B4 - Sunday, August 19, 1984 - North Shore News Hi business EDUCATION PROGRAMS JA : business help JUNIOR ACHIEVE- MENT’S Pr o) ect Business program’ will be back in North Shore high schools this fall. Project Business means volunteer business people, acting as consultants to classroom feachers, sharing first-hand experiences with high school students to in- crease their awareness of the role business plays in their daily lives. The Project Business con- sultant will lead one class per week for 14 weeks, covering topics such as the Canadian economy, money and bank- ing, the market system, and careers. Project Business is a hit with the students, educators Between the covers 2 NORTH VANCOUVER District Mayor Marilyn Baker is one of the professionsals giving North Shore students a dif- ferent view through Project Business. ORTH VANCOUVER is the home of a unique enterprise whose products can be of considerable help to the inexperienced in- vestor — and often to the experienced investor. It’s called International Self-Counsel Press Ltd., with head and editorial offices located at 306 West 25th St. The company itself is a small-business success story. Launched in 1970 by a young University of B.C. law stu- dent, ISCP publishes and distributes its impressive ar- ray of publications across Canada and into the U-S. Cee money talks Bill Ryan Pr se saa vane] Sheryi Walker, for the company, pubhesst sent me a sample of TSC P's wares, and they are useful additions to one’s libtary Perhaps [SC Pos) reason tor being’ and function is best caplained by one of their Twn statements From oa “perspective | “The need for a wider dissemination oof coherent incapensive, legal, financtal and business information for the gencral public led to the publishing of paperback books on the many aspects of law and business which affect average citizens in thei day to day tives Phis senies of publications known as the Self Counsel Series ys the first of ats kind am North Amcnrica All tithes are written by capertenced lepal anc bustness personnel who tet only explain theoretical con- cepts in simple, lay language but — more importantly — explain the practical ‘ins and outs’ of the situation.”’ $$$ To me, the particular ap- peal of their products is precisely what they state — they do, indeed, dispense their knowledge in simple, lay language. We likely will deal with other of their financial books in future columns, but first let's examine the one that | first leafed through, namely “TAX SHELTERS - Choose With Care.’’ (The author of this one, incidentally, ts William E. McLeod, M.B.A This publication pulls no punches as MclLcod relates the advantages and pitfalls to watch for in RRSPs, RHOSPs, DPSPs, life in and business people. The suc- cess of the program, which was introduced to North Vancouver last spring, has created a great demand for business people to act Project Business consultants. Anyone who is interested in this program should plan to attend an informational meeting in which a video presentation of the program will be presented and former Project Business consultants will talk about their experiences. The meeting wil! be held at the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce of- fice, Monday, August 20, at 4 p.m. Alternatively, information NY N N N XS N NS XS N NS \ Bai Vey can be obtained by calling uly > Ken McLean at Arthur = ee Andersen & Co. (688-8111) ee or Ann Yauniskis at Junior Achievement (736-8531). photo submitted surance, annuities, and mutual funds, to mention the more obvious chapter subjects. For example..... ‘‘Some mutual funds have been abusing performance figures.... The figures leave the impression that the rate of return is twice as good as it really is. Another: ‘‘The best advice I can give you 1s ‘‘don’t buy a registered retirement savings EO Vancouver German Language Courses for beginners and advanced students Goethe Institute German Cultural Centre ad | CERNE TE RETIREMENT PLANNING FINANCIAL PLANNING R.R.S.P.’s TERM DEPOSITS ANNUITIES Your special retirement plan. Phone Allen Clapp. We set your affairs in order, to give you peace of mind. 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