My Business Magazine

                                                            SAM GUILLEMETTE

Financial Consultant, Sam Guillemette proudly wears his grandfather’s ring as it serves as a reminder about what is important - hard work, integrity, trust, and service to others.

One of Sam’s favourite expressions, coupled with his grandfather’s favourite saying is this, “There’s only one thing that you truly own in life; and that’s your name…You’re a Guillemette…Sainte Barbe! My grandfather believed in always being there to...

                                                                  LYDIA BZOWEJ

At Polson, Bourbonniere Derby Wealth Management (PBD), financial planning is a family affair. “We utilize a ‘whole family approach’ because we believe it is important for everyone to understand what’s going on. This helps improve the financial literacy of younger family members, reduces anxiety, and creates peace of mind,” says CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional Lydia Bzowej.

Lydia didn’t start out...

                                                            ROSS MACFARLANE

Independent insurance advisor, Ross Macfarlane, is passionate about saving tax.

“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” Benjamin Franklin famously said. Although Canadians have not yet figured out how to live forever, there are legal tools we can use to provide tax-free protection and financial security for our family members and business partners when we pass away,” Ross says.

Ross earned h...

                                                           LYNN WHETHAM

Lynn Whetham is a Financial Writer, Educator, Speaker, International Radio Show Host, Professor, Retirement Counsellor and Planned Giving Consultant with the Donor Motivation Program™. She is passionate about helping people discover the tools and the knowledge they need to become “financially fit for life” which includes being mindful of how they spend, invest and donate.

Lynn has been providing holistic financial advice to clients for...

                                                   CHRIS J. ANDERSON

Only someone that is a serious student and that is engaged in the subject matter, has the discipline to complete his Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Science Degrees from the University of Saskatchewan, in five years. Chris J. Anderson (Chris) is that serious student. He decided to take a break from studying and to get a job. He was attracted to a financial services career because it would allow him to leverage his entrepreneurial, educational, and...

                                                              JULIE LAFERRIERE

“The failure to manage risk can have enormous unintended mental, emotional, and financial consequences,” says Julie Laferriere, Insurance Specialist and Business Development Manager, Sudbury and Barrie regions, for Financial Horizons Group. She has good reasons for saying so.

At the young age of 21, Julie’s biological dad died in a car accident when he fell asleep at the wheel on the drive home from a Fleetwood Ma...

                             BRIAN MOORE

Paul Turner and Brian Moore established TurnerMoore LLP Chartered Professional Accountants, in 1994, to help entrepreneurs, small businesses, restaurant owners, farmers and sub-trades work through the various challenges of business start-up, growth, and succession.

“Today, our 21 ethnically diverse partners support more than 3000 businesses across Ontario – quite an accomplishment given that when I started with Paul over two decades ago, I was working with just 33 clients out of my home office,” Brian Moore, one of the Founding Partne...