Michael Silicz is the award-winning Portfolio Manager of the Silicz Wealth Management Team at National Bank Financial in Winnipeg. Michael uses Responsible Investments and buys and holds Canadian, US, and International companies that exhibit strong Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (“ESG”) scores relative to their peers. Michael is a director with the St. Paul’s College Foundation at the University of Manitoba, the major Catholic higher education institution in the province.
Province Licensed In: Manitoba
Sterling Rempel, RIAC CFP CIM CLU TEP MFA-P
Your values are deeply personal. Our approach is too.
We work with clients to consider the profound questions, ‘Will I be OK?’ and ‘How can I look after my family?’, and move beyond that to help them connect their money to what’s meaningful to them.
We help business owners and professionals align their finances with their values, by planning for financial independence, family and social legacies, responsible investing and philanthropy.
People like doing business with us because they are ready to combine meaning with their money.
We are licensed as an independent agent to provide our clients with tax-preferred insurance solutions, employee benefit plans, responsible investments and sustainable retirement income.
Josh Quinton
Josh joined CIBC Wood Gundy in 2017 after 10 years of institutional investment management experience with Bloomberg in New York City. Josh is an award-winning global business manager, building analytics to bring transparency to the financial markets and advising some of the largest money managers in the world, including corporations, pension funds, hedge funds, central banks, and heads of government.
Our team invests globally, helping professionals, families, entrepreneurs, non-profits, foundations & institutional groups protect and grow wealth by investing across the capital structure. Josh has worked to help his clients implement ESG (environmental, social and governance) investments for the United Nations Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
Josh is equally passionate about the causes he helps support. Mr. Quinton strives to serve our community financially and by volunteering his time to serve as a Director on the boards of Shorefast, Innovate NL and Grenfell Association of America.
Josh grew up in a small family business in Newfoundland and is ardent in supporting local entrepreneurship as well as promoting self-sustainability and innovation in the province. He holds a Master’s degree in International Economics from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Contact Josh at 800-563-0800 or josh.quinton@cibc.com
Janine Guenther
I have over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. I hold a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Manitoba along with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designations.
Professionally, I am a member of CFA Institute and the CMT Association. My volunteer roles with CFA Institute include past president of CFA Vancouver, past President’s Council Representative (PCR) for Canada on the global Board of CFA Institute, Exam Grading, Standard Setting, the Nominating Committee and the Disciplinary Review Committee. For the CMT Association, I am a past member of the Curriculum Committee.
I was a proud volunteer for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics serving as the timer for the Figure Skating events. This role arose from a 25-year volunteer career in Figure Skating as an internationally ranked judge. In my community, I am currently a citizen member of the District of West Vancouver finance committed and a board member on the West Vancouver Community Centres Society. I am involved in volunteer activities at the school our children attend and the sports that they play.
One of the accomplishments in my life that I am most proud of is training and running a marathon in the year that I turned 50. I have always been athletic but never a runner (I am still not a runner) but was able to make a few lifestyle choices and learned how to make this happen! I am proud finisher of the New York Marathon and a few half marathons and 10K’s since then!
Douglas Griffioen
We are independent Financial Planners. We work to achieve the best retirement for you with a view to passing on as much as possible to your beneficiaries. We do Holistic Retirement Planning and Estate Planning. We use various tools including Charitable Giving, Tax Reduction strategies and Insurance strategies.
Charlene Birdsall CPA CMA CIM RIAC CFP
With an extensive financial background, Charlene is able to provide a total wealth management experience for all her clients. This includes estate, financial, and retirement planning as well as quality investment advice, insurance and discretionary portfolio management, with a focus on social responsible investments and tax efficiency. Charlene believes in providing the right advice and solutions that are easy to understand that brings real value to your life.