{"id":37789,"date":"2021-11-19T01:45:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T09:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=37789"},"modified":"2021-11-18T09:20:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T17:20:36","slug":"at-the-top-of-his-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2021\/11\/19\/at-the-top-of-his-game\/","title":{"rendered":"At the top of his game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shay Keil with daughter Tali, a student at King David High School. (photo from Shay Keil)<\/em><\/p>\n

A Vancouver-area wealth manager and philanthropist is celebrating a trifecta of milestones.<\/p>\n

Shay Keil (pronounced \u201cShy Kyle\u201d) has just been named one of Canada\u2019s 150 top wealth advisors by the Globe and Mail\u2019s Report on Business magazine<\/em>. The accolade comes just as Keil marks 30 years in the finance industry. To top it off, he set out to mark the 30-year milestone by raising and donating $30,000 to B.C. Children\u2019s Hospital \u2013 instead, he recently handed over a cheque for $51,000.<\/p>\n

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Shay Keil has been named one of Canada\u2019s 150 top wealth advisors by the Globe and Mail. (photo from Shay Keil)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to his work anniversary, the fundraiser was inspired by the son of Keil\u2019s former assistant, who was in Children\u2019s Hospital for an extended period last summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was diagnosed with a very severe form of epilepsy and he suffered from dozens of seizures in the month of July,\u201d Keil said. \u201cHe is recovering well and the treatment program at Children\u2019s Hospital seems to have resolved all of his seizure problems and he\u2019s been seizure-free August, September, October. It\u2019s quite a testament to the amazing work they did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keil initially wasn\u2019t certain his $30,000 goal was realistic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was worried I wouldn\u2019t even raise $30,000 but lots of people have rallied,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was really amazing, so I was very proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

That achievement was still fresh when Report on Business<\/em> rolled off the presses, placing Keil among the foremost Canadians in his field.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t often toot my own horn,\u201d he said, \u201cbut, frankly, having 30 years, raising $51,000 and then being voted in by the Globe and Mail<\/em> to be in the top list of wealth advisors is an enormously proud moment in my career. It\u2019s validating all the hard work I\u2019ve done all these years at delivering top-quality financial guidance to my clients and building a large client base of people who trust me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keil\u2019s work focuses on tax, income and charitable strategies. A confirmed \u201cnumbers guy,\u201d he thrives on helping clients realize their goals, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m giving people comfort and peace of mind in dealing with their financial future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Keil was born in Tel Aviv and moved to Vancouver as a child. He attended Vancouver Talmud Torah and graduated from Eric Hamber Secondary School. His entire three-decade career has been with Scotiabank, where he started as a bank teller and moved up through the ranks to become a wealth advisor with ScotiaMcLeod.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonoured, overwhelmed, proud,\u201d are the words he uses to describe his feelings at the confluence of accolades.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very committed to giving back to my community and to educating young people on how to understand their financial pictures and objectives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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One of Shay Keil\u2019s passions is driving racecars. (photo from Shay Keil)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Keil has been involved in a panoply of Jewish community institutions as a volunteer and financial supporter. He is a past president of Richmond Jewish Day School and is currently on the board of directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, as well as co-chair of major donor gifts for Federation\u2019s annual campaign. His other significant commitments include Jewish Family Services, Chabad of Richmond, Beth Tikvah and Beth Israel synagogues, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, King David High School and the Louis Brier Home and Hospital.<\/p>\n

When not working or volunteering, Keil spends time with his family \u2013 wife Mickey, son Trevin (a third-year university student) and daughter Tali (Grade 11 at King David). He also loves camping and golf and has a thrill-seeking side, which he feeds driving racecars.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m having so much fun I\u2019m going to continue doing what I\u2019m doing,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m having the time of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shay Keil with daughter Tali, a student at King David High School. (photo from Shay Keil) A Vancouver-area wealth manager and philanthropist is celebrating a trifecta of milestones. Shay Keil (pronounced \u201cShy Kyle\u201d) has just been named one of Canada\u2019s 150 top wealth advisors by the Globe and Mail\u2019s Report on Business magazine. The accolade […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7741,8664,2763,20993,1024,1959,5807],"class_list":["post-37789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","tag-finance","tag-milestones","tag-philanthropy","tag-scotiamcleod","tag-shay-keil","tag-tikkun-olam","tag-volunteering"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}