John De Goey
Keynote Speaker | Toronto, Ontario
Financial Advisor
Wealth Management Expert | Author | Investor Advocate
John De Goey Expertise Business Growth, Brand Strategy & Storytelling, Sales, Strategic Thinking, Business Management, Business Leadership, Project Management, Economic & Market Trends and Innovation & Creativity.
About John De Goey
John De Goey, CIM, CFP, FP Canada FELLOW is a recognized personal finance expert who has spent over 30 years working in the Canadian wealth management industry. He has twice been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 50 Advisors by Wealth Professional Magazine and has a wide array of media experience that includes writing for major newspapers, appearing on all national television networks and hosting the ‘Make Better Wealth Decisions’ podcast. He has also written three ground-breaking books. He lives and works in Toronto with his wife, Olena.
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JOHN DE GOEY BIOGRAPHY
John De Goey, CIM, CFP, FP Canada FELLOW is a recognized finance expert who has spent over 30 years working with wealthy retail clients throughout Canada. He has twice been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 50 Advisors by Wealth Professional Magazine and is one of only nine recipients of the Donald J. Johnston Award for his lifetime contribution to the financial planning profession.
Over the course of John’s career, he has seen numerous market cycles and investor reactions. Consequently, he is of the firm belief that most investors would be better off if they were more fully equipped with meaningful financial literacy skills. He’s a lifelong investor advocate who believes in transparency, professionalism and putting client interests first.
John has written three ground-breaking books to empower investors in establishing more purposeful and productive outcomes as they work with their financial advisors. His first book, ‘The Professional Financial Advisor’ has seen four editions, the most recent being in 2016. It is a treatise on converting the business of giving financial advice into a true profession. His second book, ‘STANDUP to the Financial Services Industry’ was released in 2019. Its mandate is to assist people in protecting themselves from well-intended, but oblivious advisors. Most recently, his 2023 book, ‘Bullshift’ explores how optimism bias threatens your finances. The theme throughout all his books is helping to demystify the inner workings of the finance industry so that ordinary investors can get better outcomes.
John’s expertise is widely acknowledged. He has written for most of the major newspapers in the country and has appeared on several national television programs to boot – including over 50 appearances on BNN’s live national phone-in program, ‘Market Call’. He is also the host of the ‘Make Better Wealth Decisions’ podcast and has delivered a number of well-received presentations throughout Canada, the U.S. and Europe.
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John De Goey Toronto, Ontario, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.
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