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Brent van Ryzewyk, CFP, CLU, CH.F.C., CHS., CEA. Principal,

Brent is the President of the Certified Executor Advisor Network (CEAN), he also operates his financial advisory firm, Barron's Financial Group Inc. With over 36 years of professional advisory, practice and agency management experience, his advisory team is specialized in advanced estate and tax planning techniques, family and business succession, sponsored and association benefit plan design and administration, as well as individual pension and other retirement income strategies.

Brent has held executive leadership roles, as well as senior regional management positions representing national public insurance corporations, investment banking institutions, as well as privately held financial advisory services corporations.

In addition to his professional designations, he is a member of Advocis, The Financial Advisors Associations of Canada since 1984, CALU, The Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting, The Institute for Advanced Financial Education, The Financial Planner Standards Council, The Million Dollar Round table and The Canadian Institute of Certified Executor Advisors.

In addition to his current role as President of CEAN, Brent has most recently been a Trustee with The Institute of Advanced Financial Education, he has also held several senior leadership roles with Advocis Nationally, and at a Chapter level, as well as past President and current board member of the Estate Planning Council of Mississauga.

In his spare time, Brent is active with select charities including the Community Foundation of Mississauga and enjoys traveling, golf, boating, flying and the occasional poker game.

Micheline Varas, BA, RHU, RFC, EPC, GBDS

Senior Partner, Senior VP Living Benefits

CustomPlan Financial Advisors

Micheline assures safeguarding financial advice is of the highest quality. She works in conjunction with several insurers and their respective underwriters delivering results to individuals and corporate clients. Micheline is also a resource to financial advisors and large institutions. Her focus is to structure and ensure creative, cost and tax effective risk mitigation solutions. She believes that professional financial advice adds significant value to individuals and their businesses. To provide the best to clients, Micheline works with the best! This mindset allows for collaboration with independent specialists delivering comprehensive plans designed to create value. Her extensive experience in Living Benefits enabled Micheline to be the first recipient of the GBDS (Group Benefits Disability Specialist) designation in Canada, and a founding moderator for the Canadian Initiative for Elder Planning Studies. A Top of the Table (MDRT – Million Dollar Round Table) member, Micheline has penned many industry and non-industry publications, holds various training and educational events and has been a speaker at numerous national and international congresses. In 2014 Micheline was named one of 50 Women of Influence in Canada’s insurance industry.

For the past 50 years I have helped advise my clients through my law practice, initially as Speal, Viner and then growing over time to Viner, Kennedy, Frederick, Allan & Tobias, commonly known as Viner, Kennedy.

With my experience, and as a creative problem solver, I can assist in any of the following areas:

• Guiding an Executor so as to avoid costly errors and delays.
• Suggesting pitfalls to avoid if considering a Will or Power of Attorney.
• In advising small and family businesses with succession planning.
• As mediator in conflicts and disputes as an alternative to litigation.

As a financial advisor for the past 20 years and working in the financial services industry for close to 30 years. I believe I am uniquely qualified to help clients and families through all stages of their lives. We offer mutual funds, Insurance Products, Guaranteed Investment certificates, TFSA's, RRSPs, RRIFs and RESPs. You can have comfort in knowing that Wever Financial has been here for many years and we have the staff and the experience to be here for many more. We look forward to working with you in the future.

Independent Financial Advisor since 1994.

Del is a Wealth & Insurance
Advisor, primarily for successful professionals and business owners who aspire
to financial independence and a "work optional" lifestyle. He has
developed and refined a process that puts the pieces of the financial puzzle together for
his clients as their life unfolds and needs evolve. Retirement planning, estate
planning, risk management planning are a big part of the process, as is debt
and cash flow planning. Del works with his client's other professional
advisors, such as lawyers and accountants, to facilitate a team approach to
financial planning.

Ian works directly with clients developing investment portfolios as well as providing financial planning in the areas of business succession, retirement income planning, and estate planning.  Ian has earned several industry certifications, including the Chartered Investment Manager and Certified Financial Planner designations.  Ian is a member of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners and the Winnipeg Estate Planning Council. Ian is registered as both an Advising Representative (AR) in Canada and an Investment Adviser Representative (IAR) in the United States.

A financial services and business professional with thirty years extensive and varied experience in entrepreneurial, bank, trust, brokerage, mutual fund and insurance company environments.
Coaches and assists others understand, plan and reach their personal and financial goals with a particular emphasis on wealth building, investment, insurance and estate and legacy planning.
Frequent speaker on Estate Planning; Elder Law and Financial Planning; Pre-Planning and Legacy Planning; Benefits and Group Pensions.
Faculty member of the Canadian Initiative for Elder Planning Studies.

Specialties: Estate and Legacy Planning; Investments; Insurance; Business Coach

Amanda， 赵萌， CFA， 特许金融分析师，最喜欢这个职业的地方就是ta有机会帮助他人实现财富目标，解决财务问题。Amanda觉得她的使命就是“传道 、授业、解惑”：不论是企业家，高净值人士，亦或是普通的工薪阶层，都需要了解金融理财的基本理念，提前规划的必要性，财务安全的重要性，家族财富传承的可能性，企业和个人免税延税的合法性。Amanda一直秉承财务规划的量体裁衣性，为每一位客户量身打造通往财务自由的成功之路。

Amanda, CFA, loves helping people with their money at different stages of their lives. She will help you to maximize your net wealth using her knowledge and insights in insurance, investment, estate planning and tax. She will be your trusted partner in helping you reach your financial goals and dreams.

Arnold Zweig has been helping clients with civil litigation matters since 1979. He has worked in the areas of franchising, landlord and tenant, family, construction and real estate matters for both plaintiffs and defendants. He has over the years dealt with numerous estate disputes as well.

His experience has shown that most disputes arise from a lack of information or a lack or inability of two sides to communicate with one another. Once there is full disclosure and a complete understanding of each sides position, most disputes can be easily resolved. Estate disputes are unique in that the person at the centre of the decision making is no longer available to be questioned.

A unique opportunity presents itself for resolution of even the most complex matters. Mr. Zweig, along with his law clerk, Mallory Smith, devotes his own personal time to each client and has a dedication to resolve a dispute efficiently, quickly and with a view to ensuring that any legal fees are not out of proportion to the problem at hand. Together they make a strong team to help resolve your issues. 

Let's get together and have a conversation.  Planning is all about aligning your assets and goals with your values and beliefs.  Upon completion you will have developed a unique plan with solutions that assist you with your goals.  I am a life insurance and financial advisor.  I now hold the CEA designation.  Thru Advocis I am a Chartered Health Specialist (CHS).  Thru The Canadian  Association of Farm Advisors  I hold a CAFA designation.   In a busy technical world,  I feel sitting down and having a conversation is the best way to determine what is important to you, your family,  your business, for today and tomorrow.