Tara McDonald

Tara McDonald

Certified Financial Planner
Investment Representative

As a Financial Security Advisor, I’m passionate about helping my clients succeed at this crazy thing we call life. I use my love of numbers and my tenacity and drive to help clients create financial security plans that keep up with their lives. It’s rewarding to help clients understand not only the decisions they need to make about their finances, but why they need to be made.

I focus on working with families, business owners and professionals. I use a customized and holistic approach to understand each client’s goals and dreams before we begin building their plan together. Then I analyze their current situation to identify any opportunities. Finally, we work together to create a financial security plan tailored to the client’s needs, risk tolerance and goals. Finally, we’ll meet regularly to review their plan to ensure it continues to meet their changing needs. I help clients plan for their future, their goals and the unexpected.

In 1997, I moved from Winnipeg to northwestern Ontario and my love of the outdoors and the simple life have kept me here ever since. When I’m not working, I’m enjoying lake life, fishing, boating, kayaking or simply sitting on the deck taking it all in. I keep active playing ladies’ fastball and hockey, hiking, downhill skiing, snowshoeing and snow machining. Basically, I’m living cottage life all year!

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Recent Posts

Planning for the compensation cliff: How to transition from high earnings to retirement income with confidence

Jan 13, 2026 - Date published

The move from your career to retirement is one of the biggest financial transitions you can make, and is sometimes called a “compensation cliff.” While the term sounds dramatic, the reality doesn’t have to be....

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Life insurance for today’s modern families

Jan 13, 2026 - Date published

Modern families don’t all look the same – and neither do their insurance needs. No matter what your family looks like, the right life insurance strategy can help you protect the people who matter most....

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Rethinking risk: Why retirement isn’t the time to hit the brakes on growth

Jan 06, 2026 - Date published

When you retire, moving your savings into lower-risk investments is an understandable instinct. But it’s also worth a deeper conversation....

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