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The Financial Concept Group will host The Oakville Financial Forum on Sat., Oct. 15th. A popular attraction at the show is sure to be the debut of POLARIS, a special computer program that can analyze more than 900 types of mutual funds. "Polaris is an excellent way for people to get their mutual funds ‘performanceâ€"tested‘ to determine if they are the best investments for their circumstances," said Blanchard. The Forum is designed to provide people with an array of financial information, covering everything from retirement planning and investâ€" ment selection to tax reduction strategies and proper estate protection. Representatives from some of Canada‘s largest mutual fund compaâ€" nies will be in attendance, along with a variety of local legal and accounting experts. Apart from display booths, there will also be hourly seminars that address a variety of important financial topics. In addition to profitable information, the Oakville Financial Forum will provide complimentary refreshments, and a series of prize draws throughout the day, concluding with a Grand Prize Draw for $500 in mutual funds. The Oakville Financial Forum will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Howard Johnson Hotel, located at Argus Road. Admission is free. For reservations, contact Monika Stricker at (905) 338â€"8600. Bm New management at Hampton‘s Financial Forum tomorrow Nicholas Godhey of Thomas E. Jarvis Associates is hosting the last of three Financial Seminars at The Granary Business Centre, 114 Lakeshore Road East on Oct. 18th. The seminar starts at 10:30 a.m. Quality Alliance seminars The detail and thrust of the seminars is focused entirely on the needs of retired persons; Topics of discussion will be: * Improving Incomes for the retired * Capital gains tax * Preservation of Capital * Tax Shelters Each seminar is limited to eight persons. For reservations call Nicholas Godhey at 844â€"9712. Bm»â€"â€" ‘Trunk show‘ at Harry Rosen An Oakvilleâ€"based consulting firm â€" Arthur Rivard Associates Inc. â€" has joined forces with two other consulting practices to form The Quality Alliance. The Quality Alliance will coordinate the development and presenâ€" tation of a series of seminars aimed at addressing the timely needs of Halton Region businesses as they pertain to Quality Management and Human Resources. The seminars are designed to deliver the information that business people need, in morning sessions from 8 to 11 a.m., at a rate of one per month beginning in October and running to the end of the year. The sessions will be held at the Burlington Conference Centre, northwest cormner of QEW and Burloak Drive. Each seminar is supâ€" ported by the Halton Region‘s Business Development Department, The Business Executive and Advantage Canada magazine. A nominal charge of $35 per attendee for each seminar covers all costs. To register, call The Business Development Department at (905) 825â€"6300. _ The schedule of seminars is as follows: Thurs., Oct. 20th â€" ISO 9000 Quality Standards; Thurs., Nov. 17th â€" Effective Interviewing Skills; Thurs., Dec. 15th â€" The Business Planning Process. Any of you men out there who want to check out what‘s new in the Samuelsohn‘s J.P. Tilford clothing line can talk to one of their repâ€" resentatives tomorrow (Oct. 15th) at the Harry Rosen store in Oakville Place. It‘s part of the store‘s twiceâ€"yearly ‘Trunk Shows‘. Special fabrics for custom order shirts will also be available. For more information, call Monica Scrivener at Harry Rosen 842â€"1930. Anthony and Pat Coffa, along with Mike Soligo from Pasant Catering have taken over the management of Hampton‘s Restaurant in the Quality Hotel Suites, 754 Bronte Road. Part of the changes include more extensive European fare and live entertainment Monday through Thursday. Peter Marino, voted Entertainer of the Year for two years at Toronto‘s CHIN Festival, will perform everything from Broadway standards to pop and opera selecâ€" tions on those days from 7:00 p.m.