Tom Kinred

A long time ago I was a high school graduate who was told I had to start thinking about what I should do in life. I didn't know what I wanted to "do" but I noticed the first question I asked myself when contemplating any career path was…how much money can I make? Looking back I realize how immature that thought process was, but because thinking money was the key to happiness, a chain of events occurred that ended up with me going to school to learn about what else…money.

Fast forward a couple of years. It's January 2004. A new semester has started and I begin a class called Stock Market Analysis. "Sounds interesting" I thought to myself. Well that turned out to be the understatement of a lifetime. I was captivated. Learning about stocks was infinitely interesting to me and it didn't take long to know that working in capital markets was what I was meant to do.

After getting married in 2011, I transitioned from working on a trading floor to working as a Financial Advisor for both CIBC Imperial Service and Scotiabank. Client management was a different animal than being a Trader. I had to learn the importance of developing a client care process that once completed, would ensure the client was taken care of beyond their greatest expectations. Perfecting that process continues to be my passion.

In 2017 I began my own advising practice in Parksville with Edward Jones. Besides being a Financial Advisor, I am a Field Trainer of new advisors, a hiring team member, and an in-branch host for new advising practices. Through these roles I attempt to impart what I can now say is more than 15 years of investment industry experience on new advising practices. The opportunity to train the next generation of advisors is truly a privilege.

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