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TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2022
TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today announced its suite of education and outreach activities to help people make informed financial decisions as part of October's Investor Education Month.
Investor Education Month is an initiative of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the council of the securities regulators of Canada's provinces and territories. World Investor Week also takes place from October 3 to 9 and is promoted by the International Organization of Securities Commissions.
"With so many uncertainties in the world today, it's more important than ever for investors to have reliable resources to help them plan and protect their financial well-being," said Tyler Fleming, Director of the OSC's Investor Office and a Canadian national co-ordinator for World Investor Week. "Our educational resources such as GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca and GetSmarterAboutCrypto.ca help provide investors with the information they need to make informed decisions."
The OSC's Investor Education Month and World Investor Week activities and resources include:
Investors are also encouraged to visit GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca for more resources, including information on retirement planning, working with an advisor, avoiding fraud and more.
The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, to foster capital formation, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk. Investors are urged to check the registration of any persons or company offering an investment opportunity and to review the OSC investor materials available at http://www.osc.ca.
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SOURCE Ontario Securities Commission
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