â€"11:00 p.m. BUSINESS Seminar for retired people Company teaches proper way for workers to douse flames here‘s a lot more to battling flames than discharging a fire extinguisher. Oakville firefighter, Darryl Billy, 34 â€" a 10â€"year veteran of the force â€" knows well the complications of fire. He deals with them every day. He also runs Pro Flame Fire Training on Â¥Vallace Road in Oakville, in conâ€" junction with Vital Life Emergency Skills. By BRAD REAUME Special to the Beaver Armed with a unique propane apparatus, he can travel to a site and demonstrate fire prevention techâ€" niques on real flames using a number of props suited to the group that he is working with. Students are given the opportunity to test course knowledge in a staged situation. The fire generating apparatus is the only one of its kind in Canada and is made by a company which caters to training large fire services such as those in municipalities and in the military. Several large companies, includâ€" ing the Royal Bank, have used Billy‘s service to prepare their employees for the possibility of fire. He can stage anything from an office garbage can fire to a cottage propane tank inferno. Billy also details proper choice of extinguishers in various types of fires and the specifics of their use. "I have been working on generatâ€" ing public awareness of safety issues in school systems and in the workâ€" place because the sooner skilled, competent help arrives, the better off victims are," Billy says. "How long would you want to wait for help in an emergency?" Billy offers the fire training skills along with the emergency training, CPR training, and first aid. He says there are many sources of emergency skills training, but because he lives the training, he can give more flavor to the experience. Billy says he uses advanced learnâ€" ing techniques to bolster memory and gets his classes involved in what they are learning. The practical element of the fire training is unique to Pro Flame, according to Billy, because previous services ran into environâ€" mental difficulties when they touched off the flames on their training sesâ€" sions. "I‘m not just a textbook instrucâ€" 3 tor. "I recently gave a course to 35 people in the SkyDome parking lot and after an hour and a half of flame extinguishing, there was no sign I was there," he said. "The demonstration can be quite dramatic with flames getâ€" ting as much as 60â€"feet high. People can be quite wound up after a class." "It‘s a unique tool to enhance eduâ€" cation," he says. "Fighting real flames, even in a controlled situation, gives added confidence." The full emergency training course costs $150, which includes three eightâ€"hour sessions and segments on fire, CPR, and first aid. Proâ€"Flame and Vital Life can be reached at 847â€" 5433. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1994 PAGE 25 Investment seminars run through January Topics to be covered include: diversifying your portfolio to minimize volatility, maximizing RRSP foreign content to enhance your returns, interâ€" national opportunities, ADRs and mutual funds. Nesbitt Burns investment advisor Mark Slipp is presenting a series of special investment seminars starting in October. The seminars will be held Tuesday evenings at the Oakville Holiday Inn Oct. 4, 18, Nov. 1, 15 Dec. 6 Jan. 10, 1995, Jan. 17th. e: Seating is limited so call Mark Slipp or Leslie Sharp (416) 359â€"4633 to confirm your attendance. © 1994 ArtPress International Gordon Pape is a financial author and broadcaster. On the Money provides general informaâ€" tion on money management. For specific advice, consult an appropriate financial.professional Brian Billy demonstrates proper technique to douse fire. Teach your children well If your children are going to be ready to deal with the real financial world when they‘re on their own, it‘s up to you. Schools generally don‘t do the job. Involve your children in family financial discussions. They‘ll understand budgeting and saving better if they see Mom and Dad doing it too. PAPE‘S TIP: "It‘s never too early to teach your children about money and how it works." Weekly allowance ® Set the allowance according to the family budget and the child‘s needs â€" not péer pressure or wish lists. e Divide the allowance into spending and saving money. Weekly trips to the bank will reinforce the value of saving. ® Don‘t give advances or credit. Children will soon learn to budget if they don‘t have a safety net. ® Allow them to earn extra money by doing jobs around the house. BUDGET: The pot only has so much in it â€" establish priorities. SAVE: Put aside money on a regular basis. EARN: You appreciate money more if you work for it. ® Give teenagers a monthly clothing budget and make them stick to it. .: They‘ll quickly stop clamoring for designer labels. @ If they drive the family car, have them contribute to the insurance every month. Teach them the value of money by making them pay part of the cost of big ticket items. THEY GET OLI =FREE CONSULTATIONâ€" CALL BEV. 849â€"8666 (Photo by Peter McCusker) GRAPHICS SYNDICATE 2/10