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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, A pr il 7, 20 22 | 8 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. Complainants are urged to bring their concerns to the attention of the newspaper and, if not satisfied, write The National NewsMedia Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2. 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Published letters will appear in print and/or online at insidehalton.com OPINION TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT INSIDEHALTON.COM Halton's waste manage- ment programs and servic- es make managing house- hold waste an easy part of your daily routine. In the coming weeks, our seasonal programs are resuming and will provide more ways to help you sort and properly dispose of household waste! Starting this week (Apr. 4), yard waste collection will occur every other week on the same day as garbage in urban areas. Please use a paper yard waste bag or rigid contain- er with a yellow yard waste sticker. Remember: grass clip- pings, sod and dirt do not go in your yard waste. In- stead, drop them off at the Halton Waste Management Site. User fees apply. After a hiatus due to CO- VID-19, the Region will also host a compost giveaway event later this spring at the Halton Waste Manage- ment Site. Remember to bring your own shovels and con- tainers to collect high- quality compost for your garden. Check our Waste Events and Resources page on halton.ca and Halton's social media channels for updates! With windy weather on the way, we can all help keep our community clean and prevent materials from blowing away. On collection day, con- sider: • putting materials at the curb by 7 a.m., not the night before; • using a clear plastic bag for recyclables and not overfilling Blue Boxes; • placing heavier recy- clables on top of loose items; and • ensuring all Green Cart materials are placed in a paper or Biodegrad- able Products Institute (BPI) certified bag that is tied or sealed, with the lid latch secured. To learn more, you can easily stay up-to-date on Halton's waste manage- ment programs and servic- es by visiting halton.ca/ waste or signing up to re- ceive regular collection re- minders and waste tips straight to your inbox. Reducing waste is a community effort that helps protect the natural environment and keep our community clean. Thank you for continu- ing to follow our curbside collection tips and putting waste in its place. Your efforts to reduce household waste help keep Halton a great place to live, work, raise a family and re- tire. Gary Carr is Regional Chair of Halton Region. He can be reached at gary.carr@halton.ca. WASTE COLLECTION: WHAT TO KNOW SEASONAL PROGRAMS SET TO RESUME, WRITES GARY CARR There are two ways to manage your portfolio. You can take a consis- tent approach with little change in the allocation to stocks and maintaining that balance over time. Alternatively, you can make periodic shifts in the weighting of stocks and bonds. These shifts can be based on a specific criteri- on, or just your gut feeling of how the market will per- form. This is referred to as 'Tactical Asset Alloca- tion.' For example, you might decide to change your port- folio based on the inflation rate, the sudden downturn of value for several popular well-known company stocks, or just your current sentiment of the stock mar- ket based on optimism or pessimism. That is not the preferred way to invest. Much research has been done on the 'buy and hold' versus the 'tactical' strate- gy of change to determine the most profitable way to invest. The conclusion of one study summarizes the fu- tility of attempting to out- think the market through continually changing your asset allocation. Morningstar published its research conclusion in a September 2021 paper, 'Tac- tical Asset Allocation: Don't Try This at Home.' Consider all the things necessary to be able to make a profitable decision to fundamentally change the design of your invest- ment portfolio. You have to be able to predict the future. You have to be able to de- termine when to sell. You have to be able to de- termine when to buy. Peter Watson is regis- tered with Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI) to provide investment advice. Investment products are provided by ACPI. ACPI is a member of the Invest- ment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of ACPI. Watson provides wealth management services through Watson Invest- ments. He can be reached at www.watsoninvestment- s.com. DON'T TRY TO OUT-THINK THE MARKET PETER WATSON Column GARY CARR Column SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT INSIDEHALTON.COM