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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, M ay 26 ,2 02 2 | 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 A raccoon finds a resting place along the Glen Abbey Trail. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. Donna Sheppard photo SNAPSHOT A recent study by Natix- is Investment Managers found the number of mil- lennials that had an advi- sor was 40 per cent, while those using automated fi- nancial services only ac- counted for seven per cent. I suspect that was be- cause it surveyed those with at least $100,000 (U.S.) of investable assets. My observation is peo- ple with reasonable amounts of money to invest prefer dealing with a hu- man. There was a large dis- crepancy in the level of trust. Nine out of 10 millen- nials trust their advisor for providing good informa- tion, whereas only one quarter of those surveyed trusted social media. Those in North America had the highest rating for using a financial advisor at 72 per cent. The most surprising sta- tistic in the survey was in North America, slightly more millennials had a fi- nancial advisor than the older generation of baby boomers. As for whether humans or technology are best suit- ed to provide financial ad- vice, I think it's a combina- tion of the two working to- gether that's the perfect formula. There are some tasks computers are far better at performing. However, there are oth- er things that are best done by a human. Let technology crunch the numbers and provide cash-flow projections. But have a person help you nav- igate the human side of in- vesting and assist with im- portant decisions. 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. WHAT'S THE BEST ROUTE FOR INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE? PETER WATSON Column SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT INSIDEHALTON.COM It's about trust. Our rela- tionship with our readers is built on transparency, hon- esty 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 article is part of that project. It's only a week away. The excitement is build- ing. Election night is a big- ger night than any other for a newsroom. Hour by hour, the sus- pense escalates as the polls close and the voting results start to come in. The rush to get the news out, when a candidate is de- clared the winner, is exhil- arating. If the results differ from what was expected or there is a close race, that adds an- other layer of thrills and chills. Are you just as excited to find out who will form the 43rd parliament of On- tario and who will re- present you at Queen's Park? Look no further than your community newspa- per. We'll have you covered for all the local results of the June 2 provincial election. Our team of reporters and editors works every election well past midnight reporting the results while seeking out comments from the winners and any other candidates who they can track down. Our pho- tographer spends the night at candidates' headquar- ters capturing on camera as much of the action as possible. If you regularly read the print edition of the commu- nity newspaper in your community, you would have seen our special elec- tion issue last Thursday that included candidate profiles, opinion columns, general election informa- tion and more. Or maybe you have seen our election coverage on- line on our websites, insi- dehalton.com and theIFP- .ca. As mentioned, we will have boots on the ground on election night, provid- ing live coverage on our websites before, during and after the results are re- vealed. In our print edi- tions June 9, we will bring you some perspectives on how the formation of the next government will im- pact Halton. Please watch your com- munity website for more details on our election night coverage. Thanks for reading. Karen Miceli is manag- ing editor of Metroland's Halton community newspa- pers. She can be reached at kmiceli@metroland.com. We welcome your ques- tions and value your com- ments. Email our trust committee at trust@met- roland.com. ELECTION NIGHT BIG NIGHT FOR NEWSROOMS HOUR BY HOUR THE EXCITEMENT BUILDS, WRITES KAREN MICELI KAREN MICELI Column