This past fall, I joined Advisor.ca and its sister publication Investment Executive as editorial director. It’s been a kind of homecoming for me, as a former member of the editorial team that launched Advisor’s Edge in 1998.

I left journalism in 2004 to pursue a financial services career. Loved every day of it, and learned a ton. But I never stopped missing being an editor. After years of promising myself that I’d find a way back, the perfect opportunity presented itself. It was an easy decision.

Advisor.ca and Investment Executive enjoy reputations for fair reporting, informative analysis and a dedication to the interests of financial advisors and the clients they serve. Despite all of the change ahead in what will surely be a consequential 2025 for Canadians, you can count on us to do what we’ve always done.

Here on Advisor.ca, we have three goals for the new year: deliver more valuable practice management content than ever; present must-read domestic news and analysis for Canadian advisors; and bring more industry participants into our coverage, as contributors and commentators.

It’s also our plan to make Alisha Hiyate, our brilliant new managing editor, feel right at home.

Have an idea? A story to tell? Maybe a bone to pick? Let’s talk.

Happy New Year!

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