When Peter Letkeman, formerly a professor of chemistry at Brandon University, lost his sight, he remained positive. He took steps to become a financial advisor and turned former colleagues into clients
Joseph Alfie, 28, has been remarkably successful at building a high net-worth practice in less than a decade. He credits persistence, long hours and a high degree of organization
As a child, Michael Silicz helped his father to identify prospects for his financial advisory practice. Now, four university degrees and two lawyer jobs later, Michael is an advisor - once again working with his father
At age 27, Samuel Waxman is building a successful business by focusing on clients within his age group
Andrew Pyle uses ETFs to achieve flexibility and transparency for clients' portfolios
Marilyn deRooy-Pearson works with financial advisors and their business-owner clients to help them through the tax, succession, estate and financial planning challenges that are unique to that market
Glen Rankin believes in client contact, honesty and hard work. Since he began selling insurance at the age of 19, Rankin has known the value of continuing education for himself - and the importance of educating his clients about markets
Longtime financial advisor Denis Beaulieu says that helping retired clients includes persuading them to spend as well as save. Dealing with cognitive decline among some clients also is a growing issue, he says
Nathan Kupusa has built a firm dedicated to guiding seniors through their financial decisions and other aspects of their lives. Solutions for Aging provides advanced wealth planning as well as a range of lifestyle planning services
Bob Vandewater, an investment advisor with CIBC Wood Gundy in Winnipeg, has spent more than half a century with that firm. His loyalty was inspired by a profound respect for Charles Gundy, the company's president when Vandewater joined