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8 - POBT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 2, 1993 "Scugog's Community, NewsReper of Chaigs" |. Letters io me eaitor Effective leadership needed | © Feminists not male bashers To the Editor: Re: Response to Anti feminist The letter found under "N.D.P. wastes $15,000 on booklet" in last week's paper seems inappropriately titled considering there were scarcely more than 15 lines concerning this topic. Perhaps "I am a fe- male chauvinist® would have been more suitable with the general message I received reading this diatribe against women who fight for equality. If believing that men and women should be treated equal- ly makes me a feminist, then I am very proud to say that I be- long to this esteemed associa- tion. However, let me dispel some myths. We do wear makeup and skirts but we are sure to wear them because we want to, not because someone else wants us to or expects it from us. We do use Ms., Mrs. or Miss, the point being, we have the choice. This does not make us "insecure women," "slithering serpents" or "male bashers." Some of the people you feel do not deserve to be members of the female sex include the Minister of Defense, the Minister of External Af- fairs, a Canadian astronaut, a few Olympic medalists and some of the greatest artists, writers and entertainers of our time. Many of us are women of good breeding, higher education and refinement and I have yet to meet someone who I oan call a feminist and "a bimbo" at the same time. Finally, a sexual or- ientation has nothing to do with being a woman or a feminist. In your final warning to "Look-out fellows..." perhaps you should have realized that it 18 not only the "fellows" femi- nists who will be talking to about equality at work, home and play. We certainly would not want to miss any women like yourself who insist on drag- ging us back decades with every letter you write. Yoursin coveralls, Mrs. Tracy Primeau, Blackstock, Ontario To the Editor: The economic situation in Canada is becoming a crisis. We citizens look around and ask "where are all our leaders and problem solvers?" Bigger gov- ernment that taxes and spends more is not the answer. We need quality, not quantity govern- ment and representatives that listen and then act on the major- ity view. As a candidate for the Liberal nomination in Durham riding, I believe the focus of the next fed- eral government must be: 1. Effective leadership that will get our economy working again to create jobs. I think that the Free Trade Agreement must be changed to a negotiated Fair Trade Agreement and our economic focus changed to one that benefits Canadians. 2. Hope must be restored to Canadians by returning to a smaller and more efficient gov- ernment that taxes less, is re- sponsive to citizens' concerns and administers programs that work well and without time de- lays. 3. Our social safety net pro- grams must be adjusted to fit the 90s in a way that achieve Stock Market Timing their objectives but are still af- fordable. I believe that today people are tired of hearing promises by politicians and are waiting 1n- stead for solutions. I have been tempered by the "heat of politics" and enjoy be- ing in the public eye. I believe in "nolitics of concensus" ooroby the prevailing constit- uency view is the proper view for a Member of Parliament to represent on issues in our demo- craticsociety. Yours truly, Glenn L. Malcolm AIDS prevention or AIDS promotion? To the Editor: I was very much interested in the article regarding the AIDS Committee of Durham, as I ob- tained from that same clinic on Simcoe Street North in Oshawa, two free gay maga- zines. The one entitled XTRA (August /92) invites homosexu- als to a "Best Buns Contest" at a local gay bar in Toronto. (page 16). The advertisement shows a totally nude male, bent over at the waist, exposing his "buns". My question is, "What has this to do with AIDS prevention!" It looks more like AIDS promotion to me, as rectal sex is the most "Buy and hold" - this is probably the most common strategy advice mutual funds investors receive. How many times have you seen ads which claim "If you had invested $10,000 in 1955, your investment would be worth $2,000,000 today?" Hard to argue with, isn't it? Especially since equity mutual funds have been known to outperform many other investments over the long term. Most mutual fund investors are content to leave their investment decisions to the professionals who manage the funds. They feel fund managers have the expertise and temperament to juggle a portfolio, dropping over-priced stocks while adding those which have greater growth potential. However, some investors would like to try timing the market themselves. "Beating