Reviews of Van Alphen Advisory Team - CIBC Wood Gundy (Bank)

Marcel Bourgeois

Robert gives great advice and takes the time to make sure we are invested in a way that matches our comfort level and financial goals. He always makes himself available by phone or email and will meet us wherever is most convenient for our schedule. If I can’t get a hold of Robert his assistant Felicia is always a pleasure to deal with. I would recommend Robert to anyone who is looking for someone trustworthy and truly puts his clients’ interests first’

La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant Greek & Italian Kitchen

We have been working with Robert Van Alphen for several years. From our first meeting, Robert listened to our requirements and our long-term goals and he provided us with a comprehensive plan of action. Throughout the years he has met with us regularly, discussed and updated our financial plan and advised us with regard to purchasing new funds, giving us the personal service that we require. Robert is a knowledgeable and professional financial advisor. He keeps himself current with the market and new funds that are available. We feel secure in our retirement as a result of working with Robert and we highly recommend his services.

Linda Van Alphen

I have had nothing but great experiences with Robert Van Alphen since becoming his client many years ago. My portfolio would be considered to be conservative. However, now that I am drawing down my RRIF the amount that I take out is almost exactly the same as my growth. It's really nice to be able to hang onto my savings and yet have a little extra cash each month. PS - yes, we are related but I appreciate the great service!

Dean Robinson

First of all if you don’t have an investment advisor....get one ASAP....if you’re not getting the results you think you should be getting , change advisors, it’s not hard. The more time you have with a great financial advisor the better. If you think about it, your CFP will be part of your life for your entire life...you want someone you can get along with and will be around over the next few decades. Someone who’s honest and has a vested interest in your success. Robert Van Alphen at CIBC Wood Gundy is that guy..... He has a young family, investing is his passion, his success is your success, he’s easy going, and he’s not moving away anytime soon lol. Fads come and go, like those low fee websites, but it’s about overall outcomes. With Robert’s help I went from working at a job that I didn’t like very much, to total financial freedom. Helping, to minimize taxes, maximizing growth, looking after my kids education funds, etc...For over a decade Robert has taken care of all of this for us and we’re doing really well.

Laureen M Heisler

My husband and I have been investing since the early 90’s. We have had several Financial Advisers over the years. Robert is the best. We moved here 7 years ago and it was approx 5 or 6 years ago we moved our investments from TD in Sidney, BC to Robert with TD Wealth Management in Penticton. Immediately we felt a connection with Robert. He is very genuine, personable and friendly as well as has a great wealth of knowledge on all the investment types that suit our needs and comfort zone. In addition to reassessing the funds we had and making changes that suited our needs and comfort level, he also helped us get started in setting up our TD Direct Investing accounts so that we could buy stocks on our own as TD Wealth Management did not deal with stocks. Robert gives great advice and I love that he is happy to discuss stocks with us in addition to mutual funds etc. We have had some great conversations. When Robert told us that he was leaving TD and moving to CIBC, we moved our TD Wealth portfolios with him. Robert stays up to date on world events that have influence that can impact the markets and suggests changes to our investments when prudent to do so. He is very thorough in his explanations, takes the time to explain things in terms that we can understand. He is very patient. He aways makes himself available via phone, email or in person. He is trustworthy and always puts his clients first. We highly recommend Robert to all investors whether new to investing or seasoned investors and all in between.

Rene and Andrea Bailly

Robert is thorough and knowledgeable of our options in the investing world. We are not experts in this area, but Robert is and steers us to the best options available to us to maximize our outcomes. I strongly recommend Robert for anyone’s investment needs.