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 Helping investors ask the right questions 

Everything you always wanted to know…about investing.

Thanks for all your entries, the contest is now closed. To see questions that were submitted, and our answers, click here.

Have you always wanted to know more about investing, but been afraid to ask? Now’s your chance to learn and be entered to win a BlackBerry® 16GB PlayBook with Wi-Fi.

October is Investor Education Month and to help Alberta investors learn more, we’re holding the Everything you always wanted to know about investing, but were afraid to ask contest.

Here’s how you can participate:

  • Enter the contest by submitting your questions about investing to us via Twitter or through an online form on our website (www.albertasecurities.com).
  • Each eligible* question submitted will equal a draw entry for the Grand Prize, up to 15 total entries per person during the contest period. (*your questions must relate to investing in general and must not include specific dollar amounts or names of individuals, projects or companies).
  • Check back regularly to the “Your Investing Questions” page on the ASC website. By the end of the contest period, we will have posted the answers to all your eligible* questions.

Be sure to read the Official Rules and Regulations and don’t forget to tell friends and family about the contest. They might have some questions about investing and be happy to have the opportunity to get the answers and possibly win a prize!

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About this Blog

We’ve created this blog to present you with answers to some of the more popular questions we receive from investors. We'll have different subject matter experts blogging about what they know best and we'll update it as new blogs arise. We hope you'll find it interesting and helpful.

Today's Blogger

Hi, I’m Lorinda Brinton, senior advisor for Investor Education at the ASC. During the last six years I’ve been working to get you the information you need when making your investing decisions. We have many resources throughout the site to help you be more informed and better protect your money. Check them out – I’m sure you’ll discover some tools or information that will be useful.

Here are some links I think you’ll find helpful: 


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If you have a question you would like to see answered on this page, email them to questions@asc.ca.  We may not use every question we receive but will concentrate on areas from which we receive the most inquiries.

If you have a question related directly to your own situation, please contact ASC inquiries using our toll free number (1-877-355-4488) or email inquiries@asc.ca. If you have a complaint, email complaints@asc.ca or call 403-355-3888.


We encourage you to make use of our ASC resources to reduce your vulnerability to fraud, and to help you to become a better informed investor with some knowledge of how the markets work.   

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