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Alerts & watches

Investor watches and alerts teach you about some of the risks associated with particular investment products and practices.

• Investor watches
• Investor alerts

Investor watches

• Investor Watch: Inverse and leveraged ETFs, July 17, 2009
   
• Investor Watch: Get the facts before investing in real estate-based securities, April 23, 2009
   
• Investor Watch: B.C. securities regulator cautions investors about investment pitches, December 22, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: InvestRight blog launched, December 4, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: How to choose the right investment advisor - video podcast #3, November 7, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: Making informed investment decisions during market turmoil, September 29, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: Friends and family see serious impact suffered by fraud victims, August 3, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: Risky Investment FADs - video podcast #2, June 20, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: Fraudsters prey on ‘father knows best’ attitude toward investing, June 13, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: Investing in private companies, June 5, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: Understanding your pension plan is sound retirement planning, April 24, 2008 
   
• Investor Watch: Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments issues advisory to asset backed commercial paper investors, April 9, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: Scams in online social networks - video podcast episode #1, March 4, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: Scams in volatile markets, February 19, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: Subprime Mortgage Crisis, February 14, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: BCSC warns investors about online investment groups and meet ups, January 31, 2008
   
• Investor Watch: What is FOREX?, April 19, 2007
   
• Investor Watch: “Spam” e-mail that promotes hot stocks: a risky proposition, December 7, 2006
   
• Investor Watch: Advertisements promoting investment opportunities, October 17, 2006
   
• Investor Watch: Principal-Protected Notes (PPNs), July 7, 2006 

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Investor alerts

• Investor Alert: Securities regulator investigating Sung Wan Kim, October 13, 2009 
   
• Investor Alert: Investor Alert: Manitoba Securities Commission and BC Securities Commission Uncover ‘Re-victimization’ Scheme, September 24, 2009 
   
• Investor Alert: B.C. and Manitoba securities regulators investigating Gold-Quest International, March 5, 2008
   
• Investor Alert: BC regulator steps into fight against stock spam, May 18, 2007
   
• Investor Alert: Investors warned about suspicious investment scheme operating in Greater Vancouver, November 21, 2006
   
• Investor Alert: Beware of investment ploys touting foreign direct investments in India, November 6, 2006
   
• Investor Alert: Clients with on-line accounts at IDA member firms, August 24, 2006
   
• Investor Alert: Income trusts, April 1, 2006

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