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.

Avery Shenfeld is Managing Director and Chief Economist of CIBC Capital Markets. He has been with CIBC since 1993 and is widely recognized as one of Canada's leading economists for his perceptive analysis and insight on economic developments and their implications for financial markets.

He is a repeat winner of the Dow Jones Market Watch forecasting award and has received awards for forecast accuracy on the U.S. and Canadian economies by Bloomberg Markets. He has also been consistently ranked as one of the top Canadian economists by institutional investors.

His prior background includes experience in management consulting. He was on the economics faculty at the University of Toronto and in the summer program at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has addressed numerous business groups and has been quoted in the media in the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe.

Dr. Shenfeld holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University.

Benjamin Tal is responsible for analyzing economic developments and their implications for North American fixed income, equity, foreign exchange and commodities markets. He also acts in an advisory capacity to bank officers on issues related to wealth management, household/corporate credit and risk. Benjamin is a regular commentator on financial and economic trends in the Canadian and American media.

Jeffrey is an accredited professional with over 25 years of experience providing financial planning and advice to clients. He is passionate about creating and delivering customized financial plans and sound strategies to help high net worth clients manage their wealth. He provides advice on sophisticated wealth strategies for clients including areas such as integrated personal and business wealth planning, inter-generational wealth transfer, and tax optimization strategies.

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.

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.

Meggan believes that a key part of her role is to provide clients and their families with convenience, flexibility, and peace of mind through the services and financial solutions she offers.

She starts by understanding the financial goals of her clients, whether in terms of cash and credit management, investments or planning, and develop services customized to their unique needs.

Meggan's clients greatly value this level of highly personalized attention and service.