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Check Before You Invest

There are three types of checks you should do on of any person or business trying to sell you an investment or give you investment advice.

• Check Registration - Check the registration of any individual or business trying to sell you an investment or give you advice.
• Check their category - Not all types of registration are the same – firms and individuals can be registered to provide a range of products and services.
• Check disciplinary - History Find out if an individual or firm has ever broken regulatory rules in the past.

This resource is from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). They are responsible for regulating the capital markets in Ontario.