Meet the team

Tracey is an integral member of the team, helping to create, preserve and increase wealth by incorporating insurance-based solutions within comprehensive financial plans.

Specializing in estate planning, Tracey applies innovative and tax-efficient solutions to a variety of wealth management issues and is skilled at simplifying their complexities. Her individualized approach to personal and corporate insurance planning help clients achieve their wealth management objectives and reach their estate and financial goals.

Beginning her financial services career in 1994, Tracey joined RBC in 2012. Beforehand, she spent 13 years with a leading life insurer, focused on providing insurance solutions expertise to advisors and product marketing.

Committed to ongoing development, Tracey has obtained the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation.

Ariel graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Business Administration in 1992, and from the Faculty of Law in 1994 where he served on the editorial board of the Law Review.

He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1996. Prior to joining RBC, Ariel spent 5 years teaching Real Estate Law and Estate Law at La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa. For the previous 12 years, Ariel held several positions at a major trust company, culminating in the role of Trust Manager.

Ariel is a member in good standing of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Canadian chapter). His significant practical experience in estate planning and administration allows him to offer valuable guidance during the creation of your estate plan.

As a Business Owner Specialist, High Net Worth Planning Services, Bobby, together with your primary RBC advisor, helps you explore succession, tax, retirement and estate planning issues you face as a business owner.

Bobby has over 15 years of experience working with owners of privately held businesses to help them develop business succession, tax and estate planning solutions tailored to their goals and objectives. Prior to joining High Net Worth Planning Services, Bobby provided tax, retirement, estate and financial planning advice to RBC advisors and their clients. He has written articles on various topics including determining the value of a business, farm succession planning, tax planning and retirement planning.

Prior to joining RBC, Bobby was a Vice President at a boutique business valuation firm in Toronto where he worked with business owners to help them determine the value of their business for divestitures, litigation, tax and estate planning purposes. He also worked with owners to help them identify the value drivers of their business.

Bobby is a Chartered Business Valuator, a Chartered Professional Accountant and has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto. He has also completed all three levels of the CPA In-Depth Tax Course.

Murray has been providing advice and technical support in relation to high-net-worth family wealth planning since 1994. Conversations include scenarios to be aware of in transitioning, including the costs of transitioning, your assets to your intended heirs. Additional areas of concern may include tax, asset preservation and philanthropic planning.

Murray’s expertise encompasses both domestic and international family circumstances, and in many cases is focused on the challenges of transitioning a family business. His guidance supports clients in their relationships with their external professional advisors, with whom he frequently interacts.

Before joining RBC’s Canadian Wealth Management Services team in 2008, Murray worked with RBC’s Global Private Banking group as the senior resource in their global trust business for over 13 years.

Prior to joining RBC, Murray practised law for six years in the areas of estate and tax planning, as well as various areas of business law.

Murray was a Director of STEP Canada (Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners) from its inception until 2009, and has been a member of the International Tax Planning Association and the Canadian Tax Foundation over the years. He has been a featured speaker at Estate Planning Councils, Law Society and STEP practitioner education conferences in Canada and abroad.

Jeff has over 30 years of industry experience, 22 years specializing in the Group Retirement space. He has successful driven sales results by developing and building long-term client relationships and providing custom solutions to meet client needs through exceptional service and advice. Jeff’s belief in One RBC means that his trusted partners are always engaged to tailor the right solution for each client. Jeff is dedicated to ensuring that his Wealth partners have the opportunity to showcase their exclusive financial planning expertise to the client’s senior management. Most recently Jeff introduced DS to a high-profile Engineering firm with a national presence of over 350 employees.

Andrew got his start in the industry as an independent advisor in Ottawa, Ontario where he helped clients achieve financial security through risk management and investment strategies. He built a successful practice founded on positive relationships and trust, as well as his knack for matching client needs with customized solutions.

Since joining RBC Insurance, Andrew has successfully applied this approach to his current role, where he leverages our industry reputation and our wealth of resources to fulfill his clients’ Group Benefit needs.

Andrew has earned his Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation through the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans and Dalhousie University. The program is designed to help individuals develop a comprehensive understanding of employee benefit principles and concepts.

A firm believer in the importance of protecting employees’ health and ability to earn an income, Andrew works tirelessly with clients to promote positive employer-employee relationships, stability through employee retention and growth through company productivity.