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5 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,M arch 11,2021 insidehalton.com 220 Randall Street, Downtown Oakville | 905-842-2100 ext. 109 www.watsoninvestments.com | To register please contact Adam at adam@watsoninvestments.com Register today for our Investing Principles Webinar Hosted by Presenters Thursday March 18th at 5pm Presentation is 1 hour. Watson Investments is hosting Apollo Lupescu, Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors to discuss key investment principles that investors should be aware of. Apollo will also be answering questions that come in throughout the presentation. This presentation is for anyone who is currently invested in the market or anyone who is considering investing in the market. Jennifer Watson MBA, CFP®, CIM® Apollo Lupescu PHD, Economics & Finance Peter Watson MBA, CFP®, R.F.P., CIM®, FCSI NICE TO MEET YOU Taking the worry out of financial planning Trust, transparency and an evidence- based approach are the three pillars of the Watson Investments business model. For 30 years, Peter Watson has been serving the Oakville community with holistic wealth management services. "We help clients invest and plan for their future, taking the worry out of the increasingly complex world of financial planning," says Watson. "Our personalized team approach helps clients maintainandachieve theirdesired lifestyle with our retirement financial projections. We help clients better understand their financial future, how much they can afford to spend, and it empowers client's financial decision making." In 2014, Peter's daughter, Jennifer, joined the firm and became an official partner in 2019. "We always have and will continue to be a forward-thinking, financial planning investment firm," explains Watson. At Watson Investments, the team approach, process, fees and technology adopters allow them to help their clients across Canada and some living in the United States. Online onboarding, e-signatures, virtual meetings, and securely sharing notes and documents between clients and the Watson team are a few features clients can expect. Following a five-step process, Watson Investments wealth management experts will evaluate life stages, risk tolerance, and aspirations to design an individualized portfolio. "We have strong remote working capabilities, which has allowed us to not skip a beat in helping our clients through the pandemic," Watson says. Clients stay with Watson Investments because of its long history of doing what's best for customers. "Clients choose us because they knowwe care," saysWatson. A full-circle approach to managing wealth is what clients are looking for when they go to Watson Investments. "Helping clients plan for their future and execute on strategic plans is very rewarding," Watson explains. "Seeing clients' visions come to life is an inspiring experience that leads us to continue to want to help them and others." 220 Randall St, Oakville 905.842.2100 www.watsoninvestments.com -- ADVERTORIAL -- online ordering Peter Watson, Founder (left), Jennifer Watson, Managing Partner A local man is facing several charges related to a cyber scam, police said. The Halton Regional Po- lice Service received re- ports of an online extortion involving minors in the summer of 2020 in which victims were asked to send a nude image in exchange for money. The suspect indicated the image would only be viewed for a few seconds before being deleted, inves- tigators allege. After re- ceiving the image, the sus- pect was able to save a copy and threatened to distrib- ute it unless additional im- ages were sent. No money was ever exchanged. The suspect ultimately distributed the images without the consent of the victims and in one case the victim was under the age of 18, police said. A 25-year-old Oakville man has been charged with three counts of extortion, five counts of distribution of intimate image without consent, four counts of dis- tribution of child pornog- raphy and three counts of possession of child pornog- raphy. The charges have not been proven in court. Police believe there may be other victims and are asking anyone who had contact with the online identity of "Jason Totters- mith" or Instagram ac- count "jay.totts" or Snap- chat account of "jtotters- mith" to contact police. Anyone with informa- tion is asked to call Acting Det. Stephane Verreault of the Oakville Criminal In- vestigations Bureau at 905- 825-4747 ext. 2260. Tips can also be submit- ted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.halton- crimestoppers.ca. MAN CHARGED WITH EXTORTION, DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORN ROLAND CILLIERS rcilliers@metroland.com NEWS ACCUSED ASKED USERS TO TRADE A NUDE IMAGE FOR MONEY, DETECTIVES ALLEGE SCAN FOR MORE Scan this code for more local crime coverage.