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Profile: Tina Tehranchian

tinaTina has often been quoted as an expert in her field in The Toronto Star and the National Post, as well as in financial industry magazines such as The Investment Executive, Advisor.ca, and the Insurance Journal. She has also been featured in local and national radio and television shows as a financial planning expert. She has taught personal financial planning at Centennial College's Center for Entrepreneurship for over ten years, and has been the recipient of numerous academic and professional awards.

Tina has also been actively involved in her community and has served as a director of the Markham Board of Trade and is a founding member and past chair of the Iranian Canadian Network (IC Network).   She is currently serving as a governor of Seneca College, director of York Central Hospital Foundation, and director of JVS of Greater Toronto, a non-profit community-based employment, career and rehabilitation counseling agency. She also serves as a member of the Planned Giving Advisory Committee of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, and is a member of the international board of trustees and the treasurer of the Encyclopedia Iranica Foundation, a charitable foundation based in New York City.

She holds a Master of Arts in communications from University of Portland, in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Tina is a branch manager. She has also earned a CFP (Certified Financial Planner) designation as well as the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (CHFC) designations.

A financial advisor with over fifteen years of experience in assisting business owners and self-employed professionals in building wealth and developing sound financial and estate plans, Tina also specializes in providing creative and customized solutions to financial planning dilemmas and challenges faced by today's women and caregivers of people with disabilities.