Whether you are just starting your career or in full swing of retirement, Kristel feels that it is very important for everyone to have access to financial advice and expertise. With over 15 years of financial industry experience and over five years of Financial Planning experience, she has extensive knowledge of all aspects of a client’s financial well-being. She focuses a great deal of energy on effective financial planning and is also fully licensed to endorse mutual funds and provide need-based Life and Health Insurance solutions. She specializes in socially responsible investment products. She continues to strive to provide all of her clients with every facet of financial planning to help them obtain their individual financial freedom.
Services offered: Financial planning
John Stewart
My career began over 30 years ago on the bond desk of a major dealer, and over time, I eventually made my way to pension services at another firm. Almost 20 years ago, I joined TD Asset Management and eventually led a team of Investment Specialists. In 2003 and 2004, TD gave me leave to serve with the Canadian Army in Afghanistan (I was a Major in the active Army Reserve, and finished with 42 years of service in Canada and many parts of the world). After service in Afghanistan, I came back to TD and made my way back to the role of Investment Advisor, which I thoroughly enjoy!
In addition to my various financial designations, I hold a degree in Latin American Studies with a concentration in Developmental Economics (B.A.) from University of Toronto, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial Law – litigation, which I earned in England. I have also graduated from U of T with programmes in Business, Human Resources Management, and Alternate Dispute Resolution, and from the United Nations OCHA programme conducted in Buenos Aires by the UN. My ongoing involvement in the University of Toronto has included serving on Governing Council, where I was the Vice-Chair of the University Affairs Board, and Chaired the Boundless Campaign for Woodsworth College. I also served for many years in the role of Board Member and Treasurer for Academics Without Borders, St. John Ambulance Council For Ontario and have been involved in the governance of many other organizations.
Agnes Balcerzak BA, CFP, PFP, RIS
“A goal without a plan is just a wish”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
As a Wealth Advisor, my role is to help my clients plan for and protect their financial future, while achieving peace of mind in the present. I help my clients define their goals and then structure a plan that will act as a road map to achieve those goals. I truly believe in building trust and long-lasting relationships with clients. My goal is to help them understand and navigate the financial world.
For me, financial planning is more than just a career; it’s a passion. I am committed to ongoing education in my chosen field to ensure I am always up-to-date on all the complex issues that take place in this exciting and dynamic industry.
I welcome the opportunity to discuss your financial goals and establish a strategy for your investment, tax and retirement planning.
Mutual funds and related financial planning services are offered through Credential Asset Management Inc.
Susan Evel
My name is Sue Evel and I own Edgewater Financial Products. I have been in the insurance and investment industry since graduating from university in 1990. The experience I have allows me to offer my personal and business clients solutions that are custom fit to their particular situation. Everyone’s moral compass, risk tolerance, passions, hopes, fears and socioeconomic position are different and each needs to be considered when setting a plan of action into motion. I prefer to take a holistic approach, creating a comprehensive financial plan that considers all facets of the financial planning process.
Valuing education, I have obtained the designations of Certified Financial Planner CFP®, Chartered Life Underwriter CLU and most recently, Responsible Investment Specialist RIS.
I am licensed as a life and health insurance agent in Ontario and Alberta.
I offer a boutique, personal service where I can dedicate my time to each of my clients and refer as needed to professionals I network with, who are established experts in their fields (lawyers/accountants).
The environment is a concern for me along with social and corporate governance issues. I am excited to offer my clients the opportunity to invest in socially responsible funds where they can feel good about the companies they are investing in without sacrificing potential growth.
I believe in giving back and enjoy volunteering at numerous community events. I work hard to find a balance in my life and enjoy working, spending time with friends and family, reading, yoga and running.
MITCHELL SHIELDS, CFP, CLU
Coro Strandberg
Coro Strandberg is a thought leader and advisor on embedding sustainability into the marketplace. She specializes in corporate sustainability, sustainability governance, social finance, banking and insurance and socially responsible investment. She has 25-years experience in this work from her days as director and Chair of Vancity Credit Union, which created the first SRI fund in Canada shortly before Coro joined the Board. She was a founding trustee of Ethical Funds Inc., Canada’s most comprehensive family of socially responsible mutual funds.
Clients hire Coro for advice on sustainable and impact investment strategies and social finance and social insurance business models. Community Foundations of Canada, for example, hired Coro to help them launch their responsible investment education and engagement program for community foundations. She authored much of the original Canadian research on impact investing, socially responsible investment, and sustainability governance which she posts on her website along with her other social finance publications.
Coro was a member of Canada’s National Advisory Board to the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established by the G8. Currently she is an advisory panel member to the Office of the Auditor General’s Sustainable Development Commissioner and on the board of BC Lotteries Corporation.
Coro was recognized as the top CSR consultant by Canada’s Clean50 in 2015 for her impact.
Tena Rieck
Tena Rieck is a certified Responsible Investment Professional and a private consultant for responsible investment strategies.
Through her consultancy, Honestly Invested, Tena works with retail investors, NGOs, and foundations who want to ensure their investments are aligned with their values and missions.
One of the main ways Tena works with investors is by building a personalized Impact Policy for their investment portfolio.
You can learn more about her service offering through the official website:
www.HonestlyInvested.com
Get in touch with Tena through Facebook @HonestlyInvested or email: tena@honestlyinvested.com
Catherine Philogène, CIM, RIPC
Catherine has over 20 years of experience in the investment funds industry and as VP, Product Management, ESG Funds at RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM), leads the execution of product-related initiatives. She works closely with various teams at RBC GAM to drive the adoption of responsible investment within the Individual Investor business through education and communication.
In 2009, Catherine joined RBC GAM as a Portfolio Specialist and during her nine-year tenure in the Investment Products Advisory Group covered fixed income, quantitative and ESG strategies. Prior to that she spent seven years at Phillips, Hager & North in their direct-to-investor business.
Catherine has a Master of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music and Bachelor of Music from the University of Ottawa. She holds the Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designation as well as the Responsible Investment Professional Certification (RIPC).
Tim Nash
Tim is a fee-for-service CFP® that specializes in sustainable investments.
He’s not an adviser or money manager, instead he’s an investment coach that teaches clients how to invest their own money using an online broker.
Tim is the recipient of 2020’s RIA Award for Individual Leadership.
Tessa Hebb
Dr. Hebb researches and teaches in the field of Responsible Investment, Impact Investment and Impact Measurement. She is an academic specialist in these areas and provides advice, expertise, and consulting services. She works with Ceres in Canada. She serves on a number of boards and investment committees. She regularly undertakes commissioned research for her clients. Dr Hebb is a frequent keynote speaker and the author of several books on responsible investment. Please feel free to contact me should you require any of these services.