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Doreen
Gardner Brown, BHEc CFP
Certified Financial Planner
Gardner Brown Consulting Inc.
903 – 2050 Nelson Street
Vancouver, BC V6G 1N6
Phone: 604.608.0816
Fax: 604.608.2716
Email: doreen@gardnerbrown.ca
Web Site: www.gardnerbrown.ca |
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BIOGRAPHY:
FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR A BETTER LIFE
Collaborative financial consulting is an important service
that Doreen provides. Individuals already working with
collaborative, settlement-oriented lawyers are her preferred
clients. By combining financial expertise with the legal
advice and information clients receive from their lawyers,
Doreen helps individuals with their decisions about assets
and support issues.
Doreen has experienced enough collaborative cases to confirm
that the neutral financial professional is a very valuable
team member. As a neutral, Doreen is not aligned with
either client, and is available to both people as they
figure out a way for both to get what they need. One of
the tools she uses, projections of cash flow and net worth,
is very effective when there is an impasse in the process.
These customized illustrations give clients and their
lawyers a new way to discuss the often controversial topics
of spousal support and division of assets.
Doreen has a strong background in personal financial education.
In situations where one person lacks the financial literacy
to make good decisions, Doreen can quickly address this
issue, providing a customized learning experience that
helps the person feel more comfortable about the available
options. Doreen has a wealth of experience working in
short term educational settings and with her help, clients
can fine tune their money management skills and be well
positioned to manage their own affairs.
Selecting not to sell any financial products, extensive
knowledge of where and how these products can be purchased
is shared with clients as they implement the decisions
they make during the collaborative process. Doreen works
on a fee only basis and her policy is to not accept any
referral or finder fees.
Doreen has been in private practice since 1990. Her degree
in Home Economics from the University of Manitoba, with
its focus on family systems and personal finance, is the
foundation of her collaborative work. Doreen is a Certified
Financial Planner in good standing with the Financial
Planners Standards Council and an Accredited Financial
Counsellor-Canada® with the Association for Financial
Counseling and Planning Education. Professionally, Doreen
enjoys opportunities to train and mentor financial advisors
as they embrace collaborative practice. With Nancy Cameron
QC and Dr Susan Gamache, she has provided interdisciplinary
collaborative practice trainings throughout the US and
Canada. |
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