You’re the biggest beneficiary.

Colin Ardill stays humble. Even so, he’s not shy about being a man on a mission: to overturn 150 years of misunderstanding about life insurance, one day at a time.

Most Canadians see only one dimension to life insurance: that it’s of no use to the living. But Colin sees it in three dimensions. There is the death benefit that everyone can see – but life insurance also provides tax-exempt growth, and it allows the holder to spend more money in retirement than they otherwise could. Says Colin: “The person buying the policy is going to be the biggest beneficiary.”

Colin has been in the estate planning business for over 15 years. His core purpose – the heart of everything he does – is to leave everyone he meets better off.

Ryan specializes in tax, estate, business succession and family enterprise planning for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families. Together with your RBC advisor, Ryan provides coordinated guidance to support your relationships with your external professional advisors, with whom he frequently collaborates.

Prior to joining High Net Worth Planning Services, Ryan worked with RBC advisors to provide comprehensive wealth and financial planning services focused on clients’ goals including tax, estate, succession, philanthropy, education and retirement planning. He also worked at one of the big four accounting firms, advising on Canadian tax strategies, corporate reorganization and business transition for small-and medium-sized enterprises.

Ryan is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), Certified Financial Planner professional, Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU). He has completed the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course and holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University with a major in Accounting. He is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, Family Enterprise Canada and The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (Canada).

Wealth Planning Consultation

Ryan works closely with your RBC advisor to identify strategies and solutions on structuring your affairs in a manner that addresses your overall wealth planning needs, which you would then discuss and implement with your accountant or lawyer.