investor education | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/investor-education/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:48:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png investor education | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/investor-education/ 32 32 Canadian regulators are opening the doors to prediction markets https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canadian-regulators-are-opening-the-doors-to-prediction-markets/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:31:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535766 With Wealthsimple, Questrade and other potential entrants in Canada, industry observers are concerned about possible risks

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