With over 20 years of experience in wealth and portfolio management, Ryan specializes in servicing the unique needs of affluent clients, along with building personalized investment strategies for individuals, families, charities, foundations, and corporations.

Ryan’s investment philosophy was built on the understanding that no two clients are the same. He emphasizes spending time with each client to gain insight into their values and lifestyle. Ryan strives to develop long-term, custom-tailored strategies to preserve and protect the wealth that his clients have spent a lifetime building.

Ryan believes that informed clients make better decisions, placing the utmost value on providing ongoing communication and education through various channels. In turn, his clients gain an understanding – and with it, comfort around recommended strategies and why they are suitable.

While Ryan’s interest in finance developed from a young age, he quickly learned that his fascination with the industry went beyond market analysis and investment opportunity, to a personalized dimension of financial advice. Once he began working one-on-one with clients, he was able to implement unique strategies to help match investments with the psychology of the individual investor, helping to bridge the gap between the academic approach and its practical application to the everyday lives of people.

Ryan is active in several charitable organizations, including promoting financial education for Canadian youth. In his free time, Ryan enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, avidly reading, searching for unique collectibles, and striving to improve his game on the golf course.

Ilya’s primary responsibilities are focused on research, quantitative analysis, financial modelling, and asset allocation. His keen interest and attention to detail serve to seek high quality financial opportunities for our clients.

Ilya graduated with a Bachelors of Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Waterloo, with a focus on capital markets and economics. He has various professional experience in financial audits, buy-side asset management, and institutional fixed income sales & trading.

He has a passion for capital markets, across a broad spectrum of asset classes such as equities, commodities, cryptocurrencies, and derivatives. In his spare time, Ilya enjoys conducting research for capital market assets through fundamental and technical analysis, with thorough corroboration of macro- and micro-economic factors. Furthermore, Ilya enjoys modelling quantitative data to develop investment strategies and experiment with algorithmic trading.

Alex Volante graduated from Western University with a degree in Management and Organizational Studies. During his studies, he had the opportunity to study abroad at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, where he broadened his understanding of global financial markets, international business, and the global economy.

A lifelong competitive athlete, Alex developed the discipline, resilience, and strong work ethic that continue to shape his professional approach. He has a keen interest in financial markets and business development and enjoys building meaningful relationships with clients while helping them work toward their long-term financial goals. Committed to continuous learning, Alex stays informed on economic developments and evolving market trends to better support clients and the team.

Outside the office, Alex enjoys spending time on the golf course and pursuing an active lifestyle through sports and fitness.

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.

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.

Chris specializes in providing financial planning services to high net worth clients. He is committed to providing holistic financial planning to assist with wealth accumulation goals, preservation and distribution. Chris holds his CFP and PFP designations, bringing over 27 years of experience in financial services and maintains his dedication towards ongoing professional development. Chris has been a financial planner for 18 years, creating plans which serve as the framework for clients financial aspirations.