1. Initial Discovery
Our discovery process focuses on understanding your priorities and goals in order to better support them.
Pam Dacosta
Pam Dacosta
Senior Financial Planner
CFP®
QAFP™
Working together to achieve the financial goals that matter to you most
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As a Financial Planner with over 25 years of financial services experience, I work closely with my clients to help them develop a financial plan that balances life today with their goals for the future. I take the time to understand, not just their current financial circumstances, but also the objectives and motivations integral to it. Whether you are planning for retirement or starting a new business, I am here to help guide you every step of the way. In addition to investment advice, I can also connect my clients with the right TD specialists to help them address a range of financial goals.
In my role, I focus on four key areas:
Build net worth – Identifying investment solutions that align to my clients' evolving needs.
Implement tax-efficient strategies – Working with my clients to help create and structure their accounts to help reduce tax exposure while keeping income available for when it's needed.
Protect what matters – Leveraging the expertise of TD specialists, I help integrate strategies to protect what matters to my clients.
Leave a legacy – Helping my clients to build a plan to effectively transfer their wealth.
I am passionate and committed to helping my clients feel more confident in their financial future.
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Your Financial Planning Experience
1.Initial Discovery
Our discovery process focuses on understanding your priorities and goals in order to better support them.
2.Welcome to TD Wealth Financial Planning
Next, we put that plan into action. This phase involves an official onboarding as well as any account transfers required to begin implementing your plan.
3.Your Financial Plan
Once we get to know you, we will work with you to develop a personalized financial plan to help you achieve your goals.
4.Regular Review Meetings
To ensure your financial plan evolves as you do, we’ll regularly review your priorities with you, helping you stay on track with your goals.
Your Financial Planning Experience
2. Welcome to TD Wealth Financial Planning
Next, we put that plan into action. This phase involves an official onboarding as well as any account transfers required to begin implementing your plan.
3. Your Financial Plan
Once we get to know you, we will work with you to develop a personalized financial plan to help you achieve your goals.
4. Regular Review Meetings
To ensure your financial plan evolves as you do, we’ll regularly review your priorities with you, helping you stay on track with your goals.
Your Unique Goals
Knowing that you have a plan for tomorrow will help you concentrate on getting more out of life — today.
TD Wealth Financial Planning
Your priorities are important to us. We can work together towards your goals, and can help with:
Accumulating wealth
We've spoken about your goals for the future, and how we can work together to develop innovative wealth strategies.
To keep you up to date on key financial considerations, I've included content for your viewing. If you'd like to discuss any of those topics in further detail, I'd be happy to schedule some time for us to chat.
TDAM: Tax & Retirement Planning Guide
At TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM), we understand the importance of tax planning to investors. There are many tax-efficient investment vehicles available to Canadians to help maximize after-tax income and grow their investment portfolios.
The retirement homestretch: A 5-year checklist
This checklist may help alleviate some of your retirement worries.
Your Goals, Our Priorities
We will work together to help you manage, grow, and protect your wealth. Our tailored services are designed to help meet your unique goals and priorities - no matter how complex they are.
We'll help you identify your priorities and create a plan to address your specific needs. We can help with:
- Protecting your assets
- Maximizing your charitable giving
- Finding tax strategies and solutions
- Arranging your estate and trust planning
The goals and dreams you and your family share for your work and career, well-being, home, lifestyle and legacy.
Over time, you may find that your needs and goals change. TD Wealth Financial Planning has the expertise to help you stay on track. As we continue to meet with you, we’ll introduce new strategies to adapt your financial plan to those changes. We look forward to developing a relationship with you in order to understand your goals and aspirations and design a plan that continues to meet your current needs and future goals.
Hank, Janice & Eldon's Story - Growing Opportunity
Growing opportunity for a Farming Family
As businesses grow, it can be difficult to understand all aspects of it. Obtaining financial advice can help you see opportunities for growth.
Hank and Janice have been farming together since they were married and then their kids got involved. They relied on TD Wealth for financial advice to help make prudent decisions as they kept growing and for the next generation.
Let's connect to learn how I can help develop strategies to support your personalized financial plan.
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