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The Investor Education Fund offers trustworthy and unbiased education to the general public at www.investorED.ca.
It enables partners to educate investors by offering them high-quality educational content to use, and by providing funding support to non-profit and community organizations.
The Investor Education Fund was established by the Ontario Securities Commission, the investment industry regulator.
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For some newcomers to Ontario, the idea of investing money is brand new. You may wonder what investment really means, or why people invest their money?
The Newcomer Investor Education Kit includes information newcomers need to know when taking their first investment steps in Ontario. These guides will not tell you what to invest in or give you investment advice. However, the kit will give you information about the types of investments available in Canada, how to get reliable and informed advice, what to do if you have a complaint, as well as your roles, rights and responsibilities as an investor.
This kit will help newcomers, like you, better understand the investment environment and what it means to invest your money. It will help you to find resources or help you make better choices about what role investing will play in your personal financial strategy.
You don't have to be rich to invest well!
The Newcomer Investor Education Kit is available in seven languages: English, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Pilipino (Tagalog), Russian, Spanish and Urdu.
Investing Guide for Newcomers to Ontario
Investing in Ontario.
An introduction to investment in Ontario for newcomers. This guide will help you get used to the investment environment in Ontario.
Roles, Rights and Responsibilities
The rules of investing.
This guide will help you understand the rules, policies and procedures that govern the financial markets. It will explain the roles, rights and responsibilities of investors, industry and the Ontario Securities Commission.
Choosing Your Financial Advisers
How to find good advice.
Choosing financial advisers is an important first step towards successful investment planning.
The Basics of Investing
Learn the basics.
Before you start investing, take the time to develop a personal investment strategy.
A Step-by-Step Guide To Making a Complaint
What to do about bad advice.
Do you think your adviser has acted improperly? This guide helps you to find out what to do if you have a complaint about an investment or an investment adviser - 2004.
RESP - Saving For Your Child's Education
Learn about RESPs (Registered Education Savings Plans).
The financial services industry offers a range of products to help you save for your child's education, but as with any purchase you should shop around. Available in Chinese (Traditional), French, Polish, Russian and Tamil.
Investor Education
for Chinese Immigrants
This online investor education program for Chinese immigrants is presented in video format in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. It also has PDF documents in English and Chinese (Simplified) available to download and read offline.The purpose of this new website is:
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