Advisors giving back

In this Building Your Business special feature, we look at financial advisors who donate significant time and expertise to improve the lives of those who are less fortunate. From support for Haiti to community outreach at home and medical research, these advisors shine at making time and money work harder. From the Mid-February 2013 issue of Investment Executive.

February 20, 2013

Furry friends

Charity starts at home for Andrea Kladar, who developed a love of animals while growing up on a farm

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A “Great One” on his own terms

Jim Mignault, an advisor with Investors Group, turned the early loss of his cousin to diabetes into a spark that ignited a lifelong desire to make a difference. Last year, Mignault won an award for his community service

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Support the arts, support the place

With the launch of Live@99, Will Prinzen, a financial advisor in Ingersoll, Ont., is helping musicians who struggle to live by their craft. Prinzen also gives back in many other ways. "Now is not the time to be stingy," he says

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Making time for fun

THANKS TO ADAM WOODWARD, senior vice president and investment advisor with Toronto-based Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. in Calgary, more than 960 kids and their parents were given the red-carpet treatment this past November. The Woodward Asset Management Annual Family Movie Day is an initiative that Woodward and his business partners – John Reyes and David […]

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Feeding bodies and minds

Jeffrey Brumer, an advisor in Montreal, decided many years ago that it was important to share the warmth of personal interaction with young people. Brumer donates time and raises funds for a cause that helps children to succeed

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Help where it’s needed

Advisor John Gowans and his wife, Carol, have been visiting Haiti annually since the devastating 2010 earthquake. "You get more out of it than you are giving," he says

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