Alex Bandjak, CIM®, CFP®
Investment Advisor
Alex is driven to help motivated, like-minded families overcome complexity, live financial lives on their terms and create meaningful legacies by determining suitable investments that align with their life’s goals.
A passionate 15 year veteran of the financial industry, Alex has been with CIBC Wood Gundy since 2015. He is a first-generation graduate of International Bachelor of Business Administration (iBBA), class of 2004, from Schulich School of Business at York University.
He also holds designations of Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and believes in continuously increasing his skillset to be able to serve his clients better. Growing up in a “small business family”, Alex has witnessed the value of proper planning from a young age and strives to implement those lessons in his practice and with his clients.
Alex is an aspiring chef, avid basketball and tennis player, and extreme-amateur-but-not-giving-up golf enthusiast. Lessons learned from his interests have become an integral part of his professional and personal life - and these are values that he hopes to pass on to his kids, Pavle, Katarina and Sofia.
From cooking: Preparation is key to success, as well as proper technique and quality ingredients. There is always room to improve (just ask his wife).
From basketball: Teamwork is important. Offense wins games – defense wins championships. Notable outcomes result from our ability to adapt to current circumstances.
From tennis: Mental discipline is as important as physical discipline. Remarkable results come in small increments over a period of time.
He is still waiting for these lessons to reflect in his golf score.
Our partners
We partner with CIBC experts to help address all of your wealth needs.
John Rovansek, B.Admin, PFP
John works with Investment Advisors and their clients to develop sound wealth management plans. He provides support and direction about complex issues such as retirement and distribution planning, tax planning, cash management, estate and gift planning, transition planning and charitable giving. He also brings together the knowledge and experience of our in-house trust and estate professionals when required. John has been working in the Financial Services Industry since 1997. Before joining CIBC Wood Gundy, he worked for other full-service brokerage firms and also worked for a major insurance company in assisting advisors and clients with comprehensive planning and portfolio construction.
Ryan Romanko, CFP, CLU
Ryan has extensive insurance and estate planning expertise gained through nearly a decade of service to affluent clients. He and his team provide advice on insurance and wealth management strategies and services to select clients. By establishing trusted relationships Ryan serves our clients effectively, working in collaboration with other professional advisors to develop customized strategies that address our clients aims and hopes. Ryan has attained the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designations, which demonstrate his ongoing commitment to education in order to better serve our clients.
Jamie Golombek, CPA, CA, CFP®, CLU, TEP, FCPA
As CIBC’s tax expert, Jamie supports CIBC Wood Gundy investment advisors in delivering integrated financial planning and advisory solutions to our high-net-worth clients. Jamie is quoted frequently in the national media and writes a weekly National Post column called Tax Expert.
John Rovansek, B.Admin, PFP
Wealth Strategist
John works with Investment Advisors and their clients to develop sound wealth management plans. He provides support and direction about complex issues such as retirement and distribution planning, tax planning, cash management, estate and gift planning, transition planning and charitable giving. He also brings together the knowledge and experience of our in-house trust and estate professionals when required. John has been working in the Financial Services Industry since 1997. Before joining CIBC Wood Gundy, he worked for other full-service brokerage firms and also worked for a major insurance company in assisting advisors and clients with comprehensive planning and portfolio construction.
Ryan Romanko, CFP, CLU
Estate Planning Specialist
Ryan has extensive insurance and estate planning expertise gained through nearly a decade of service to affluent clients. He and his team provide advice on insurance and wealth management strategies and services to select clients. By establishing trusted relationships Ryan serves our clients effectively, working in collaboration with other professional advisors to develop customized strategies that address our clients aims and hopes. Ryan has attained the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designations, which demonstrate his ongoing commitment to education in order to better serve our clients.
Jamie Golombek, CPA, CA, CFP®, CLU, TEP, FCPA
Managing Director Tax and Estate Planning
As CIBC’s tax expert, Jamie supports CIBC Wood Gundy investment advisors in delivering integrated financial planning and advisory solutions to our high-net-worth clients. Jamie is quoted frequently in the national media and writes a weekly National Post column called Tax Expert.