Arne Perrin, B.Comm. (Hons), CFP®
Vice-President & Estate Planning Specialist, RBC Wealth Management Financial Services Inc.
Wealth on your terms.
Arne's eldest daughter has a poster on her wall. It says, "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." That's how Arne lives life. He hopes others feel the freedom to do so as well. That's why his core purpose is to help clients enjoy and distribute wealth on their own terms.
To help those clients make informed choices, Arne and his team make it their mission to listen, interpret, educate and coach - that insurance is an asset, not an expense, for example. Careful planning then surfaces the right solution.
Loyalty and trust are paramount. By doing the right thing, Arne and his team want to be advisors' and clients' first choice. It helps that they're renowned as highly responsive, superbly meticulous, very honest - and always trying to be better.
Grace received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia in 2000 and graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 2003.
She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2004. Prior to joining RBC, Grace practised law in Vancouver, specializing in estate planning and estate administration. Most recently, Grace worked at a hospital foundation advising the charity on legal matters as well as its donors on charitable giving.
Grace is a member of the Canadian Bar Association Wills and Trusts Section and Charities Section. She is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin.
As a Senior Trust Advisor, Phylicia Rye serves clients throughout the Eastern Greater Vancouver and North Vancouver Island areas. Her focus on providing estate and trust advice and solutions to high net worth families has garnered her a strong reputation among her peers and is well known within the estate and trust industry for her ability to deal with complex issues.
Phylicia graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts (Economics). She also holds both the Personal Financial Planner (PFP) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designations, and the Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designation. She has over 24 years of industry experience and has leveraged the necessary technical and business development skills to provide clients with the right solutions for their unique circumstances.
Phylicia works with individuals, families, and businesses providing customized estate, trust and incapacity solutions. Whether it is helping someone to settle an estate, establishing a trust to ensure the successful transfer of family assets, or arranging to assist with the administration and responsibilities for a Power of Attorney, Phylicia can help.
Christine Knox brings more than 18 years' experience in financial services to her role as Private Banker. Today she provides comprehensive financial management to select clients and their families throughout Vancouver Island.
Her significant career has honed Ms. Knox's ability to serve her clients through all stages of their financial lives. Working with a relatively small client base allows Ms. Knox to act as a true financial partner for her clients and their families. As needed, she collaborates with clients' legal, tax and insurance advisors to develop a strategy and plan to realize their personal and financial goals.
Ms. Knox's approach is to deliver a sophisticated banking experience and tailored suite of services that is customized to the unique needs of each client. In doing so, she designs packages for her clients that include high-end credit solutions, wealth management planning, business succession planning, estate planning and domestic and international trust structures. Through RBC, Ms. Knox also works with a vast network of specialists, in Canada and in key markets worldwide.
Ms. Knox is a licensed Personal Financial Planner and Specialist in Financial Counseling. In her spare time, she enjoys running, cycling and travelling with her husband and daughter.
Dawn Torroba is an entrepreneur who joined RBC 11 years ago after running a successful catering business, daycare and business coaching practice. She is a writer, competitive cyclist and Ironman athlete; she is RBC’s fastest female on a bicycle for the Whistler GranFondo and volunteers for a women’s shelter.
She is an RPA designated consultant with RBC to help businesses attract, retain and engage their employees by enhancing their compensation strategies with tailored savings benefits and financial education.