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Advocis is the premier association for financial advisors and planners.
We provide a platform of knowledge, advocacy, community and protection advancing the professionalism of financial advisors and planners in the best interest of the consumer.

 

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In an ever-changing landscape Advocis is committed to taking proactive bold steps to protect both consumer and the financial advice profession. 

 

Strength in Numbers

With well over 11,000 members, Advocis is the voice of our profession. Toronto is the largest chapter in Canada with over 2,000 members.

 

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Learn and collaborate with a network of over 2,000 advisors across Toronto and the surrounding area.

 

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Knowledge and proficiency is key to sustainability of advisors in today's competitive landscape, Advocis offers programs for top industry standard designations such as CFP, CLU, CHS.

 

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The Advocis Professions Model requires all financial advisors uphold themselves to the top industry standards.

 

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Alaeddine Jabri

President

QAFP

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Alaeddine Jabri

Alaeddine Jabri is the managing partner at Longevity Achieved, a managing general agency and full-service boutique, insurance and investment firm delivering excellence in financial service. Alaeddine leads the New Breed Of Broker®, a community of advisors who are insatiably curious and unabashedly in love with the people they serve - who also use insurance and investments as tools to help clients achieve the life they want.

Alaeddine is regularly asked to speak at industry events, contribute on expert panels and for comment in national news publications. Committed to the adoption and growth of the insurance profession, Alaeddine mentors’ new advisors and provides the framework for established advisors to transform their business. In 2021 Longevity Achieved was nominated as Wealth Professional’s Multi-Service Advisory Team of the Year.

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Cindy Marques

President

CFP

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Cindy Marques

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Maryam Sukhram

Treasurer

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Maryam Sukhram

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Kendall Harris

Membership Chair

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Kendall Harris

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Tara Pollard

Program Co-Chair

CFP

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Tara Pollard

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Anna Khan

Program Co-Chair

MBA, EPC, CLU, CHS

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Anna Khan

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Kusum Sen

Professional Development Chair

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Kusum Sen

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Michael Camacho

Sponsorship Chair

MBA, CFP, CLU, Ch.F.C., CHS, FLMI

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Michael Camacho

Michael is the president at CSI Brokers Inc. and holds a number of professional designations: CFP, CLU, CHS, CH.F.C., FLMI, MBA.

Michael was raised in Toronto and obtained his degrees at the University of Toronto and Dalhousie University. Between 1990 and 1995, he worked with the London Life Insurance Company. Michael joined World Travel Protection Canada Inc. (Zurich Insurance) in 1995 as an account manager. In 2000, he joined CSI Brokers Inc. and became president in 2001. Michael was a founding member of the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada (1997/1998).

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Jeffrey Yang

Communications Chair

BEng

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Jeffrey Yang

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Jaclyn Nemethy

GAMA Representative

B.Sc., CFP, CLU, CHS

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Jaclyn Nemethy

Jaclyn Nemethy is a graduate of the University of Toronto with an Honours degree in Human Biology.  Jaclyn’s insurance industry experience began with 3 years as the sales representative for North America’s leading provider of laboratory services for medical underwriting. 

Jaclyn joined IA Financial Group as an Inside Sales Associate but quickly became the Sales Director for Living Benefits servicing Ontario for the past 7 years.  She was recently appointed to Director of Sales for the Life Insurance Division managing several key accounts for iA.  Jaclyn is known for her thorough knowledge and providing her advisors with exceptional support and training on all the life and living benefit solutions that IA Financial Group can offer. 

She recently attained her CLU and CFP designations.  She joined the Toronto Advocis Board as Membership Chair in 2017 and is now the Past President of the Chapter.

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Adrian Altamirano

Director-At-Large

CFP, CIM, FEA, CEA, FCSI

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Adrian Altamirano

Adrian continues to build and lead a national business unit focused on delivering a holistic experience for strategic relationships at PPI. The focus of the offering is a unified and dedicated approach to work with firm leadership, management, business development team and most importantly, the firm’s advisors. He leads a high caliber team with tailored resources, practice management tools and unique competitive advantages in HNW marketplace, all while delivering on the ease of doing business with PPI.

Adrian joined PPI in 2012 as Sales Director in Ontario; in 2018, he was promoted to Assistant Vice-President of Sales for the region. Finally, in 2021, Adrian accepted the national mandate of Vice-President, Strategic Relationships.

Based out of Toronto, Adrian has well over a decade of experience in various roles within the financial industry, predominantly as a financial planner and sales executive. He began his career as an Insurance Advisor with Sun Life Financial in 2007 and was awarded the "Quick Start Award" for exceeding sale expectations. He then developed the go-to-marketing strategy for life insurance at State Farm before transitioning to BMO Nesbitt Burns, becoming one of their youngest Investment Advisors at the time.

Throughout the years, Adrian has achieved a number of industry designations to provide clients and advisors with holistic financial counsel including his Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation, Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation, Certified Estate Advisor (CEA) designation and finally he successfully obtained his Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA) designation in June 2021.

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James O’Connell

Director-at-Large

CIM

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James O’Connell

James O’Connell has been in the financial industry since 2009. During that time he has been a broker, worked for a chartered bank as well as a top tier insurance company and an MGA before starting with Humania. He has experience building financial plans, consulting on group benefits, issuing debt products, and building pension portfolios.

He has a Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University and post-graduate certificate in negotiation and alternative dispute resolution from York University. He also has his Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation and is working towards his CFP. He is passionate about providing quality advice and solutions to all Canadians in order to preserve quality of life no matter the circumstance.

Fun facts about James are that he is an avid baseball player, golfer, curler, and enjoys the odd game of poker.

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