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Andres Rincon heads the ETF Sales and Strategy desk at TD Securities. Mr. Rincon advises both institutional and wealth investors on ETF strategies, publishes a broad array of ETF publications, and works with TD’s ETF market making team in facilitating ETF orders. Andres joined TD Securities in 2008, first managing credit risk for the dealer, and later as a member of the Equity Derivatives division on the options sales desk. After four years leading equity derivatives sales and research in London, England, Andres moved back to Toronto. In 2016 Andres took on the task of expanding TD Securities’ ETF strategy platform. He is also a Chartered Market Technician (CMT).

Greg Walker is Director, ETF Capital Markets and Strategic Relationships at BMO Global Asset Management. Before re-joining BMO, Walker was head of institutional ETF sales for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. and global head of ETF distribution at RBC Capital Markets. He also served as executive vice-president and head of institutional and national accounts at Evolve ETFs and was head of iShares business development at BlackRock Asset Management Canada

Greg started his career at Bank of Montreal and has held various investment roles including high yield debt analyst and portfolio manager in a fixed income investment management group specializing in credit risk assets.

Mr. Walker earned an HBA in economics and financial management from Wilfrid Laurier University. He is a CFA® charterholder and has held positions on a number of investment industry boards, including the Buy-Side Investment Management Association (BIMA), Canadian Security Traders Association (CSTA) and the board of Women in Capital Markets (WCM).

Ellen Roseman is a journalist who sticks up for ordinary Canadians. She’s been advocating for consumer rights for the past 40 years.

When you hear about consumer issues in Canada, you can’t avoid finding references to Ellen Roseman. She’s become a brand name for activism and a champion at helping consumers fight back against injustices. People praise her direct, down to earth and common sense writing style.

Ellen’s personal finance and consumer columns appeared in the Toronto Star for 20 years until 2019.

She was the Star’s business editor for two years (1997-1998). Before that, she was with the Globe and Mail as a columnist and associate managing editor of the Report on Business.

Her books, Money 101: Every Canadian’s Guide to Personal Finance, and Money 201: More Personal Finance Advice for Every Canadian, are an easy-to-understand introduction to personal finance for those of us who are short of time and money.

She’s the author of four other books, Ellen Roseman’s Money Guide for Modern Families, Canadian Parent’s Sourcebook, Canadian Consumers’ Survival Book and Consumer, Beware! The most recent book is Fight Back: 81 Ways to Help You Save Money and Protect Yourself from Corporate Trickery.

She’s been teaching courses in investing and personal finance at the University of Toronto’s continuing studies department since 2004. Her specialties are learning how to invest for beginners and how to become a smart consumer.

Ellen is a former board chair and current director of the Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada). She also hosts the MoneySaver Podcast, sponsored by Canadian MoneySaver magazine.

As the founder and leader of Sparx, Hamish has always been drawn to big ideas and impactful projects. He has a knack for puns: he once convinced a potato to fall in love with an onion – the secret was to teach them how to be mutually a-peeling.

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