Prashant Patel, ASA, CFP, TEP
High Net Worth Planning Services
Prashant has assisted high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families with tax, estate and retirement issues since 1992. His guidance supports clients in their relationships with their external professional advisors, with whom hefrequently interacts.
His expertise includes tax and estate planning for executives, business owners, retirees, sports professionals and individuals with U.S. issues. He also assists individuals facing significant financial events (sale of business, financial windfall, retirement, job loss, moving to Canada, leaving Canada, etc.).
Grant Henri, CFP, PFP, Pl. Fin., TEP
Vice President, High Net Worth Planning Services
Grant attended Concordia University in Montreal where he completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He holds three financial planning designations, a Specialist designation from the Trust Institute, and is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Grant is currently enrolled in and studying to complete the In-Depth Tax program with the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Grant has over 25 years of progressive experience in various roles within the financial services field. In addition to his work with RBC Wealth Management, he is currently teaching Tax and Estate Planning courses for the Institut Québecois de Planification Financière to support the continuing education requirements of financial planners in the province of Quebec. Grant has also provided support to the Financial Planners Standards Council of Canada as a subject matter expert and has taught financial planning courses at George Brown College in Toronto.
Megan Brown, LL.B, TEP
Will and Estate Consultant
Megan is our Will and Estate lawyer. She works closely with our clients in structuring their estate in a tax-effective manner. Megan will provide you with a report outlining various estate planning issues for you to explore in further detail with your lawyer or accountant.
Joel Cuperfain B.A., LL.B., LL.M., CLU, TEP
Vice President, Estate Planning Specialist
Joel Cuperfain is a nationally recognized expert in insurance and estate planning. He has experience in personal and corporate tax and estate planning as well as taxation of charities and charitable donations. A graduate of Brandeis University, Massachusetts, he received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Toronto, and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1992. Joel received his Masters in Tax Law from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2001. Joel brought his expertise to RBC Dominion Securities as an Estate Planning Specialist after 14 years in the insurance industry.
Joel has spoken at several seminars and conferences on life insurance, tax and estate planning issues. He is the founding co-editor of Canadian Taxation of Life Insurance. Joel's responsibilities include developing and implementing insurance based advanced tax and estate planning strategies for RBC Dominion Securities clients.
Mark Skeggs, CA, CFP, TEP
Vice President, Business Owner Specialist
As a Business Owner Specialist, High Net Worth Planning Services, Mark, together with your primary RBC advisor, helps you explore sucession, tax, retirement and estate planning issues you face as a business owner.
Prior to joining RBC, Mark spent over a decade in the Private Company Services tax group of a Big 4 accounting firm in Toronto. Acting as a trusted business advisor for high net worth clients, Mark was responsible for the creation and implementation of effective strategies for wealth preservation and accumulation in the context of tax, estate and succession planning for owner-managers of private companies, senior executives of public companies and professional athletes.
Mark is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Financial Planner, and a Trust and Estate Practitioner. He has completed all three levels of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-Depth Tax Course, as well as the Advanced Tax Issues for the Owner-Managed Business Course and the Corporate Reorganizations Course. Mark has served as Chair of the Board of Evaluators for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and Treasurer for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Ontario. He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) from Queen's University.