the market" takes a lot of work and, some say, innate knowledge, a feel for when the market will rise or fall. It's not easy. Even experts will admit their failures in market timing, especially those swamped by the October 1987 stock market crash. The amateur investor will have little time to monitor the normal factors that affect the market, let alone the unpredictable and unusual situations that can send a market soaring or into a freefall. The professional fund manager, however, watches the market full-time, evaluating such trends as consumer confidence levels, house- building activity and corporate profitability, along with economic indicators, such as interest rates and retail spending. All of these factors can contribute to a market's performance. Many professionals believe that bull (rising) and bear (falling) markets precede tums in the economy on an average of 11 months. Therefore, the investor will have to be able to look for more than one year into the future without the help of a crystal ball. The challenge in trying to guess the market's direction is that the investor has to be right both times, knowing when to get out and when to get back in. To alleviate potential errors, the investor may decide to trade only part of their funds or those invested in specialty funds that have a tendency to be volatile. These could include energy, gold and foreign mutual funds. Overall, the "the buy-and-hold" strategy is a sound idea for many investors. But "buy-and-hold" does not mean "sit back and coast". Investors should monitor their funds closely to ensure the fund is performing consistently. Watch for any changes in a fund's management and management policy. For example, if management changes could adversely effect a fund's performance, you might want to consider switching funds. Also, many investors will want to change the type of funds they hold as their needs change. As they get older and are less willing to ATE T & C LIMOUSINE SERVICE PORT PERRY PLAZA « 68 SCUGOG STREET DIVISION of THE BEST of THINGS FLORISTS take risks, investors will likely want to shift away from aggressive growth funds to more conservative balanced or income funds. With mutual funds, investors can reap the benefits of owning stocks while avoiding the risks and costs involved in dealing directly with the market. For avid stock market watchers, a mutual fund's portfolio can be monitored from the newspapers business pages as well as through the fund company's updates and literature. With mutual funds, there is something for everyone to "buy and hold". How DO YOU MANAGE TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT RSP INVESTMENT? ~ [] \! cd. | A prs ATRIMARK MUTUAL FUNDS WE MANAGE. TO OUTPERFORM. Your unit value and investment return will fluctuate Important information about any mutual fund 1s contained in its simplified prospectus Read your prospectus carefully before investing You can obtain one from ROBERT GOW Richardson Greenshields 111 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa 434-6161 RICHARDSON GREENSHIELDS AO i it a ---- ----.------ Investment advisors to Canadian enterprise and enterprising Canadians Designed by Trimark Investment Management Inc BUSINESS TRIPS « SPECIAL OCCASIONS 'm= SPECIALIZING we WEDDINGS + AIRPORT SERVICE GRADUATIONS & PROMS effective way to spread the HIV virus. To date, 93 percent of those who have died of AIDS in Toron- to were homosexual men. Why then, would an organization who is supposedly concerned with the prevention and control of AIDS hand out free Gay Mag- azines that advertise what bars to go to, where to find the "hot- test" men, and room rates by the hour? Perhaps the AIDS Committee of Durham is actual- ly keeping itself in business. S. G. Hillis, Oshawa, Ont. Education board needs to rethink its slogan From Page 6 rooms where the teacher has no special education training. Will there be learning resource teachers available to help modi- fy the program? When the high school's Spe- cial Ed teachers are unable to handle the needs of academical- ly challenged students how are the regular teachers supposed to handle them when students are destreamed? : What about academic schools that offer mainly advanced courses? Why are the bureau- crats at the Ministry of Educa- tion depriving the students by either watering down or mak- ing their education harder than they can handle? Do they expect universities to lower their ex- pectations? If anything, getting into university will be that much harder by the time the de- streamed students graduate, if indeed they do graduate. Perhaps the Durham Board should re-think their slogan as well. Here's an idea - "Quality education today - not tomor- row." 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