Financial planning

Financial planning built around your life

Work one-on-one with an experienced planner to build a personalized plan with clear, actionable steps — not generic advice, just a real plan for you.
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What you get

Planning built around you

What you can expect when you work with our financial planning team.

Unbiased Advice

We don’t sell investments or insurance products. Our only job is to help you make the most of your retirement plan.

Collaborative Planning

We work with you to build a plan that reflects your story. It’s more than just numbers; it’s about enabling you to live your best life.

Actionable Recommendations

Personalized strategies for tax, estate, and retirement planning you can put into action today. Clear steps; not just a report.

Ongoing Partnership

The story doesn’t end here. You’ll stay connected with your planner as life happens, so you can implement your plan and stay on track.

Your options

How to work with our team

Choose your path — personalized one-on-one financial planning, or general retirement support available to every member.

Included for all members

General retirement support

For broader retirement questions, every Common Wealth member can self-serve or book a plan review.

Guide to Retirement portal

Self-serve education and resources you can explore anytime to build retirement confidence. You can find them under the Learn tab in your Common Wealth plan.

Plan review

A general conversation with a Common Wealth team member about your goals and how to get more from your plan. Book a plan review today.

Financial planning path

Work with a financial planner

A guided planning experience, led by an experienced planner and built entirely around you.

Step 1: Consultation — free, 30 minutes, no pressure

Tell us where you’re at. We’ll listen, ask the right questions, and walk you through how we’d approach your planning — so you can decide if it’s the right fit. No commitment required.

Step 2: Building your plan together

We get to know your full picture — your income, savings, goals, and household, including your spouse, even if they’re not a Common Wealth member. From there, your planner builds a personalized long-term plan and works through it with you.

We’ll explore scenarios such as retiring earlier or later, varying spending levels, and downsizing. We’ll answer the real questions — when to take CPP and OAS, which accounts to draw from first, how to create a retirement paycheque — and stress-test your plan against the unexpected.

Step 3: Putting your plan into action

We help you implement your plan and stay with you as life changes — adjusting alongside you so your plan always reflects where you’re headed.

Accessible pricing for Common Wealth members
Comprehensive financial planning typically costs $5,000 or more. As a Common Wealth member, plans start at $2,000 and may already be included in your available services depending on your total savings. Your consultation will cover what applies to you.

Meet the team

Meet our planning team

The people you’ll work with on your financial planning journey.

Justine Kelly, CFP®

Senior Manager, Financial Planning

Justine has spent over 15 years helping Canadians navigate the financial decisions that matter most — retirement timing, tax-efficient income, government benefits, and building plans that fit real life.

Her background spans wealth management and insurance advisory, giving her a well-rounded view of the full financial picture. She believes good financial planning should be straightforward, accessible, and genuinely useful — no jargon, no sales, just honest guidance.

Reah Duran, QAFP®

Financial Planner

Reah brings experience in wealth management, financial planning, and retail banking. She is passionate about helping individuals make informed financial decisions and making complex financial concepts easier to understand.

Her approach is rooted in the belief that financial planning is about more than numbers—it’s about understanding people’s goals, priorities, and the life they want to build.

Ready when you are

Take the next step

Book a 30-minute consultation with our planning team. We’ll talk through your situation and what financial planning could look like for you.

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