Mark Cylwa, CIM®
Portfolio Manager & Senior Wealth Advisor
Mark Cylwa is a discretionary Portfolio Manager and Senior Wealth Advisor with BMO Nesbitt Burns, having been with the firm for over 20 years. Mark works with a variety of clients within his practice, including individuals, families, corporations and trusts.
Born in Southwestern Ontario with strong immigrant roots, Mark lived abroad in Africa with his family and traveled extensively for a portion of his youth. He continues to draw on those formative experiences today in appreciating the many wonderful and challenging differences in the world. Graduating with Honours from Wilfrid Laurier University, Mark completed his Bachelor of Business Administration while working and representing his varsity team in a national championship.
An immediate relocation to the West Coast, then securing a role with IBM Canada, eventually led Mark to another of Canada’s great organizations, BMO Nesbitt Burns. With a substantial practice of global clients, Mark has amassed a great deal of experience assessing risk and matching effective asset management to client need.
Mark will tell you his greatest achievement is his family, and to that end, he dedicates countless hours to his two boys.
With coaching certifications on two continents for multiple sports, he has worked with hundreds of youth on a volunteer basis. Governance, fundraising and volunteer board appointments round out his community involvement. Joining Mark in adventure and folly are his wife and parents, from which he draws immense wisdom and joy.
Ryan Lee
Investment Advisor
We help YOU overcome emotional obstacles, minimize anxiety and simplify complex financial concepts to help navigate your financial journey with empathy and care.
Patrick Smith
Investment Advisor
Nicholas Doyle, CFA
Portfolio Manager & Investment Advisor
At BMO Nesbitt Burns, we can help you develop a plan that’s right for your needs – today and in the future. No matter where you are in life, our team helps individuals, families, successful entrepreneurs, business professionals and corporations by providing expert financial advice.
Working with our team
We’re here to help you plan for the expected and the unexpected in your life. From getting married, buying a home, planning for a child’s future to building a business, we can help make it all possible. Our team can help you through these important periods of transition.
About Us
Our team has a long history of supporting the wealth management needs of Canadians, and we are proud of the lasting relationships we have built with Canadian families through the generations.
Through partnerships across BMO Financial Group, our team has access to a full spectrum of resources to address the wealth management needs of clients including lending, estate and insurance, wealth planning, business succession and more.
Andrew Slater, BRM, CIM
Investment Advisor & Portfolio Manager
Andrew Slater leads his team with a process-driven, disciplined approach, yet his working style is very warm and personal.
While completing his Bachelor of Recreation Management (BRM) as well as Diploma in Kinesiology from Langara College, Andrew worked as a professional tennis coach at Shaughnessy G&CC. He then studied Finance while playing NCAA tennis at CLU University in Thousand Oaks, California.
As a tennis pro, coaching students ranging from preschoolers to octogenarians, Andrew developed a passion for helping diverse people from various backgrounds, learning their stories, and helping them to address their fears and vulnerabilities with confident strategies. With these skills and his innate ability with numbers, Andrew has built a successful financial advisory practice. A weak backhand stroke is a lot like a financial gap – it helps to have a supportive coach beside you who sees the big picture and can guide you through it.
Andrew joined BMO Private Wealth early in 2023 to bring his clients a wide universe of integrated wealth planning and banking resources from a sophisticated network of specialists. He had previously worked at National Bank Financial for seven years, during which time he earned designations as a licensed Portfolio Manager and Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®).
Andrew and his wife love traveling, playing golf and tennis, and spending time with their friends and family. They raise money and participate in the annual Walk To End ALS , while also donating to other healthcare charities together.