Advisors giving back – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 06 Nov 2019 21:28:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Advisors giving back – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Giving Back: Bringing education to disadvantaged children https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/giving-back-bringing-education-to-disadvantaged-children/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 23:41:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/giving-back-bringing-education-to-disadvantaged-children/ Alan Harman, director, portfolio manager, with ScotiaMcLeod in Toronto, discusses Alma Children’s Education Foundation — a charity he founded to help educate children in poverty-stricken and indigenous communities in South America. He spoke to Fiona Collie, web reporter at Investment Executive at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.

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]]> Giving Back: Running half-marathons and charitable giving tips https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/giving-back-running-half-marathons-and-charitable-giving-tips/ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/giving-back-running-half-marathons-and-charitable-giving-tips/ Mark Halpern, certified financial planner and president of illnessPROTECTION.com, finds time to give back to the community by running half-marathons, designing planned giving programs for charities and teaching advisors how to incorporate charitable giving. He spoke with Megan Harman, reporter with Investment Executive, at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.

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]]> Going the distance for kids https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/going-the-distance-for-kids/ Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:21:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/going-the-distance-for-kids/ Glen Way, senior wealth advisor with ScotiaMcLeod in Brampton, Ont., explains the impact one person can make with mentoring and cycling across Canada to help kids with cancer. He spoke with Rudy Mezzetta, reporter with Investment Executive, at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.

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]]> Climbing every mountain for Sick Kids https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/climbing-every-mountain-for-sick-kids/ Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:55:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/climbing-every-mountain-for-sick-kids/ Brian Culbert, investment advisor and first vice president at CIBC Wood Gundy, speaks about his charitable work that has raised about $250,000 for Sick Kids hospital. Culbert talks about running the 168-kilometre North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc race. He spoke with Jade Hemeon, senior reporter, Investment Executive, at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.

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]]> Support the arts, support the place https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/support-the-arts-support-the-place/ Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/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 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/making-time-for-fun/ Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/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 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/feeding-bodies-and-minds/ Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/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 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/help-where-it-s-needed/ Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/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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]]> Giving like Santa all year round https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/giving-like-santa-all-year-round/ Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/giving-like-santa-all-year-round/ In segment one of a three-part series Giving Back -- about advisors who are donating considerable time to charitable activities -- Konrad Kopacz, director of business development and investment advisor with Queensbury Securities, tells the heart-warming story about the people who work year round to make wishes come true for children in need. Kopacz spoke with Paula Virany, multimedia editor and video producer for Investment Executive at the TMX Broadcast centre in Toronto.

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]]> Volunteering as a way of life https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/volunteering-as-a-way-of-life/ Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/volunteering-as-a-way-of-life/ ScotiaMcLeod's Glen Way has managed to combine his love of sports with the sustained commitment to helping children in need. "It's an excuse for me to be a kid," says the 36-year-old father of two

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