What We Do

With your investments and our expertise, together, we will go far.

Managed Portfolios


Discretionary Portfolio Management

As a Portfolio Manager, Dorothy-Anna is able to perform discretionary wealth management. This leverages a unique form of client trust that eliminates the need for prior consent on individual securities trades. 


We mutually agree on set investment parameters upfront, clearly articulating your objectives and risk constraints while defining the investment framework within which her discretionary authority operates.


Creating an investment policy statement (IPS) provides clarity and mutual understanding. It establishes the boundaries within which D-A’s discretionary authority can be exercised — essentially, creating a plan for how your wealth is managed. 


(Note: Fees used to pay for the management of non-registered investments may be fully tax deductible.)

Financial Planning

We can help you ensure a comfortable retirement. Working with tax professionals we can design a tax-effective estate strategy, fund your children’s or grandchildren’s education, protect your family practice and/or business with insurance, and leave a meaningful legacy.


We will help you to build a retirement nest egg and supplemental income stream so you can enjoy freedom and flexibility in retirement, striking a strategic balance between living for today and providing for the future.


We will also review your estate plan, discuss it with your executor and beneficiaries, establish investment and insurance strategies to reduce estate taxes, and refer you to a professional estate planner and attorney who can assist you to prepare the required documents.

Traditional Brokerage

In this platform, transparent brokerage commissions are charged each time we buy or sell securities on your behalf. Financial planning services can be provided at an additional charge.


You remain totally involved in all activities related to your account, and must approve all transactions in person.

Life Insurance

Dorothy-Anna, Dietmar and Filomena are fully licensed with the Financial Services Commission of Ontario as Life Insurance and A&S Insurance Agents.


Using life insurance, critical illness and disability insurance, they can devise strategies to offset estate taxes, mitigate risk, or prepare for other eventualities.

 

If you own a business, we can look at Group RRSP solutions including IPP’s.


Discover more about the services we can provide at Ventum Insurance Services.


Here are two insurance planning resources you may find helpful. Click to download:

Estate Planning Form
Executor Checklist

Additional Solutions

Options

Dorothy-Anna Orser and Dietmar Neuhaus are among the small percentage of Canadian investment advisors who are options licensed. They are qualified to perform options strategies such as covered call writing and put writing, to help you generate income in stagnant markets and also to provide risk management for your portfolio.

Venture Capital

Some of our clients’ own companies that are seeking to raise capital. We help them source capital, raise capital through private placements, and mentor them through the Capital Pool Company (CPC) or lnitial Public Offering (lPO) process.

Family Office

We can provide services approaching that of a family office. In these cases, we co-ordinate all of your financial affairs and refer you to experts from our roster of top accountants, attorneys and estate advisors. Alternatively, we can collaborate with professional advisors you have in place. We provide wealth management services at whatever level you require.

Our Investment Policy Statement (IPS)

  • Less hassle and more opportunities

    An IPS is the formal document that defines your risk and objectives as well as the details of how we will manage your money. It helps take the everyday worry out of investing. You do not have to be concerned about always being available to approve investment decisions. 


    You can rest assured that we are doing everything possible to proactively help you reach your investment goals, without the added roadblocks of waiting for a return phone call; finding time in your busy day for an impromptu discussion; and missing out on potential opportunities.

  • Truly aligned interests

    Compensation on discretionary accounts is fee-based and determined by asset size and value added potential, not activity based as determined by trading commissions. Your interests and ours are properly aligned—changes to your portfolio are made to increase or protect asset value, not to generate revenue.

  • Customized service and fees

    You receive the frequency and depth of communication you desire and are charged accordingly.

  • Competence

    You have the assurance that you are working with an advisor who has years of experience and training. The Portfolio Manager designation indicates a high level of knowledge and expertise, and its holders have the ability to deliver a unique investment experience.

How We Manage Your Investments

  • Astute Asset Allocation and Mix

    We believe the most important first step in planning asset allocation is to develop top-down, geographical, macroeconomic, investment themes. 


    Then we carefully lay down a foundation of assets to recommend, based on those themes as well as your individual risk tolerance, time horizon, and personal goals.


    While we have proven success at picking key equities —usually beating the markets— we see this as a bonus. 


    More importantly is your variability of your asset mix: how much you hold in cash, fixed income and equities including real estate investment trusts and special situations.

  • Market Analysis and Portfolio Rebalancing

    Closely analyzing global market growth and interest rates, performing due diligence, and maintaining a forward-thinking mindset, we proactively rebalance your portfolio for optimum returns. 


    Our approach is goal-oriented, with realistic rates of return within the context of the current and approaching markets.

We are more than a financial resource.

  • We become your due-diligence team and the processors of the transaction.
  • We bring you access to top compliance and legal advisors.
  • We provide you with the highest standards of service and protection to help you assemble the rest of the team required to take your client public—including securities lawyers, auditors, investor relations professionals, and the Venture Exchange itself.

We build lasting relationships.

  • We take the time to listen to you and we try to understand your background; anxieties; hopes and expectations. Your concerns become our concerns.
  • To serve you as completely as possible, we have established a unique procedure (see “Working with You“) that helps us to get to know you and align our services with your needs. It will set out a reasonable path to success in achieving your financial aspirations and allow us to build a relationship based on a clear understanding of your expectations.
  • This process will usually determine the relationship that will best serve your interests. Sometimes, however, our clients have extraordinary needs or find themselves in circumstances that need special attention. In most cases we are able to provide the services needed, but, if not, we can call upon the expert support of a network of professionals, both within Ventum Financial and in the wider investment field.
  • If you seek a highly qualified, specialized investment advisory group at a strong global firm to provide complete portfolio management, venture capital and financial planning services with a uniquely holistic approach, we welcome your call.

“We tailor your portfolio to your unique needs, and adjust it regularly as your objectives and parameters change.”

Orser Neuhaus & Associates