Mitchell Shields

Mitchell Shields is the founder of Still Water Financial Partners in Huntsville, Ontario. He works with Ontario corporation owners and multi-generational families on a fractional family office basis.

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Opinion: This is how we bring more young people into the financial advice profession

Stop telling them intermediaries have a future; show them the impact a real advisor can have

By Mitchell Shields |May 1, 2026

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