Effective Strategies for Executives and Families with Retirement Accounts on Both Sides
of the U.S./Canadian Border

Cross-border moves can lead to financial headaches, but L.J. Eiben can help. Raymond James is one of North America’s leading independent full-service investment dealers with an extensive presence across Canada and the U.S. We are also one of the few firms with dually licensed advisors, registered in both Canada and the U.S., so clients have one central point of contact for their cross-border accounts.

COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

There’s more to your financial life than just investments. Comprehensive planning encompasses an in-depth review and analysis of all aspects of your financial life – to help you see the big picture and enable us to personalize a plan for addressing every detail.

Cross Border Services

Whether planning to build a home by the lake or help your daughter launch a business, you need a well-conceived plan in order to succeed. Pursuing financial independence is no different. Whether you’re looking to grow your money over time, generate income in retirement or preserve wealth for future generations, confidence in your financial plan comes with knowing your assets are invested well.

Financial Planning

Whether planning to build a home by the lake or help your daughter launch a business, you need a well-conceived plan in order to succeed. Pursuing financial independence is no different. Whether you’re looking to grow your money over time, generate income in retirement or preserve wealth for future generations, confidence in your financial plan comes with knowing your assets are invested well.

Risk Management

One of the most important functions we serve is helping to protect all you have worked to build. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to help. It takes the right approach, as well as steadfast discipline and diligence, to assess the risks that could derail your life goals and build a contingency plan to help limit the effects. As your experienced guide, we assess where your risk lies and determine your level of comfort with it, exploring what actions and plans to put in place to provide the level of protection you need and deserve.

Get to know Our Team

LJ Eiben
LJ Eiben, CFP®, CIM®
Financial Advisor

STRUCTURED Process

Gaining a good understanding of who you are and what you want to accomplish greatly aids us in designing, implementing and managing a plan that precisely fits your life.

ANALYTICAL Insights

We apply our analytical capabilities to help us manage market risk, identify investment opportunities, allocate assets, and build and balance portfolios.

PERSONALIZED guidance

We are well-versed in addressing individual needs, and applying our specialized knowledge to the financial matters and issues specific to you.
Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.
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