Rey (Reyhaneh) Zand, MBA, CIM®
Investment Counsellor
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Andy Guidi, CPA, CA
Director, Tax Planning
Andy is a dedicated professional helping people preserve and grow their wealth. With an expertise in Canadian income tax, Andy assists clients on business structures, succession and estate planning, owner- manager remuneration, corporate reorganizations, the appropriate use of trusts and holding companies, asset divestitures, business split-ups and a variety of other tax planning strategies.
Drawing on public practice experience, he offers a depth of practical insight, as well as the unique ability to translate complex tax concepts into efficient strategies clients can easily comprehend.
Andy joined BMO Wealth Management in 2014, after filling progressively senior management roles in the domestic tax practice of Grant Thornton LLP, where he developed and implemented tax planning strategies for business owners and high net worth individuals.
Jonathan Morse, LL.B, LL.M, TEP
Director, Estate Planning
Jonathan works with high-net-worth clients to devise estate solutions that are right for them. He identifies concerns and helps clients navigate legal and non-legal issues to ideally avoid future estate disputes. Jonathan’s clients benefit from his insights and ability to put them at ease during an otherwise challenging conversation. He analyses facts with a good grasp of the details and overall risk factors. Jonathan helps clients to achieve their goals with practical estate and tax plan strategies. He enjoys working with individual clients as well as speaking with larger groups about the overall themes in estate planning. He is an effective and engaging communicator.
As a Director of Wealth Planning, Jonathan focuses on Estate & Trust matters. He joined the BMO in August 2015 after five years in private practice as a lawyer and another five years with a national trust company. While in private practice, Jonathan worked as an associate at an estate litigation firm. Before law school, he wrote speeches for a federal cabinet minister.
Hilary Wasserman, MA, JD
Associate Director, Estate and Trust Services
Hilary brings her background as a lawyer practicing in estate and family law to her estate
administration role at BMO Trust Company. Hilary has extensive experience acting as the courtappointed ETDL and Guardian. She uses her training in Alternative Dispute Resolution to manage complex family dynamics.
Prior to working in the financial sector, Hilary oversaw the legacy giving program at a national charity. She brings her experience drafting wills and assisting donors with leaving a gift in their Will to her role at BMO Trust Company. She enjoys meeting with clients to assist them with their estate planning, specifically, helping them feel that they have organized their estate to ensure that they have taken care of their loved ones and causes important to them after they pass.