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Investor News Archive
- April 2, 2020: Investor News: COVID-19 & Your Money; Circuit Breakers; Emergency Benefits; Coronavirus Fraud; Cash Flow; Important Financial Dates & more
- March 19, 2020: Important Information and Response: OSC Operational Changes; Relief for Market Participants; Warning about Coronavirus-related Investment Scams; Changes to Tax Deadlines; Bear Markets; Historical Market Performance & more
- March 12, 2020: Market Volatility; Managing Risk; Protecting Older & Vulnerable Investors; IAP; Yield Curve; Historical Charts; Seniors Tax Credits
- March 2, 2020: Investor News: Fraud Prevention Month; Market Volatility; Maureen Jensen; 4 Signs of Investment Fraud; Tax Season; RRSPs; DSCs; Telephone Townhall
- December 18, 2019: Investor News: Make a List, Check it Twice; Financial Hangovers; InvestingFundamentals.ca; All-in-one ETFs; Syndicated Mortgages & more
- November 28, 2019: Investor News: New Interactive Website; New Spending Habits Calculator; New FinLit Research; New Video Series; Expanded Multilingual Resources & more
- November 18, 2019: Investor News: Preparing for the Unexpected; New Emergency Fund Calculator; New Quiz; Reverse Mortgages; Elder Financial Abuse; Celebrity Endorsements
- October 31, 2019: It's Financial Literacy Month; Robo-advisors; New CAF Resource Hub; Mutual Fund Fee Calculator; Investor Quiz; Personal Info Inventory
- October 23, 2019: Client-Focused Reforms; Working with an Advisor; Paycheque Deductions; Stocks; Fraud Trick-Email Spam Attack; Investment Risk & more
- October 1, 2019: Investor Education; Creating a Plan; Investing for Growth & Income; World Investor Week; Compound Interest Calculator; and more
- September 5, 2019: Back to School for Investors; New Education Cost Calculator; Budgeting; MFDA’s Mark Gordon; Credit Cards; RESPs; New Research Study
- August 19, 2019: New Behavioural Insights Research on Fee Disclosure; Stock Market Volatility; OSC Statement of Priorities; Seniors; Calculators
- August 15, 2019: Our most notable and most popular articles, tools and calculators from the past year
- June 26, 2019: Summertime Savings; New Mortgage Payment Calculator; New Personal Information Inventory; Older Investors; Financial Literacy; TFSAs
- June 6, 2019: Investor News: June is Seniors' Month; Retirement Cash Flow Calculator; Living Your Retirement; Planning for Long-Term Care; Financial Abuse & more
- May 15, 2019: Financial Fitness; Gig Economy; Market Bubbles; New Commissioners; Extra Income; CIPF; Tracking Your Returns; Buying on Margin; IAP
- April 17, 2019: Teaching Kids About Money; DIY Investing; Tax; New Retirement Cash Flow Calculator; Balancing Budgets; Socially Responsible Investing
- March 26, 2019: Spring Cleaning; Fear of Missing Out; Meet FSRA’s Mark White; Identity Theft; Behavioural Insights & Fraud; Plan for Emergencies
- March 5, 2019: Protect Your Money; Whistleblower Program; Crypto; New Commissioners; Scam Spotter; Inflation; Get Savings Back on Track; Group RESPs
- February 27, 2019: Money Decisions; RRSPs; New RRIF Withdrawal Calculator; IIROC’s Andrew Kriegler; Active vs Passive Investing; TFSA Misconceptions; Real Estate
- February 13, 2019: Bad Romance; It's RRSP Season; Love and Money; RRSP and TFSA Calculators; How Much You Need; Build Your Nest Egg; Long-Term Investing
- January 31, 2019: Fresh Start; Regulatory Burden Reduction; Reduce Your Debt; FSRA; Net Worth Calculator; Credit Cards; Financial Abuse of Seniors; RRSPs
- November 28, 2018: New National Investor Research; New Multilingual Resources; Money Management Tips; Pay Off Credit Cards and Debt; Avoid Holiday Debt
- November 15, 2018: Financial Literacy; Budgeting; Alternative Mutual Funds; Cryptoassets; ETFs; Retirement Quiz; Get Savings Back on Track; Qs and As
- November 1, 2018: Financial Literacy Month; New Cryptoasset Education Resources; New Fact Cards; Reducing Spending; Scams; Investment Recovery Calculator
