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6 uw ° =z = Ss = | Thursday, September 16, 2021 | YOU MIGHT NOT SEE # ELECTION RESULTS § IN THE PAPER NEXT é = WEEK, WRITES 2 KAREN MICELI KAREN MICELI Column It's about trust. Our re- lationship with our readers is built on transparency, honesty and integrity. As such, we have launched a trust initiative to tell you who we are and how and why we do what we do. This column is part of that pro- ject. Monday's federal elec- tion will happen during unprecedented times — and that might mean some- thing else wit be out of the ordinary n you open your paper next Thursday. day election we publish the local riding results in the form of an analysis story (since the paper comes out three day: already widely known). However, this year, due mail-in ballots, we may not now who the winners are by our press deadline on Tuesday. If that turns out to be the case, rest assured, all the final results as you elect the Halton members WHERE ARE THE ELECTION RESULTS? of the House of Commons the 44th Canadian Par- liament will be posted on our website, thelFP.ca, as soon as they are available. Here is what we kno about the counting of mail- in ballots, according to the Elections Canada website. - Returning officers can start counting mail-in bal- lots on election night as soon as they have complet: ed the required verifica- tions. + Verifications may take up to 24 hours. Depen nding on the volume of mail-in ballots received, returning officers may need several days after election day to finish the count. While we'll have boots on the ground covering the race as the results come in, it remains to be seen if we can call the winner of your riding on election night and publish the details in print next Thursday. It de- pends on the preliminary voting results and how any mail-in ballots are received and/or counted. Please know we will work as quickly as possible get the information to you, both online and in print. We welcome your ques- tions and value your com- ments. Email our trust com- mittee at trust@metro- land.com. Karen Miceli is manag- ing editor of Metroland's four community newspa- pers in Halton — the Oak- ville Beaver, Burlington Post, Milton Can soil Champion and Geoi town/Acton Independent and Free Press. She can be reached at 289-293-0616. SIGN UP FOR OUR theifp.ca WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFPRCA TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT THEIFPCA SNAPSHOT Anita Robinson photo Arabbit and cardinal seem comfortable in each other's presence in a Mowat Crescent bac! Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. INVESTING: MEASURE TWICE AND CUT ONCE INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT HELPS REDUCE COMMON MISTAKES, WRITES PETER WATSON A PETER WATSON Column There is a popular ex- pression used in carpentry measure twice and This is just another way of saying be careful not to your i investments can be ex- pensive. A useful strategy when investing is to follow the measure-twice-cut-once idea. Develop an investment policy statement before ing investment deci- sions. Plan what you want to do. Then implement that plan. nttere are three common. en investing with- out the foundation of an in- vestment policy statement. ne: Assuming toomuch risk. "You fall in love with one investment and conse- quently your portfolio doe: not the diversification risk. Stocks can lose value, but investing too much in bonds will likely not provide you with a high enough re- turn. Usually, the motivation market volatility. Volatility is anormal characteristic of long-term investing in stocks. Three: Avoi investment decisions. With- out the context of some sort of road map for investing, it be an eas} stake procrastinate and just aay making investment deci- sions. Our recommendation: Make investing a two-part process. First develop an invest- ment policy statement. Then invest. ter Watson is regis- tered with Aligned Capital provided by ACPI. ACPIis a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Orga- nization of Canada. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not neces- sarily those of ACPI. Wat- son - agement services through Watson Investments. He can at www.wat- soninvestments.com. 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 of the National NewsMedia Council. 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