To understand your financial values, goals, and concerns. To create a data driven, actionable plan that accomplishes your goals and addresses your concerns. To provide excellent service as a trusted financial expert.
I founded the Kelly Smith Group because I recognized the need that a lot of professionals, executives and business owners shared with me: financial planning services from someone who can relate to your needs, provide expert advice and top-tier service levels.
Prior to starting Kelly Smith Group, I spent my career in corporate strategy and sales. This has enabled me to bring financial planning advice based on my deep commercial experience in strategy, financial planning and risk modelling to business owners. I’ve also walked a mile or two in executive shoes at the Director and Vice President level that allowed me to understand the expectations and level of service required to meet executive needs.
At Kelly Smith Group we believe in addressing the financial planning first, so that we can gain a thorough understanding your goals and concerns while at the same time, create a lifelong plan that provides flexibility along the way. Once the financial planning is established, we integrate tax, investment, risk management, retirement and estate planning to build a successful outlook for you and your future generations. We are happy to work with your accountants, lawyers and investment professionals and where required, we can recommend top notch professionals if you require additional support.
As a family we enjoy sports for every season…our son Callum especially enjoys Alpine Ski racing while our daughter Mackenna enjoys spending time outdoors with her favorite four-legged friends, horses. My wife Kim and I can be found cycling, running or enjoying a coffee in the backyard. Kelly can also be found behind the wheel of a race car when time permits. As a family we also host an annual charity event in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association.
I started my professional career as part of TD’s exclusive graduate program geared towards developing top talent into the future leaders of the bank.
I left the bank to pursue my passion in financial planning. It is a passion I developed in university and one that since then I knew I wanted to pursue someday.
I joined Kelly Smith Group for the opportunity to further develop my knowledge and learning in financial planning. I believe that true financial planning is the comprehensive advice which brings a tremendous amount of value to the client. I knew that if I was going to provide the best advice for clients, Kelly’s knowledge and experience were what I wanted to emulate, and this is where I could accomplish that.
A member of the Varsity Lacrosse team at Western, I still play in the winter and have coached several of the last few years. Lately in the summers, my competitive focus has shifted from playing lacrosse to golfing and I can be found most weekends on the course trying to improve my game.
Ryan has his LLQP and working towards his QAFP (Qualified Associate Financial Planner).
I completed my Bachelor’s degree in India and started my career in Client Services where I learned the value of building outstanding client relationships. Upon arriving in Canada, I continued to build my client relationship skills and discovered my passion for Financial Services.
I pursued and completed the Canadian Securities Course and Life Insurance License to continue to add value for my clients.
I believe in adopting a needs-based approach with my clients, for both individuals and families that I work with. We all have unique needs and our Financial Plans should reflect an individualized approach. My clients describe my service offering as ‘transparent’ and ‘value-add’ in helping them achieve their personal and financial goals.
In looking for a firm to align with, I found Kelly’s values of honesty, trust, transparency and putting the client first were well aligned with my values and represented the integrity of a firm I wanted to align with.
When I am not helping my clients achieve their financial goals, I enjoy spending time with my wife and young daughter. As a family we enjoy exploring a variety of cuisines. I enjoy listening to music, learning about different cultures and their history. I also love reading articles related to the stock market, investments, various industries, and innovation.
I have been a financial planning professional for over 10 years and enjoyed every moment of it. Prior to opening my own financial planning company, I was the top 3 consultants at Sun Life Financial for 3 consecutive years and later managed my own team. During my tenure at SLF, I was an integral part of outlining a client’s journey from the start of their career until retirement, helping clients achieve financial freedom.
I left SLF in 2018 to pursue another passion of mine. My wife and I were able to build a successful online fitness business while travelling the world. I stayed active in the financial services industry throughout this time and in 2019, was part of a FINTECH start-up company called Planly. As I’ve seen from the inside of the financial services industry, many people don’t have access to quality financial advice; with advisors pushing their own agendas on their clients. Planly’s mission was to provide all Canadians with access to unbiased advice to set them up for long-term financial success. Planly also won a Co.Labs competition for start-up tech companies and won.
While this was a valuable experience, I realized I wanted to once again, be in a position where I was helping clients directly. Understanding a client’s needs, providing them with unbiased education, and setting them up in the best way to achieve their goals is what I enjoy most. By joining Kelly Smith Group, I will be able to source out the best financial solutions for my clients so my clients would not have to go look for them. Whether you’re looking for advice on your mortgage, investment, insurance, or real estate, I would be able to help you out on all fronts. My mission is to help as many people as possible with their finances so that they can enjoy the other aspect of life.
