Chenchen (Carrie) Qi, CFP®, PFP, MBA
Our partners
We partner with CIBC experts to help address all of your wealth needs.
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.
Jamie Cote, MBA, CFP, CIM
Financial Planning Specialist
As a Financial Planning Specialist, Jamie's goal is provide a comprehensive financial planning experience taking an in-depth approach to understanding client's unique situation. Jamie began his career in 2002 while completing his undergraduate degree at Wilfrid Laurier. Jamie is a Certified Financial Planner, holds the CIM designation, and has completed an MBA from Dalhousie University. Jamie brings over 15 years of industry experience working as a business owner and Financial Planner.
Indra Bharat, CFP, CIWM, FCSI, FMA
Wealth Strategist
Indra utilizes her knowledge and experience as a Wealth Strategist to help affluent Canadian families achieve their financial goals and enjoy peace of mind. Taking an in-depth approach to understanding your unique situation, she provides a formal recommendation to optimize how your financial affairs are structured with specific emphasis on tax optimization, wills, estate and trust planning.
Indra collaborates with a team of professional advisors, including your accountant and lawyer, to gain insight into your situation and objectives, and facilitate the smooth implementation of any recommended strategies. An accredited financial professional with over 30 years' experience Indra aims to help clients understand the benefits of an integrated approach to wealth management.
Lori Strong, MTI, TEP
Senior Trust and Estate Consultant
As a Senior Trust and Estate Consultant, Lori's goal is to provide you and your family with confidence and peace of mind. She offers services as a professional executor, power of attorney for property or trustee and can also support someone else you appoint for these roles. Effectively administering a trust or acting as an attorney can require time and an understanding of investments and taxes. Lori and her team has the expertise to execute or assist others in efficiently executing that role. Lori has been in the financial services industry since 1989 and part of CIBC Trust Services since 1993.
David Coate, CA, CPA, CFP
Estate Planning Specialist
Having worked in the accounting profession before joining CIBC Wood Gundy in 2016, David has a unique perspective of tax and estate planning challenges that most of our clients will face during their lifetime.
Being able to draw on prior knowledge and experience from his accounting career and apply that prior experience to new advisor and client relationships is a valuable asset to our team and our partners.
Educating our clients and partners to ensure that complicated problems can be simplified is one of David’s greatest strengths.
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.
Jamie Cote, MBA, CFP, CIM
As a Financial Planning Specialist, Jamie's goal is provide a comprehensive financial planning experience taking an in-depth approach to understanding client's unique situation. Jamie began his career in 2002 while completing his undergraduate degree at Wilfrid Laurier. Jamie is a Certified Financial Planner, holds the CIM designation, and has completed an MBA from Dalhousie University. Jamie brings over 15 years of industry experience working as a business owner and Financial Planner.
Indra Bharat, CFP, CIWM, FCSI, FMA
Indra utilizes her knowledge and experience as a Wealth Strategist to help affluent Canadian families achieve their financial goals and enjoy peace of mind. Taking an in-depth approach to understanding your unique situation, she provides a formal recommendation to optimize how your financial affairs are structured with specific emphasis on tax optimization, wills, estate and trust planning.
Indra collaborates with a team of professional advisors, including your accountant and lawyer, to gain insight into your situation and objectives, and facilitate the smooth implementation of any recommended strategies. An accredited financial professional with over 30 years' experience Indra aims to help clients understand the benefits of an integrated approach to wealth management.
Lori Strong, MTI, TEP
As a Senior Trust and Estate Consultant, Lori's goal is to provide you and your family with confidence and peace of mind. She offers services as a professional executor, power of attorney for property or trustee and can also support someone else you appoint for these roles. Effectively administering a trust or acting as an attorney can require time and an understanding of investments and taxes. Lori and her team has the expertise to execute or assist others in efficiently executing that role. Lori has been in the financial services industry since 1989 and part of CIBC Trust Services since 1993.
David Coate, CA, CPA, CFP
Having worked in the accounting profession before joining CIBC Wood Gundy in 2016, David has a unique perspective of tax and estate planning challenges that most of our clients will face during their lifetime.
Being able to draw on prior knowledge and experience from his accounting career and apply that prior experience to new advisor and client relationships is a valuable asset to our team and our partners.
Educating our clients and partners to ensure that complicated problems can be simplified is one of David’s greatest strengths.