For me, I am currently working under contract with TD Waterhouse's back office in Toronto.  Interesting work, so-so pay and absolutely no job security.  Supposely I am qualified along the line financial adviser/trader but my current work in "corporate actions" is way more interesting and less stressful.

But yeah, my life revolve around stocks, on and off work. 

Trained in university as "urban planner" then worked as retail supervior, travel agent, then put up money to get my financial lisences which isn't really needed for my current job although it helps.  Talk about waste of money in education LOL.

While I am not a financial adviser, if you have general questions in regard to finance I MIGHT be able to answer them.

For fellow Canadians if you have some extra cash, a friendly reminder that you make sure to take advantage to the new Tax Free Saving Account starting next year.

I just quit my job at CN, I was the Manager of Administration for CN Fleet Management in Montreal. I have accepted a job to be the new Director of Fleet Services for the Government of Alberta in Edmonton. So I will be transitioning into that job on April 1 and my family is moving back to Edmonton in July so it will be a hectic spring of travelling back and forth. I am on a nice 4 week holiday right now (first one in 12 years), before heading out. 

I am an avid sports fan from watching Football to Downhill Skiing to Curling... I'll even watch horse jumping... :) Favorite teams include Canucks, Broncos, Blue Jays (was Expos), Raptors (was Grizzlies). Also a movie buff as i currently own around 200 DVD, and now 10 blue rays... And I also coached minor hockey for three years on the AAA level Peewee and Bantam for Vancouver, Evander Kane was one of the best players I seen over that time.

...Derek
GM Minni

Although I am not a huge fan of the way the site is put together my main thing would be to add a picture of yourself in the introductions.

Would make it a lot more personal.  

-- Edited by Pittsburgh GM on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 01:14:41 PM

THanks for the feedback. When I launched to 600 realtors and family/friend email campaign I added a picture; I'm just not sure if people would write off someone who has a bit of a younger face. 

-- Edited by Sabres_Luke on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 09:45:04 PM

Status: 28, married, no children (and no plans for any in the next 3-4 years)
Profession: lawyer, presently working with the Dept. of Finance Canada, responsible for the Excise Tax Act (governs the GST/HST among other things)
Place of residence: Ottawa (originally from Nova Scotia)
Alma mater: St Francis Xavier Unversity, University of Ottawa
Teams: Leafs, Packers & Steelers, Jays & Red Sox, Raptors
Free time: a lot of Ultimate (Ottawa has one of the biggest leagues in the world) - currently trying out for the Ottawa men's "B" team; hope to do more travelling over the next 3-4 years...  (see "Status" )

I'll be hitting the big 3-0 in exactly one week from today. I have been married 8 years this May, and have a precious little boy Tuomas who is 5-weeks old. He has a Finnish name because his mom is 100% Finnish born and raised. He is the new light of my life.

I currently work in the insurance industry doing Disability Case Management. Its a job and allows me to support my family. My real passion was working with youth with behavioural, social, and mental health issues, however the pay and hours were less than ideal so I left the profession 2 years ago now.

I currently live in Edmonton but my heart is in Europe. We keep saying we will move back to Europe (Finland or Sweden) someday but we seem to be planted here. We are one step closer though as my wife is applying for her Canadian citizenship. That has long been a pre-requisite for us moving to Europe as the cost of getting citizenship is pretty cheap but the cost of residency is outrageous. It would just be easier and cheaper if we then decided to move back to Canada.

I have a BA in Sociology from the University of Alberta, I have a Political Science minor, awarded at the U of A but every credit towards that was earned at Uppsala Universitet in Uppsala Sweden. I also have 1/4 of a Masters Degree in International Peace and Conflict Studies, also awarded at Uppsala Universitet.

My team are the Oilers with the Red Wings a Distant second. Outside of that I cheer for Kimi Raikonen in F1 and nothing else in the sporting world is worth getting passionate about IMO. If I lived in Europe I would probably be more in to Football (the logically named one, not the illogically named one).

Free Time? In the last 5-weeks I have learned that free time is an illusion. Prior to that though I played rec hockey, actually I still do this. Im actually quite bad but somehow I get points, both goals and assists. My strategy is typically give it to the good players and then drive to the net and park my 6'1 230lb frame right in front of the net. In 18 games this year I have 7 goals and 8 assists, all 7 of those goals were scored within 3 feet of the crease. I cant shoot or carry a puck worth a ****. anyway, I also used to be really in to FHL, now Im more a casual observer ha. I watch and read about hockey as much as I can. Outside of hockey I love to watch movies as much as possible. I like to go to the pub with the boys but I hate clubs which is ironic considering I love to dance and am actually a very good pop n locker. If they had So You Think You Can Dance Canada when I was younger and in better shape I would have auditioned. I am really in to progressive rock & the indie rock scene and love going to concerts. My biggest passion of all hobbies is traveling. Our fist trip with our baby sometime this year (destination To be Determined) will be my 20th country visited.

thats me