Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and love is in the air.

Some fraudsters take advantage of this by targeting potential victims through online dating platforms. If you meet someone online but have not seen them in-person, and they begin to ask you for money, it’s likely a scam.

A romance scam is when a fraudster, often using a fake dating profile, lures victims into trusting them and asks for money giving various excuses. Read our new article to learn how you can protect yourself from romance scams. 

RRSP Season

It’s RRSP season once again. The deadline to make an RRSP contribution for the 2018 tax year is March 1, 2019.

A Registered Retirement Savings Plan or RRSP has special tax advantages that can help you save for retirement. To get the most out of your RRSP, make sure to understand the contribution rules, withdrawal options, and the types of RRSPs available.

An RRSP is one of many ways to save for retirement. Visit our Planning for Retirement hub to better understand your options for retirement planning, including using a Tax-Free Savings Account.

Love and Money

Are you and your partner financially compatible? Achieving money milestones together starts with getting to know each other’s saving style. Take our Love and Money Quiz today.

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Finances With Your Partner

While it may not seem romantic, discussing how you will save, invest and spend money together can prepare you and your partner for important life events. And if you have already been together for many years, it’s never too late to talk about financial goals. Learn more

Building Your Retirement Nest Egg

Deciding how and where you save your money is a big part of your retirement plan. Government and employer incentives can help you save money and build your retirement nest egg. RRSPs, TFSAs, and workplace pension and savings plans are some of the most popular options. Learn more

RRSP Savings Calculator

Use this calculator to estimate how much your RRSP could be worth at retirement and how much income it could provide each year.

TFSA Calculator

We also have a calculator for you to estimate the value of the investments in your TFSA when you're ready to withdraw them, and how much in taxes you could save.

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How Much You Need For Retirement

Retirement planning is about managing your money so you can make the most out of your retirement years. 

How much you may need to save for retirement depends on your age, lifestyle and sources of income, including government benefits. Planning is key to a financially successful retirement. Learn more

Investing Basics in 22 Languages 

InvestingIntroduction.ca provides resources for investors in 22 languages and has expanded information in Chinese (simplified and traditional), Hindi and Punjabi alongside English and French.

InvestingIntroduction.ca helps educate people on topics such as Canadian investment products and services, and terminology, warning signs of fraud, checking registration, the role of the OSC and the Investor Office, and how to contact the OSC with questions or complaints. Learn more

Long-Term Investing

Your time horizon is a key factor in choosing investments. For example, if you’re investing for the long-term, you may choose to take more risk with your investments in order to grow your money faster. But with higher-risk investments, there’s a greater chance you could lose some or all of your money. See how various types of investments have performed historically or over specific time periods using our Interactive Investing Chart

Stocks

When you buy stock in a company, you own a share of the company. Investors may benefit from potential increases in the stock price, dividend payments and the ability to vote on governance issues, such as board membership. However, there are risks, and returns are not guaranteed. Learn more

Retirement Ready Quiz

Are you retirement ready? Take our Retirement Ready Quiz to find out how prepared you are and get tips to put yourself on the right track.

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Cryptoassets

Last year, the Investor Office launched GetSmarterAboutCrypto.ca to educate people on cryptoasset products and services, the OSC’s role in regulating them, and tips for exercising due diligence. We also created TBACoin.ca which mimics what a typical fraudulent initial coin offering website may look like to help people recognize potential red flags. Visit our Cryptoassets hub for information and resources.

As indicated in our previous edition of Investor News, the OSC recently published OSC Staff Notice 11-784: Burden Reduction, which seeks suggestions on reducing regulatory burden with a focus on eliminating unnecessary or outdated rules and processes while protecting investors and the integrity of Ontario’s capital markets. The Notice outlines plans to broadly consult Ontario market participants on ways to further reduce regulatory burden as well as on improving the investor experience.

The OSC will hold a roundtable discussion on reducing regulatory burden on March 27, 2019. Anyone wishing to participate in the discussion at the roundtable should submit a comment letter and expressly indicate a desire to participate.

The consultation follows the OSC’s November 2018 establishment of a Burden Reduction Task Force.

The deadline to submit comments is March 1, 2019.