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What are SPACs and other alternative market entrants?

company that will become the public company trading on the exchange. If the CPC completes its qualifying transaction with the target company, the shares of the resulting company continue trading…

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How to evaluate companies when buying stock

…how their financial performance compares to their competitors. Three financial indicators to consider when looking at a company are: Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) – The P/E ratio divides the company’s…

8 min read
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How stocks and dividends work

…volatility and what shareholders are entitled to. Common stock The majority of stocks sold are common stocks. Common stock offers the potential for growth through rising share prices and increasing dividends. Prices of common stock tend…

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Investing in the cannabis industry

…continues to evolve and the cannabis industry grows, new companies will enter the industry and compete with existing cannabis businesses. Increased competition may compel a company you have invested in…

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How to make a complaint to get your money back

…to bring your complaint to OBSI. For a complaint to be within OBSI’s mandate, you must have raised your complaint with your firm within six years of when you first…

7 min read
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Factors that can affect stock prices

…media attention so people get to know a company’s brand better. Attract other companies – Other companies may evaluate it for potential mergers and acquisitions. A public company is more…

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How to monitor stock performance

…For example, if company’s profit is $200 million and there are 10 million shares, the EPS is $20. EPS can tell you how companies in the same industry compare. Companies…

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What is total cost reporting and how will it work?

…each fund you own. Trailing commissions Investment funds pay investment fund companies a fee for managing their funds. Investment fund companies pay us ongoing trailing commissions for the services and…

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Understanding non-GAAP financial measures

commonly used, they are not standardized and therefore may not be comparable from one industry to another or even one company to another.  Differences in definitions, labelling, calculations and presentations…

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