- October 11, 2018: Investing in the Cannabis Industry; Business Types; Things to Know Before Investing; Celebrity Endorsements; TFSA Calculator; Qs & As
- October 2, 2018: World Investor Week; Investor Tips; Check Before You Invest; Meet Vice-Chair Tim Moseley; SEAC; Calculators; Investor Protection Clinic
- September 5, 2018: Back to School; RESPs; New Investor Advisory Panel Chair; First-time Investors; Tips for Life in Retirement; Home Ownership; Millennials
- August 23, 2018: In Case You Missed It - Our most notable and most popular articles, tools, calculators, publications and initiatives from the past year
- July 27, 2018: New Behavioural Insights Research - Encouraging Retirement Planning; Investing for you future; TFSA & RRSP Calculators; Real Estate and Cannabis Investing
- July 12, 2018: New Behavioural Insights Research - Millennials; OSC Priorities; Cryptoassets; Investor Knowledge Quiz; Budgeting; Qs & As
- June 28, 2018: New Cryptoasset Research; Investor Protection Initiatives; Retirement Ready Quiz; Stocks; OSC in Northern Communities
- June 21, 2018: Investor Protection Initiatives; Explainer for Investors; Digital Tokens; Compound Interest Calculator; Scam Spotter Tool; Qs & As
- June 13, 2018: June is Seniors Month; Retirement Tools and Calculators; Growing Older; Retirement Budget Worksheet; Seniors Strategy
- March 20, 2018: OSC Publishes Seniors Strategy; Initiatives for Older Investors & the Financial Sector; Spring Cleaning; Calculators; Risk & Return
- March 1, 2018: Fraud Prevention Month; 7 Common Investment Scams; Teletownhall; 4 Signs of Fraud; Reporting Fraud; Check Before You Invest
- February 21, 2018: Celebrity Endorsement; RRSP Season; Kids & Money; Local Events; Investor Protection Clinic; Rezwealth Financial Services-Claims Process
- February 9, 2018: RRSP Season; Retirement Planning; RRSP vs TFSA; Bear Markets; Real Estate Investments; Cryptocurrency; Love & Money; New Commissioners
- January 15, 2018: Investing in Real Estate (New Multimedia Feature); ETF Facts; Pay Off Credit Cards and Debt; Check Before You Invest; Qs & As
- December 27, 2017: Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Investors
- December 14, 2017: Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies; OBSI; Millennials; Interactive Investing Chart; Kids and Money; Short-Termism; Happy Holidays
- November 27, 2017: New Research - Millennials and the Markets; Holiday Tips; Net Worth Calculator; Investing for Retirement; Vulnerable Investors; Qs & As
- November 8, 2017: Financial Literacy Month; Educational Tools and Resources; Warning Signs of Fraud; Teletownhall; Familiarity Bias; OBSI
- October 17, 2017: Investing in the Marijuana Industry; Investment Risks; Check Before You Invest; TFSA Calculator; OSC Annual Report; Women on Boards
- October 3, 2017: World Investor Week; Fund Facts; Binary Options Ban; Inertia; Investment Info Found on Social Media; New Research - Investing As We Age
- September 26, 2017: New Research - Investing As We Age; Using Your Home to Fund Retirement; Investor Protection Clinic; Non-GAAP Measures; Cryptocurrencies
- September 7, 2017: Cryptocurrency Offerings (ICOs/ITOs); "Back to School" for Investors; Meet Letty Dewar, IAP Chair; SEAC; Meet Carlie Weinreb
- August 16, 2017: In Case You Missed It - Our most notable and most visited articles, publications, initiatives, interviews and more from the past year
- July 14, 2017: OSC Priorities; How Rising Interest Rates Can Affect Investments; World Investor Week; New IAP Members and Chair; Paying Down Debt
- June 22, 2017: Your NEW GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca
- June 7, 2017: June is Seniors Month; Retirement Toolkit; Meet CARP's Wanda Morris; How Much You Need to Save for Retirement; RRSP Savings Calculator
- May 12, 2017: Binary Options Ban; Best Interest Standard; Mother's Day; Behavioural Insights; Investor Advisory Panel; Meet Jean-Paul Bureaud
- March 29, 2017: Behavioural Insights Report; Risk Tolerance; Pay Down Debt or Invest Calculator; Bonds; Meet Tyler Fleming, Investor Office Director
