This profile of Cardinal Point’s Jeff Sheldon on the Canadian Expat Network (CEN) talks about his transition to the U.S. and his role in starting a multi-office, cross-border financial planning firm. He also discusses how the firm is uniquely positioned to understand the Canadian mindset and cater to those specific financial planning and investment management challenges.
Canadian Snowbirds Present Opportunities—and Pitfalls—for Advisers
As more Canadians are following the warmer climate and real estate bargains of the Sun Belt, buyers should beware of the numerous cross-border financial planning issues involved. ThisInvestmentNews article discusses how U.S.-based advisory firms that cater to these Canadians can have particular value in dealing with the nuances of taxes, trusts and estate planning, and retirement accounts.
Advisors Without Borders
This Investment Executive profile looks at Cardinal Point CEO and Managing Director James Sheldon and his efforts to serve clients with interests in both Canada and the United States. Sheldon’s team has spent the last three years building a wealth management firm that provides full financial planning services on both sides of the border. The fee-based firm is built largely upon referrals and provides a select group of 80 families with a seamless process for transferring and managing wealth in both the U.S. and Canada.
Cardinal Point Establishes Cross-Border Wealth Management Firm
This article in Financial Planning talks about how Cardinal Point is addressing the growing need for independent, cross-border wealth management services for Canadians living in the U.S. and vice versa. According to Cardinal Point’s President Jeff Sheldon, this niche emerged around several trends, including currency fluctuations and increased purchases of U.S. real estate by Canadians. Whether its Canadian retirees flocking to Florida or U.S. executives lured to Canada’s natural resources boom, Cardinal Point has made its move to seize an open niche in the wealth management space.