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Investment Portfolio Management

Disciplined, evidence-based portfolio construction — aligned with your complete financial plan, not just a market index.

Investments That Serve Your Plan

Investment management is often treated as the centrepiece of wealth advisory relationships — when in reality, it should be one component of a much larger whole. A portfolio that earns strong returns but creates unnecessary tax drag, or that ignores your retirement income timeline, or that carries more risk than your actual plan requires, is not serving you well.

As a Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, Colin Reid brings institutional-quality investment expertise to every portfolio. Licensed as a Portfolio Manager with Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI) since 2014, Colin manages client portfolios directly through ACPI’s Aligned Ancaster office — meaning your investments are handled by the same advisor who builds your complete financial plan, not delegated to a third party.

But more importantly, Colin builds portfolios that are integrated with your tax situation, your retirement timeline, your insurance needs, and your estate plan — because all of these dimensions affect how your investments should be structured and managed.

Our Investment Philosophy

We believe in evidence over narrative. Capital markets are complex, and short-term returns are largely unpredictable. Our investment approach is grounded in decades of academic research: broad diversification, disciplined asset allocation, systematic rebalancing, factor exposure where appropriate, and relentless attention to cost and tax efficiency.

We do not chase performance, react to headlines, or make speculative bets. We build portfolios designed to achieve your financial objectives over the time horizon that matters — not the one that makes for the most compelling quarterly commentary.

Tax-Efficient Portfolio Construction

Asset location — the practice of placing the right investments in the right accounts — can meaningfully improve after-tax returns without any change in risk. We coordinate your registered accounts (RRSP, TFSA, RESP) and non-registered holdings with your tax plan to ensure your portfolio is as efficient as possible across all dimensions.

What We Cover

  • Investment policy statement (IPS) development
  • Risk tolerance and capacity assessment
  • Strategic and tactical asset allocation
  • Portfolio construction: equities, fixed income, alternatives
  • Factor-based and evidence-driven investment selection
  • Asset location across registered and non-registered accounts
  • Tax-loss harvesting and capital gain management
  • Systematic rebalancing and drift monitoring
  • RRSP, TFSA, RESP, and RDSP account management
  • Corporate investment account management
  • Ongoing portfolio reporting and performance review
Credentials

CFA & CIM Designations

The CFA charter is the most rigorous credential in investment management. Combined with the CIM designation, Colin brings a level of investment expertise that is uncommon in holistic financial planning practices.

CFA CharterholderCIM
Our Edge

Plan-Integrated Portfolios

Your portfolio isn’t managed in isolation — it’s built alongside your tax strategy, retirement projections, and estate plan. Every investment decision accounts for the full picture.

Business Owners

Corporate Investment Accounts

Managing investments held inside a corporation requires a different approach to asset allocation, income distribution, and tax planning. We specialize in this structure.

Investments Aligned with Your Complete Financial Plan

Let’s discuss how your portfolio can work harder — and smarter — within the context of everything else you’re building toward.

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Securities products offered by Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI). ACPI is a member of the CIRO (Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization) and the CIPF (Canadian Investor Protection Fund).

By having an account with Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI), you have automatic CIPF coverage. CIPF is sponsored by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and is the only compensation fund approved by the Canadian Securities Administrators for IIROC Dealer Members. All IIROC Dealer Members are CIPF Members.
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers, mutual fund dealers, and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. IIROC sets high-quality regulatory and investment industry standards, protects investors and strengthens market integrity while maintaining efficient and competitive capital markets.

Colin Reid is an agent of Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI). Colin Reid is licensed for the sale of life insurance products and provides financial planning services. Colin Reid offers securities advice and products to clients in the provinces of Ontario, BC, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. Securities are provided by Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI). Colin Reid is registered through separate organizations for each purpose and as such, you may be dealing with more than one entity depending on the products purchased. Colin Reid will provide the name of the entity being represented when insurance/financial planning business is conducted. The sale of insurance/planning products is not the business of or under the supervision of ACPI, and ACPI will not be liable or responsible for such activities.

All non-securities related business conducted by Colin Reid is not in the capacity of an employee or agent of ACPI and is not covered by the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF). Non-securities related business includes, without limitation, advising in or selling any type of insurance product, mortgage service, and estate and tax planning service. Accordingly, ACPI is not liable and/or responsible for any non-securities related business conducted by Colin Reid. Such non-securities related business is the responsibility of Colin Reid alone. Reference in this website to third party goods or services should not be regarded as an endorsement of these goods or services.