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6 u ° =z = Ss = Halton Hills | Thursday, July 29, 2021 | = THE ANSWER ISN'T E AS SIMPLE AS YOU * MAY THINK, WRITES STEVE LEBLANC ‘STEVE LEBLANC Column It's about trust. Our rela- tionship with our readers Is initiative to tell you who we are and how and why we do what we do. This article is part of that project. Withholding informa- tion goes against the very nature of a journalist. But when does leaving out cer- tain details of a story — from an ethical standpoint — become the right thing to do? That's a question being on the problem of racism, in all its ugly forms. _Recently a colleague of JUST WHAT'S FIT ‘TO PUBLISH? would be potentially hurt- ful — either to the youths themselves or those shar- ethnicity. were not included. This type of decision isn't made lightly. As journalists, we strive much information as possi- ble. But rest assured, our intention is never to or offend. _ So if graphic or poten- form our readers, that's what we'll do. Transparency and in- tegrity can often butt heads when it comes to sen- sitive subject matter, and as conscientious as we be- lieve ourselves to be, there's no foolproof set of rules thai ern our deci- into how a story is reported can be as varied and com- plex as the stories them- selves, and we take pride on how seriously we view that. As each new story un- folds, we meet it with the best interest of our readers at heart. We strive to be re- sponsible every bit as much as accurate and bal- anced. students wc you can be cer- hove acer racism wit in their school community they've been ve LeBlanc is news told of ae shailar experiences editor OF ‘Metroland's Hal- from their peers. ton community newspa- Before publishing the pers. We welcome your article, it was decided that questions and value your some nasty-worded ques- ts. Email our trust tions allegedly directed at Committee at trust@met- students of Asian descent _roland.com. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT theifp.ca TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT THEIFPCA SNAPSHOT Alanna Baron photo A friendly squirrel accepts a nut from a homeowner on Dawson Crescent. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. OWNING STOCKS TAKES COURAGE STOCKS ARE VOLATILE AND IT'S NORMAL TO LOSE MONEY SOME YEARS, WRITES PETER WATSON Som when your stock vontfelio increases in value. Win- ning is easy. Anyone can handlea victory. Losing is different. Sig- nificantly different. That is where cor cline of stock values after COVID-19 invaded North erica. Many investors lost about one third of the value of their stocks. Then suddenly, the mar- ket had a full rebound and went on to post significant gains. Again, in round num- bers, the portfolio was up PETER WATSON Column about one third higher than before the pandemic. When the market de- clined, many investors sold and kept selling, even after the markets started to re- bound and went on to post new highs. Panic selling is far too common. not hard- wired to accept financial losses. We know from research, and our own experience, that a stock market Somntiy in value is ici more difficult to tolerate than the pleasure crease in alue of the same magni History " shows us that temptation of selling at a loss were rewarded. is not a guarantee, but based on past decades of history it is a certainty. It takes courage to own stocks. Peter Watson is regis- tered with Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI) to provide investment advice. ABOUT US This newspaper, published every Thursday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family of newspapers is comprised of more than 70 community publications across Ontario. This newspaper is a member paper and, if not satisfied, write The National NewsMedia Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2, Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca nne fjocna NewresaiaCounet oO newsroom@thei IndependentAndFreePress @IFP_11 WHO WE ARE Regional Managing Editor Catherine O'Hara Managing Editor Karen Miceli Distribution Representative Real Estate Kristie Pells Regional Production Manager Manuel Gar Halton Moka General Manager Jason Pehora CONTACT US The Independent & Free Press 901 Guelph Line Burlington, ON L7R 3N8- Phone: 905-873-0301 Classifieds: 1-800-263-6480 Fax: 905-873-0398 Letters to the editor All letters must be fewer than 320 words and include your name and telephone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. y inquiries, please e-mail Investment products are Published letters will appear in provided by ACPI. ACPI is print and/or online at theifp.ca a member of the Invest- ment Industry Regulatory Delivery Ors ization of Cana: Hl deli ‘ are feds of the author and not | call 905-234-1019. necessarily those of ACPI. Watson provides wealth ent services through Watson Invest- ments. He can be reached at www.watsoninvestment- s.com. EO}