and a member of the team that built the
first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) in 1989;
Roger Martin, former dean at Rotman and
third on the Thinkers50 list in 2013; and
Joe Canavan, former chairman and CEO
of Assante Wealth Management and the
founder of GT Global, the fastest-growing
mutual fund company in Canadian history.
Supported by an immeasurable amount of
financial knowledge and expertise, Katch-
en proceeded to launch the next best thing
to hit the investment world — automated
online investing. He knew that traditional
investment practices wouldn’t appeal to
the younger generation. They didn’t want
to sit across the table from a financial in-
vestor for hours, going over the pros and
cons of different funds. But if you could of-
fer them a simple, transparent service that
could be managed from a mobile app or
website, it just might pique their interest.
“We do all the investment work so that our
clients don’t have to,” Katchen explained.
“We work with you to figure out the right
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