Meet Our Specialists

Sam Kyriazis
Tax Solutions

Sam Kyriazis

Manager, Tax Consulting, Raymond James Financial Planning Ltd. (Canada)

  • Provides tax guidance and investment planning solutions to clients.
  • Over 15 years experience in cross border tax planning and tax compliance for high-net worth individuals and globally mobile employees.
  • Specialized in working with U.S. citizens, cross-border trusts and estates, U.S. gift tax as well as tax planning for individuals with U.S. retirement plans.
Greg Jizmejian
Insurance Solutions

Greg Jizmejian

Insurance Planning Specialist, Raymond James Financial Planning Ltd. (Canada)

  • Guides and helps families protect the people and values they cherish most.
  • Over 22 years of industry experience including 17 years as Vice President, Estate & Insurance Advisor at a bank owned firm.
  • A Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (CH.F.C) and Trust & Estate Practitioner designation (TEP).
Riaan Botha
Estate & Trust Services

Riaan Botha

Senior Trust Advisor
Solus Trust Company, an Affiliate of Raymond James

  • Takes educating clients very seriously and makes it his mandate to look at their complete picture.
  • Over 20 years experience in Estate and Trust services.
  • Bachelor of commerce degree, bachelor of law degree, postgraduate diploma in taxation and member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Matko Pevec
Financial Planning

Matko Pevec

Financial Planner, Raymond James Ltd. (Canada)

After graduating from George Brown College’s Financial Management program in 2011, Matko began working in the financial industry as an associate financial advisor at an independent wealth management firm. During his tenure there, he helped service hundreds of clients with holistic financial planning, portfolio management and insurance planning. He obtained his Certified Financial PlannerTM (CFP®) designation in 2016 and his Chartered Life Underwriter ® (CLU®) certification in 2017. In 2017, he joined a bank-owned brokerage firm in the role of financial planning analyst and was responsible for creating and presenting comprehensive financial plans for high-net-worth clients across Canada.

Matko is detail oriented and believes that having a proper financial plan can help clients reduce uncertainties, understand their true situation and assess whether their goals can be achieved.