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Real Estate This Week, Wednesday, October 21, 1992 — Page 5 with Bill Ellis The Secret Durin; weeks leading up to Lisa and Jon's wedding, there ‘Se the usual round of showers and parties. And we all know that friends of the bride and groom try to keep these shin-digs a big sur- prise. And sgeotaks they are surprises, but generally, the infor- mation gets telegraphed some- how. OK -- so you act si anyway! I have to tell be Lisa and Jon's friends were so determined to keep these ae a surprise, that they went to unusual lengths to insure secrecy. they would make a great peanen of Duca - “egal poate al B. BBO held by the brides fam. ily. No surprise for the bride and groom here. This B.B.Q. was held at Uncle ane fateh ye about this time. The that the groom's ally and cat chose friends were invited this year. Early guest arrival and the astute hiding of familiar vehicles led to a complete surprise - and a gor- geous gas B.B.Q. asa gift. The other big surprise party was organized by daughter Becky and Son-in-law Kevin. About sixty people were invited to a Saturday afternoon soiree at Becky and Kevin's. Most guests were friends and work mates of the bride and . the chances for a slipped word to blow the surprise were horrendous. Everyone knew for a month, which is a long time for that people to keep a secret. As the big day approached, there were two big concerns. Would the secrecy hold and how would you put that many people in the house, if the weather turned inclement. After all, this was the sue of '92— in Onto nthe big day came orn sunny and a Depa So far - so pont! A good old German menu ote sana Bae slaw, sauer- elites smoked and Octoberfest sausages and a fresh batch of lager beer, brewed by the host, was set up. Let me at it! The party was sort of planned as a Surprise retirement party for ie best man's mother. Of cot bride and groom would see ye to arrive early to help set up the sur- prise. How devious can you get? Once again, familiar cars were parked around on three different ae Everything was set, lock- and the tension aoe It worked! They were com- pletely taken aback by the huge group of friends assembled. On with the party! A crown and game was set up with pro- ceeds going to the bride and groom. Friend Jim Schoffield proceeded to donate a handful of quarters, which just insisted on multiplying on the board, under his guidance. He couldn't lose! He finally just donated the whole bundle. Roger Wilson and I decided it would be a ace idea to back Jim on a junket to Vegas, for a percentage of his sure-fire winning system. Finally, the last piece of cake was tucked away. The kids got a V.C.R. & no one fell in the pool! Sure glad these surprises are over. This secrecy is tough to maintain for some of us blabber mouths! PROVEN PERFORMANCE 877-5165 874-3040 Tor. 833-9714 873-0655 Erin Res. 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The Canadian dollar has weakened during the last two weeks and in an attempt to stabilize it the central bank has taken unprecedented steps by increasing the interest rate some two full points. Canadian equity and bond investments have not done well in this climate. Projections for economic indicate that North American trading block, will not perform as well as Europe or the Far East. In fact, growth in the Far East GDP is expected to ere to double all other rat As for ie United States, where investing in sma emerging stocks was so popular last year, the return on investment for these has dropped from a leading 80% to near 2% and investors favour other markets. Europe is experi- encing both currency fluc- tuations and high interest rates. The exposure to cur- rency fluctuations may prove great enough to wipe out potential gains from bonds as interest rates fall. So where do you go for investments that are more adventurous and potential- ly more lucrative that Canada Savings Bonds? For a better return, most financial institutions will offer a cashable GIC with better rates that the Canada Savings Bonds. These flexible GICs are generally available for a two week period after Canada Savings Bonds are issued. While this is a bet- ter return, it is not too adventurous! any analysts believe that Asia offers the best potential at this time. The Five Tigers, Hong Kong, Thailand, ingapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan, are the newly industrializing nations complete with huge investments in the infra- structure of each country. While there is great potential, these invest- ments are not for the feint of heart. The mentality of resident investors is differ- ent from North America, and this, couple with the herd-like buying and sell- ing practices and heat and humidity induced summer doldrums, create some dis- comforting volatility. In order to provide fur diversification investors hold areal funds with varying asset locations. The most important thing here is to proceed with cau- tion and be prepared to view the investments as long term. George Perdue is a Financial anner, Business Consultant, and contacted at (416) 873-1877