I seek to empower you with the confidence that comes from truly understanding your overall financial position, the opportunities and risks that may change your path towards reaching your goals, and the steps you can take today towards making these goals a reality.
I seek to empower you with the confidence that comes from truly understanding your overall financial position, the opportunities and risks that may change your path towards reaching your goals, and the steps you can take today towards making these goals a reality.
I seek to empower you with the confidence that comes from truly understanding your overall financial position, the opportunities and risks that may change your path towards reaching your goals, and the steps you can take today towards making these goals a reality.
I focus on helping clients protect their wealth by developing risk- management strategies, and providing them with guidance along a proven process to achieve the best results during implementation. I have experience serving clients in all areas of financial planning since 2010, providing them with advice to reach their goals with confidence, simplicity and convenience.
In my free time, I enjoy hiking, camping, cooking and traveling the world. I have learned some of my most valuable life lessons from these hobbies - the ability to plan with an ideal outcome in mind, to adapt when things inevitably don't go according to plan, and to appreciate the journey (including the 'bumps') as much as the destination.
Countries I've traveled to: Turkey, Palau, New Zealand, Germany, France, Italy, Czech Republic, South Korea & Taiwan.
Favorite kitchen tool: My Staub cast-iron dutch oven
Bcomm (Finance) - UBC
CFP (Certified Financial Planner)
CIM (Chartered Investment Manager)
Canadian Securities Course (CSC)
Conduct and Practices Handbook (CPH)
Wealth Management Essentials (WME)
Life License Qualification Program (LLQP)
Shaun is an Associate Portfolio Manager with IIROC in BC and ON. He is a licensed insurance agent in BC and ON.
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