Mr. John Carchrae, CA, is the OSC's Chief Accountant. He will discuss the main components of financial statements as well as some of the limitations that retail investors should keep in mind. Mr. Howard Atkinson, CFA, CIMA, is Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd.'s National iUnits Marketing Manager and a member of the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts. He will introduce the various approaches used in evaluating, from a financial standpoint, publicly-traded companies. 130 King Street West.
Admission is free.
Each spring, the OSC leads a week-long public awareness campaign to promote investor education. The main objective of Investor Education Week is to promote financial literacy. Another is to promote educational resources that support investor decision-making.