Get the best deal when buying goods and services. You may be a smart shopper at the supermarket or drug store, but can you drive a hard bargain with online retailers? Can you find the reputable sellers and avoid the slick phone, email or door-to-door fraudsters? Join Ellen Roseman, a consumer advocacy journalist, who will help you sharpen your skills and steer away from marketplace traps, tricks and trauma.
What you will learn:
This is a remote delivery course:
You will attend class for 8 weekly sessions on Thursday, 6 to 8 pm, while logged in to the university's Zoom software. The sessions will be recorded for watching later.
Cost: $325 plus HST
Sunday, April 24, 2022, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. Register here
Get started on investing in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. You'll learn when to buy and sell, how to assess risk and how to monitor your results. Whether you work with an adviser or invest on your own, you'll know what questions to ask and steps to take to improve your financial future.
Session includes one hour for lunch and breaks. Registrants will have the chance to do a quiz and assignment in advance as a basis of discussion. They will receive a guide at the end of the day, containing the class presentations, plus a list of worthwhile books, newsletters and online resources.
As a journalist, I've been sticking up for Canadians as an advocate for consumer rights for the past 40 years. And my blog goes back to 2007. Got A Story Idea? Please feel free to contact me with a story idea or any comments on any of my previous stories. Ellen@ellenroseman.com |
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My columns at the LowestRates.ca blog
I am a director and former board chair of a nonprofit charity, FAIR Canada, which fights for investor rights.
Visit me at Authory.com: A searchable database of my 1,600+ Toronto Star and LowestRates columns, plus various media mentions. |
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