Past Speakers

GORDON PAPE	BIO
	One of Canada’s most respected financial authors and the nation’s leading expert on mutual funds, Gordon Pape is the editor and publisher of the Internet Wealth Builder (IWB), The Income Investor, and Mutual Funds Update. His best-selling books include 6 Steps to $1 Million, Get Control of Your Money, Retiring Wealthy in the 21st Century, Quizmas: Christmas Trivia Family Fun. He is a columnist for Fifty-Plus magazine, Globeinvestor GOLD.com and The Fund Library, and is a frequent guest on radio and television programs across Canada. Mr. Pape’s latest book is the timely The Ultimate TFSA Guide: Building a Tax-free Fortune.
BENJ GALLANDER	BIO
	Benj Gallander is co-editor of the Contra the Heard, one of the most successful financial newsletters in North America with a 15-year annualized return of 16.6 percent. In 2009, the return was 47.4 percent, almost 60 percent before the American knocked it down by about 12 percent. For a decade he has been writing the column, The Contra Guys for The Globe and Mail, with business partner Ben Stadelmann. He also pens articles for Canadian MoneySaver Magazine and appears regularly on BNN. Gallander’s best-selling books include: The Contrarian Investor’s 13, The Uncommon Investor and The Canadian Small Business Survival Guide.
JOHN KURGAN	BIO
	The world is in the middle of a once in a life time bull market in Commodities that most people are either not aware of or do not know how to profit from. While many investors have turned to ETF's recently, a better alternative investment vehicle is a commodity trading account. It still remains the best pure price play on the underlying commodity. Learn the advantages of working with a trading professional with over 20years experience to profit from the large moves in the commodity markets. John Kurgan is a regular editor to commodity trading site " Let's Talk Futures.com". Tune in each morning at 8:30am to listen to his daily trading ideas where his thoughts can make you money. For more information or to pre-register call: 416-369-7926
DAVID TRAHAIR	BIO
	David Trahair is a Chartered Accountant, speaker and author of the National Best Seller Smoke and Mirrors: Financial Myths That Will Ruin Your Retirement Dreams and Enough Bull: How to Retire Well without the Stock Market, Mutual Funds or even an Investment Advisor. David is a straight-shooter able to explain the often confusing world of personal finance in plain English. Canadians love David's no-nonsense style and the fact that his views are totally independent. There are no sponsors behind the scenes shaping what he says. David says and writes about what he wants to - unfiltered advice for the hard-working Canadian.
DONALD VIALOUX	BIO
	Donald Vialoux is the past President and current Director of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (CSTA) and has 37 years of experience in the investment industry. He possesses a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation earned based on his thesis "Seasonality in Canadian Equity Prices". Donald has provided technical analysis services for RBC Investments and is the author of a daily letter on equity markets available free on the internet: www.timingthemarket.ca which receives an average of 200,000 hits per day from 130 countries. He also writes a weekly column each Saturday in the Financial Post that combines technical, fundamental and seasonality analysis and is a frequent presenter on Business News Network Television.
ELLEN ROSEMAN	BIO
	Ellen Roseman is a personal finance and consumer affairs columnist with the Toronto Star’s business section, prior to which she was business editor for The Toronto Star in the late 1990s. She’s the author of Money 101: Every Canadian’s Guide to Personal Finance, and Money 201: More Personal Finance Advice for Every Canadian, based on a series she did in the Sunday Star. Ellen teaches courses in investing and personal finance to adults at the University of Toronto and George Brown College and does regular business commentaries for CBC radio. She’s on the board of the Financial Planners Standards Council, FAIR (the Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights) and Starnews Credit Union.
GAIL BEBEE	BIO
	Gail Bebee, Canada’s independent voice on personal finance, is dedicated to helping Canadians better manage their money. She wrote No Hype – The Straight Goods on Investing Your Money to fill the need for a book on investing basics for Canadians from the viewpoint of a savvy financial industry outsider. It’s the book she couldn’t find when she decided to take control of her money. Gail writes a personal finance column for Morningstar Canada and contributes articles to such publications as GlobeInvestor. She teaches a popular evening course on Investment Planning and speaks frequently on personal finance topics.
HATICE PAKDIL, TD WATERHOUSE	BIO
	Hatice is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI) and holds the Financial Management Advisor (FMA) designation as well as the Charter of Professionals (Ch. P.) Strategic Wealth designation. Hatice attended the University of Toronto’s Trinity College where she obtained an Honours degree in International Relations and Economics.
JOHN LAWRENCE REYNOLDS	BIO
	John Lawrence Reynolds is the author of more than 20 fiction and non-fiction books. They include collaborations with various high-profile personalities such as former federal cabinet minister Brian Tobin, Air Canada CEO Robert Milton, former union boss Buzz Hargrove, Second Cup founder Frank O’Dea, and Robert Herjavec of TV’s Dragons Den and Shark Tank fame. In addition to two Arthur Ellis Awards for Best Mystery Novel, he has won a National Business Book Award. A graduate of McMaster University (English and Psychology), he lives in Burlington, Ontario.
LOU SCHIZAS CIM, FCSI	BIO
	Lou Schizas, is a well known financial analyst, educator and broadcaster, who is respected for his efforts helping investor’s improve their skills and knowledge. Schizas has served as the business analyst for AM 640 Toronto Radio since 2001, and is a proud advocate of capitalism. From 1999 to 2007 Lou was the Senior On- Air Equities Analyst for Business News Network. Lou has also appeared on CTV NewsNet, CTV’s Canada AM, CBC’s Business News and contributes to globeinvestor.com Mr. Schizas is a Professor of Finance at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.
TYLER BOLLHORN	BIO
	Founder of Stockscores.com, Tyler Bollhorn is a professional stock trader who has been active in the stock markets for over 19 years. In 1999, he founded Stockscores Analytics which provides the Stockscores.com web site research tool. Today, Canadian investors use the analytical tools of Stockscores to aid them in their investment decisions. Mr Bollhorn is also an educator and has taught thousands of Canadians how to analyze and trade stocks. His simple approach to stock market analysis has been studied and applied by sophisticated professional investors, individual investors managing their retirement portfolios and those just beginning their market education. He and his work have been featured in the New York Times, Barrons, The Globe and Mail and others.