- March 24, 2017: Spring Cleaning; Comment on Draft OSC Priorities; Bear Markets; Derivatives; Meet Kevin Fine, Derivatives Branch Director
- March 9, 2017: Fraud Prevention Month; Binary Options; Online Investment Advisors (Robo-Advisors); Become a Member of the Investor Advisory Panel
- February 10, 2017: RRSP Season; Investing for Retirement; Love and Money (and Paperwork); Meet OSC General Counsel Jim Sinclair; Senator Howard Wetston
- February 2, 2017: New Cost and Performance Reporting (CRM2) Resources; Meet Enforcement Director Jeff Kehoe; Risk Profiling Roundtable; OSC LaunchPad
- January 20, 2017: Meet the new CMRA's Kevan Cowan; Mutual Fund Fees; Embedded Commissions Consultation; Tools and Calculators; Check Before You Invest
- December 9, 2016: Happy Holidays; Meet IIROC's Andrew Kriegler, Meet the MFDA's Mark Gordon; Understanding Real Estate Investments; Holiday Spending
- November 17, 2016: Investor Office Releases 2015-16 Activity Report; Meet the new CMRA's Bill Black; TFSA Calculator; #RegHackTO
- November 1, 2016: Meet Jane Rooney, Canada's Financial Literacy Leader; November is Financial Literacy Month; Teletownhall with IIROC and MFDA
- October 21, 2016: Herd Behaviour; Meet Grant Vingoe, OSC Vice-Chair and JRC Chair; OSC on the Radio; Net Worth Calculator; Meet Lisa Wilkins, CHRO
- October 6, 2016: Giving thanks; Investor Education Month; Investor Resources in 19 Languages; Teletownhall Invitation
- September 29, 2016: New Multi-Language Resources for Investors
- September 23, 2016: The Risk-Return Relationship; Meet Tyler Bush; Affinity Fraud; Mystery Shop Report; IAP Risk Profiling Research
- September 9, 2016: Back to School; Retirement Security Research; SEAC members; Meet Leslie Byberg, OSC Exec. Director; TSX opening
- August 18, 2016: In Case You Missed It - Our most popular guides, calculators, interviews, seniors resources, Oscar's tips and more
- July 27, 2016: Exempt Market 101; New Whistleblower Program; NVCC Securities; Meet Huston Loke, OSC Corporate Finance Director
- July 7, 2016: Mutual Funds; Fees; Diversification; Consultation on Discontinuing Embedded Mutual Fund Commissions; Meet John Mountain, IFSP Director
- June 17, 2016: OSC priorities; RESPs; Seniors; OBSI; Investing Qs and As; Tips to Reduce Fees
- June 3, 2016: Seniors' Month; New Seniors Expert Advisory Committee; Saving for Retirement; Elder Abuse; Teletownhall Invitation
- May 19, 2016: Time and Money; Diversification; Meet CIPF's Rozanne Reszel; FinLit Champions; NASAA
- May 6, 2016: Improving Your Relationship with Your Advisor; Teletownhalls; Meet CRR Director Debra Foubert; Retirement Lessons
- April 22, 2016: Meet FAIR Canada's Neil Gross; Understanding Index Funds; Investor Advisory Panel; Asset Mixes
- April 8, 2016: The Risks of Binary Options; Understanding Mutual Fund Series; Meet Susan Greenglass, Market Regulation Director
- March 18, 2016 - Meet Maureen Jensen, Chair and CEO of the OSC; Fraud Prevention Month; Check Before You Invest Campaign
- March 4, 2016 - Embeddable Fact Cards Launched; Settlement Returns $156.1M to Harmed Investors; Investor Protection
- February 12, 2016 - RRSPs; OSC's Office of Mergers and Acquisitions; Love & Money Quiz
- January 29, 2016 - New Interactive Equity Crowdfunding Guide; New TFSA Calculator; Red Flags of Binary Options
- January 25, 2016 - First Look: Every. Person. Matters. [Video]
- January 15, 2016 - Meet Ombudsman Sarah Bradley; Online Investment Advisors; New Investor Office Video; TFSA Basics
- January 11, 2016 - First Look: Financial Success is a Marathon, Not a Sprint [Video]
- December 11, 2015 - Check Registration; Manage Holiday Spending; Conference on Aging Population
- November 27, 2015 - Meet OSC Acting Chair Monica Kowal; Seniors Research; IOSCO Committee on Retail Investors
- November 13, 2015 - IAP Risk Profiling Report; OSC Chair's Term Ends; Crowdfunding; Women on Boards
- October 30, 2015 - Meet your new Investor Office