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.

Caroline Obee

Senior Trust and Estate Consultant

As a CIBC Senior Trust and Estate Consultant, my goal is to provide you and your family with confidence and peace of mind.

We offer services as a professional executor, power of attorney for property or trustee. We 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. We have the expertise to execute or assist others to execute that role effectively and efficiently.

Diego Castellanos

Private Banking Advisor

Diego has been in the financial industry since 2009 and has experience in Private, and Business Banking as well as Treasury Management solutions. In his most recent position, Diego had a business development mandate as Manager, Commercial Banking for the Edmonton region. Diego is passionate in connecting with people and helping them achieve their personal and business financial goals. 

His background in Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, combined with his Family Enterprise Advisor designation (FEA), are significant assets towards providing wealth management advice to our business banking clients in the Edmonton and Northern Alberta market.

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.

Benjamin Tal

Deputy Chief Economist, CIBC

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.

Sid Mokhtari, CMT

Executive Director

Sid Mokhtari is one of the best-known and most-respected Technical Analysts with a depth of experience in cross-ratio analysis, technical sector strategy and technical factor modeling. Sid publishes frequently, including his flagship CIBC report, A Closer Look, as well as the results of his TrendSpotting Matrix. Sid is the first Canadian technician to hold a seat on the MTA's Journal Review Board and sits on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Society of Technical Analysis. Sid is also a regular guest speaker on the Business News Network, at Canadian conferences and is often quoted by the Globe & Mail, Financial Post and other business journals.