Meet Our Extended Team

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

In addition to providing planning assistance to business owners (including incorporated professionals), Coady provides planning assistance to executives, retirees and individuals with U.S. issues. He also assists individuals facing significant financial events (for example, sale of business, financial windfall, retirement, severing residential ties with Canada, etc.).

For more than 20 years, Coady has assisted high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families with their complex planning needs. Coady is a tax lawyer, and he has occupied his current planning role at RBC since 2008. In providing planning information to clients, Coady frequently communicates with their external professional advisors.

Coady’s educational background includes a law degree from Dalhousie University as well as the completion of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada’s) In-Depth Tax Course (Levels I, II and III) and the CPA Canada’s Tax Issues for the Owner- Managed Business Course. He is a member of both the Canadian Tax Foundation and the Canadian Bar Association (Alberta Branch (South)) Tax Specialist Section. Also, Coady was called to the Bar in Alberta and Ontario. Further, in addition to his finance degree from Bishop’s University and the completion of the Canadian Securities Course, Coady is a registered Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

As a Premier Banking Advisor for Edmonton and area, Shane works as a single point of contact, providing banking and credit solutions for select clients, and their families, of Wealth Management Canada. Partnering with investment Advisors and Councilors across the Region, he provides personalized service with tailored advice to help clients save time and effectively manage their day-to-day banking needs.

With more than 23 years of experience in financial services with RBC, Shane is respected by his clients, his peers and the industry. He has received Top Performer recognitions, i.e. RBC Annual Convention Winner, 2 RBC Gold Awards and represented RBC as an Olympic Torch Runner at the Vancouver Games. Shane is committed to giving back to his community, and has volunteered with the Boys & Girls Club, Junior Achievement of Alberta, and the Zebra Center throughout the years.

Born and raised in the Maritime Provinces, Shane has called Alberta home for over 15 years. When he is not hard at work for his clients, Shane enjoys training for, and running, Marathons. Other pursuits include squash, landscaping, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends.

Avideh Parent is an experienced lawyer with a strong commitment to educating people on the importance of estate planning. Avideh is a frequent presenter on Wills and Estates for organizations such as the Legal Education Society of Alberta, the City of Edmonton, Next Step Continuing Education, and the Edmonton Community Foundation. Avideh also has been featured on Global TV, Shaw TV, and various financial education websites.

Avideh received her undergraduate degree from Carleton University and went to Law School at the University of Alberta. In 2001 she was called to the Alberta Bar and is a member of the Law Society of Alberta. Avideh holds the Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designation, granted through the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Prior to joining RBC in 2012, she devoted her law practice to Wills, Estate Planning, and Estate Administration.

Avideh is also very active in the Latin dance community, and enjoys travelling the world to perform and compete with her husband in salsa dance competitions.

Avideh has been a member of the following organizations:

• Wills & Estates Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association;
• Elder Law Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association;
• Edmonton Estate Planning Council;
• Oliver Centre Board of Directors.