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© MB OPINION “ACCESS SUPPORTS TO ‘GROW YOUR BUSINESS ; REGION'S BUSINESS / CENTRE H 470 HELP. WRITES ® GARY CARR GARY CARR Column Whether you are looking to start, manage or grow your small business, our Halton Region Small Business Centre is avail- able to help. Work toward achieving your goals by accessing our team 0! perts to receive assistance along the way. The Small Business Centre's team of consul- tants can help you grow or expand your business ina range of areas, including the export capacity of your business' products or ser- vices, through the Halton Global Business Centre. They can also connect you with programs, infor- mation and resources that are designed to help you plan for success. These supports include: « Halton Global Busi- ness Centre (GBC): Ac- cess information, tools and resources to scale up and grow on a global level. 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By helping local busi- nesses succeed, we support a vibrant regional econo- my that keeps Halton a great place to live, work, raise a family and retire. Gary Carr is regional chair of Halton Region. To contact him, email gary.carr@halton.ca. STOCK MARKET RETURNS : CAN BE CONFUSING Understanding how the stock market performs can very misleading to how risky and unpleasant the investment experience can ve have a perfect exam- ples of this over the last years. From 2020 to three 2022, the U.S. stock market had a cl itive gain of 22.7 per cent as measured by the Russell 3000 Index. ‘was a very respect- ful appreciation in value. difficult for investors. The world suffered through a global pandemic, Russia's war in Ukraine and unex- Poctedy High ino inflation. arly , the US. stock warket had declined more than 20 per cent. Dur- ing the year, there was con- tinued volatility up and down. PETER WATSON Column Then, 2021 shad a nega- tive month in Janu: however, by the end of the wi vesting for the long term. Unfortunately, the long- term is made up of many segments of short-term and that can be hard on the nerves. Data from this article was obtained from Dimen- sional Fund Advisors. Peter Watson is regis- tered with Aligned Capital ohio Inc. (ACPI) to vide stment advice. provided by ACPI. ACPI is member of the Invest- ment Industry Regulatory 0 year, the U.S. stock market ii ‘25 per cent. n stock markets are volatile. the emotional roll- el] tremely volatile. The obvious question is why anybody would invest in stocks. Bonds are much less volatile and don't keep their investors awake at ‘Welcome to the world of The opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of ACPI. Only investment-related products and services are offered through Watson Securities of ACPI. Watson provides wealth manage- ment services through Watson Investments. 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