ORCA Family Wealth Management, Investment Advisor,Victoria, BC

ORCA Family Wealth Management is determined to providing clients with meaningful advice and creating impactful relationships with you and your family. Gina Gillberg and Melanie Heidorn are Investment Advisors who have been working in Wealth Management for the last 20 years. Gina has her Financial Management and Financial Planning Diplomas from BCIT as well as her Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation and Retirement Specialist designation. Melanie has her Personal Financial Planner (PFP®) designation, Retirement Specialist designation and her Bachelor's Degree in Entrepreneurial Management from Royal Roads University.

With Melanie and Gina's wealth management experience and education, they develop comprehensive and diversified investment portfolios designed to participate in market gains while helping reduce downside risk and taxes. ORCA Family Wealth Management takes the 4 pillar approach to planning and advice, by leveraging the expertise of other TD specialists regarding retirement planning, implementing tax efficient strategies, and estate and business succession planning.

Helping achieve what truly matters to you and your family.

Our wealth solutions focus on four key areas in order to ensure you receive a personalized wealth plan you can feel confident in.

Build net worth: We can help you build your net worth by developing effective strategies and investment solutions that align to your needs, even as they evolve.

Protect what matters: By leveraging the expertise of TD specialists, we can integrate strategies to help you protect what matters to you most at every life stage.

Implement tax-efficient strategies: We can work with you to help create and structure your accounts to help reduce tax exposure while keeping income available for when you need it.

Leave a legacy: Your legacy is important to us. We’ll help you create a plan that provides for your top priorities and optimizes the transfer of your wealth.

Our Clients

You've worked hard to get where you are today. Now's the time to maintain, grow, and protect your net worth. Get tailored advice, solutions, and strategies that can help achieve your goals.

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Women and Investing
Retirees / Pre-retirees
Entrepreneurs / Business Owners

We See The Whole You

Based on your unique circumstances, we'll work with you to understand your goals and unique investment needs to create a wealth plan with tailored solutions including portfolio management, estate and trust services, and tax strategies

Investment Planning

Investment planning is one of our key strengths and the cornerstone of every wealth strategy

We draw on the expertise of a variety of TD investment professionals and risk management specialists who provide our team with economic and market research. This research helps us not only manage your portfolio, but also identify the opportunities that lie in market shifts as they occur.

At TD Wealth, you will have access to diversified and risk-balanced investment choices that aim to take intelligent advantage of market opportunities.

Will and Estate Planning

Retirement Planning

Retirement is a goal that nearly everyone strives for. However, many have not fully thought through what their retirement will actually look like from a financial perspective. We can help with this.

Estimating what you will need during retirement will involve a blend of personal reflection and number-crunching. If you’re between five to ten years away from retirement, now is the time to sit down with us and review your planning. We can help you estimate your spending and withdrawal patterns over the span of your retirement as well as facilitate your switch from asset accumulation to asset utilization, if applicable. It’s important to look at constructing a flexible, tax-efficient cash flow to pay your fixed expenses, while having a clear sense of your discretionary spending.

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