Francesco applies his knowledge and experience to assist wealthy Canadian families achieve their financial goals and enjoy peace of mind. As a Wealth Strategist, Francesco takes an in-depth approach to understand your unique situation and provides formal recommendations to optimize your financial affairs with specific emphasis on tax optimization, estate and trust planning. An accredited financial professional with over 15 years' experience Francesco works with clients to facilitate a seamless implementation of recommendations.

Jennifer uses her knowledge and experience as a Wealth Advisor 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.

Jennifer 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. Jennifer received her Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University in 2000, and has earned several industry designations.

Victoria believes that a key part of her role is to provide clients and their family with convenience, flexibility and peace of mind through the services she provides and the financial solutions she offers. Working together with her clients she develops a financial plan that supports their values and goals, and allows them to grow and preserve their wealth. Victoria's clients greatly value this level of highly personalized attention and service.

Ian de Verteuil has close to 30 years of experience on the buy- and sell-side of the investment business. He started with a Canadian equities and debt securities dealer in 1987, and over his career as an equity analyst covered a variety of sectors.

Based on external surveys, Ian ranked as Canada's best analyst in Banking, Insurance, Consumer Products, Breweries and Distilleries at various times over a 20-year period.

Ian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from McGill University and an MBA from Western University.

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.

With over 20 years of experience in the life insurance industry, Aram works with affluent families, business owners and executives to create tax efficient insurance based strategies that build and safeguard wealth. Insurance planning with both personal or corporate wealth is tailored to each client with the end goal of providing certainty that enhances the lives of clients, their families and businesses.

Aram strongly believes best results are achieved through a holistic team approach. He will work collaboratively with other trusted advisors ensuring wealth is sheltered for both future generations and philanthropic aspirations.

Aram is fully committed to his profession and views continuing education as vital. He has earned several industry designations, including the Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Financial Management Advisor (FMA), Certified Health Insurance Specialist (CHS) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designations. It is his knowledge, experience and high ethical standards that allows him to add value and educate each client.