 |
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March 1, 2017 |
Investment strategies
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No Frills Investing Part 3: Mutual funds, Exchange-traded funds and shares. |
April 19, 2024 |
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April 12, 2024 |
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No Frills Investing Part 1: Investing Under $50,000 – What are my options? |
April 5, 2024 |
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May 18, 2022 |
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Timing the Market or Time in the Market? Capital Gains/ Capital Losses |
May 11, 2022 |
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May 4, 2022 |
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August 4, 2021 |
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October 21, 2020 |
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July 22, 2020 |
Investor index
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Analyzing the 2024 Investor Index Part 3: Investor Knowledge Quiz |
September 18, 2024 |
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Analyzing the 2024 Investor Index Part 2: DIY investing and Investment Fraud |
August 28, 2024 |
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Analyzing the 2024 Investor Index Part 1: Social Media Use Among investors |
August 14, 2024 |
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October 26, 2022 |
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October 19, 2022 |
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October 12, 2022 |
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October 5, 2022 |
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October 25, 2017 |
Mutual funds
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No Frills Investing Part 3: Mutual funds, Exchange-traded funds and shares |
April 19, 2023 |
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May 5, 2021 |
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April 28, 2021 |
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March 10, 2021 |
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March 3, 2021 |
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February 24, 2021 |
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February 17, 2021 |
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February 10, 2021 |
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February 3, 2021 |
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March 4, 2020 |
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February 26, 2020 |
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February 19, 2020 |
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February 12, 2020 |
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November 20, 2019 |
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July 31, 2019 |
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October 9, 2018 |
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September 5, 2018 |
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August 29, 2018 |
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December 6, 2017 |
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September 20, 2017 |
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May 24 , 2017 |
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April 12, 2017 |
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February 15, 2017 |
Online investing
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Top three things a registered crypto trading platform must do |
November 29, 2024 |
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Analyzing the 2024 Investor Index Part 1: Social Media Use Among investors |
August 14, 2024 |
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April 24, 2024 |
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April 17, 2024 |
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March 18, 2024 |
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Are all investing apps the same? - Choosing an investing app that’s right for you |
February 21, 2024 |
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Gamification in investing Part 2: Behavioural Techniques with Gamification Connections |
October 18, 2023 |
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Gamification in investing Part 1: Common Gamification Techniques |
October 11, 2023 |
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July 28, 2021 |
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October 28, 2019 |
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June 20, 2018 |
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October 4, 2017 |
OTC markets
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January 15, 2025 |
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What are the risks when trading on over-the-counter (OTC) markets? |
July 20, 2022 |
Real estate investing
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July 17, 2019 |
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July 10, 2019 |
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July 3, 2019 |
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January 31, 2018 |
Registered investment accounts (RRSP, TFSA, RESP, RDSP, FHSA)
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February 5, 2025 |
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Investments eligible for registered accounts (RRSP, RRIF, TFSA, RESP, RDSP, FHSA) |
November 8, 2024 |
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January 24, 2024 |
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September 27, 2023 |
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April 26, 2023 |
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What do I need to know about Registered Retirement Savings Plans? |
January 11, 2023 |
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September 21, 2022 |
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January 19, 2022 |
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January 12, 2022 |
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October 27, 2021 |
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August 11, 2021 |
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July 21, 2021 |
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July 7, 2021 |
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December 2, 2020 |
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November 25, 2020 |
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October 28, 2020 |
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July 15, 2020 |
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May 27, 2020 |
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September 4, 2019 |
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What is the difference between RRSP and TFSA investments accounts? |
January 2, 2019 |
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August 15, 2018 |
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August 8, 2018 |
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January 10, 2018 |
Registration
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March 27, 2024 |
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April 6, 2022 |
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March 9, 2022 |
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May 19, 2021 |
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October 25, 2019 |
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October 23, 2019 |
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October 21, 2019 |
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June 20, 2018 |
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May 9, 2018 |
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August 8, 2018 |
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January 10, 2018 |
Risk
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October 16, 2024 |
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July 13, 2022 |
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December 8, 2021 |
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December 1, 2021 |
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What is the relationship between risk and return when investing? |
October 13, 2021 |
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November 4, 2020 |
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April 10, 2019 |
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April 3, 2019 |
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March 27, 2019 |
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March 20, 2019 |
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March 13, 2019 |
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March 6, 2019 |
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February 27, 2019 |
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February 20, 2019 |
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February 13, 2019 |
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February 6, 2019 |
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January 9, 2019 |
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February 8, 2017 |
Saving and investing
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July 6, 2022 |
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April 13, 2022 |
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August 14, 2019 |
Securities regulation
SROs and other organizations
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February 1, 2023 |
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September 26, 2018 |
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January 24, 2018 |
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January 17, 2018 |
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November 8, 2017 |
Sustainable investing (ESG)
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July 19, 2023 |
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September 30, 2020 |