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Allan Gatenby
B. Comm, CIMA

Associate Director,Senior Wealth Advisor
Allan Gatenby<br>B. Comm, CIMA
Phone
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(780) 497-3220
(780) 420-2274
Toll Free 1-800-661-7137
Email allan_gatenby@scotiamcleod.com
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Most investors today find the array of investment choices too numerous to comprehend. Busy lives leave little time to devote to managing investments. Few people have the expertise required to be responsible for something so complicated and important as wealth accumulation and preservation. Finding an advisor that can be trusted to look out for your best interests, who is accountable to you, and is not driven by generating commissions is an essential element in successful investing.

Our clients hire us because we help them solve these problems. By employing a disciplined process to select the world's best available money managers we harness decades of high calibre investment wisdom to help achieve your individual goals.

We have gone to great lengths to eliminate any and all conflicts of interest. Our Win/Win approach allows us to remain accountable to our clients and gives them the peace of mind they need to focus on the things in life that are truly important to them.
 

Investment Philosophy and Process
Our business is defined by our core values.

Integrity - We avoid all conflicts of interest by always doing "the right thing" for our clients, employing a fee based pricing structure, and maintaining complete confidentiality regarding all client matters.

Competence - At the end of the day it is our competence that determines our clients' success. We hire the best and the brightest people, pursue continuing education, and know the difference between what investments are appropriate and what are "hot".

Putting Clients First - We provide customized advice - not cookie-cutter solutions. We care about our clients and anticipate their needs, and strive to be worthy of our clients' confidence and trust.

Quality - We use time honored investment principles to achieve our clients' goals. These include carefully assessing clients' overall situations before offering solutions and fostering patience and discipline over the long-term.

Accountability - We take responsibility for our actions and do what we say we will do.
 

Service Approach
My long-term approach to investment planning also extends to my client relationships with an emphasis on building relationships for life. I've helped my clients implement and maintain customized plans that recognize their evolving financial situations, through one-on-one meetings, regular reviews, and ongoing personal advice. I draw on the depth of resources of ScotiaMcLeod and Scotiabank to offer a full range of financial services to my clients.
 
Trusted Advice
Success at investing, just like success in life, comes to those with an unwavering commitment to a set of clearly defined principles. The following principles define our Investment Philosophy.

- Successful investors are those who develop a comprehensive, written, long-term plan and stick with it in good markets and bad ones.

- Investments should be treated like a business, not like a part-time job or hobby.

- Chasing hot performance inevitably leads to poor investment results.

- Market timing is NOT an appropriate investment strategy.

- Long-term investors should stay fully invested unless it is clearly imprudent to do so.

- Never let emotions cause you to abandon or modify your investment plan.

- A properly diversified portfolio will deliver superior returns with less risk.

- A team of full-time investment professionals is preferable to generalists or amateurs.

- Outside influences like the news media or people from other walks of life are NOT good sources of investment wisdom.
 

Mailing Address
Suite 2000, 10104 - 103 Avenue
Edmonton AB T5J 0H8

Toll Free:
1-800-661-7137 (Canada)
1-866-749-2823 (U.S.A.)
 
Additional Team Members:
Kam Kullar
Administrative Associate
(780) 497-3234
kamaljit_kullar@scotiamcleod.com
 


All insurance products are sold through ScotiaMcLeod Financial Services Inc. ScotiaMcLeod Financial Services Inc. is an insurance subsidiary of Scotia Capital Inc., a member of the Scotiabank Group. When discussing Life Insurance Products, ScotiaMcLeod Investment Executives are acting as Life Underwriters representing ScotiaMcLeod Financial Services Inc.
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