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What to do When You Win $32.5-million in the Super 7

``…You could invest it. The trick is how and for what purpose.

``That's the challenge most money managers will put to you if you're lucky enough to win that kind of money: to think honestly about what you want to do with your new fortune.

``When the question was put to Diana Reid, vice-president and managing director of BMO Harris Private Banking, she said:

```My immediate suggestion would be to deposit the winnings into a very secure investment such as a GIC or term deposit, and then I would say, 'You need to plan on how best to use these funds.' '

``Historically, she says, people who win $5 million or less tend to blow it quite quickly -- at least quickly enough so that it doesn't change their lives in any meaningful way.

``…`I'd say, 'Pay off your debts, show a bit of largesse to your family and friends, and keep things pretty close to your chest,' ' Reid advises.

``…Then, she says, take the dream vacation right away. "Do that first. Let it [winning] sink in. Ask yourself: 'What are your values?' As a person, you won't change, so how do you want this money to work for you? How do you want to approach your life going forward?'…"

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