The WaterStreet Group Inc. a tax consulting firm headed by best-selling author and media personality Tim Cestnick, joined AIC Limited today . The WaterStreet Group will form AIC’s new Tax-Smart Team to enhance the range of AIC services and information available to Canadians and their financial advisors.

“Tim Cestnick’s in-depth knowledge, engaging speaking style, common sense approach and extensive national media exposure make him one of Canada’s most
respected tax and personal finance experts,” says Michael Lee-Chin, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of AIC Limited. “Using AIC’s tax efficient investment philosophy as their foundation, the AIC Tax-Smart Team will be a tremendous asset to Canadians and their fnancial advisors across Canada.”

AIC’s Tax-Smart Team brings a solid reputation in tax education and consulting. Tim Cestnick, Managing Director, AIC Tax-Smart Services, is the author of best-sellers Winning The Tax Game and Winning The Estate Planning Game. He is also a tax columnist for The Globe & Mail’s Report on Business.

The AIC Tax-Smart team includes Associate Vice Presidents Suzanne Schultz
and Leigh Vyn, recognized tax experts and co-authors of the best-seller Taxes for Canadians for Dummies.

AIC says it believes strongly in tax-smart investing. The company says it is committed to educating Canadians in matters of investing, tax planning and an integrated tax-smart investment approach. AIC commenced operations in 1985 and has grown to become one of Canada’s largest mutual fund companies with assets under management of over $14 billion.