David Kitai

David Kitai

Wealth Professional Canada

David Kitai

Senior Editor

8 years experience318,738 Total views on Wealth Professional Canada in 2025

David's specialty topics

Investment management Alternative investments Practice management Equity markets Macroeconomic news

David Kitai is Senior Editor of Wealth Professional Canada, where he leads editorial coverage of the Canadian financial advice and wealth management industry. His reporting spans equity markets, macroeconomic developments, regulatory affairs, practice management, alternative investments, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), family office strategy, and financial planning — with a strong focus on how market and policy shifts affect financial advisors and their clients across Canada.

David brings broad journalism experience to the role, including magazine editing, radio production, and international reporting from Toronto, Vancouver, and Tbilisi, Georgia. He holds a Master of Journalism from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Advisors sit at the intersection of global macro forces and the lives of ordinary Canadians. It's my privilege to learn about the work they do and it's my job to tell their stories in the most engaging way I can.”

Also published by

Richmond News · Vancouver Magazine · The Canada Finance Journal · Canada Travel Daily · Canadian Real Estate Magazine

Featured content from David

Edmonton advisor permanently banned, fined over $267,000 Details of Carney's sovereign wealth fund revealed Canadian trade with the US hits historic level

Previous experience

  • Harvest Portfolios Group — Content Writer/Editor
  • Edward Jones — Communications Manager
  • Vancouver Magazine — Editorial Intern
  • CBC — Intern

Education

  • Master's degree, Journalism, The University of British Columbia
  • BA, History, European Studies, Political Science, University of Toronto - Victoria University

Read the latest stories by David

Despite changing the game in accumulation, ETFs matter less in decumulation says advisor

Evan Riddell still uses ETFs for his retired clients, but largely avoids purpose-built yield ETFs marketed as retirement decumulation tools

Despite changing the game in accumulation, ETFs matter less in decumulation says advisor

Are Canadians selling their US assets for patriotism or profit?

The Marsh Global Asset Owner Barometer found Canadians disproportionately offloading their US holdings, but the reasons why might surprise

Are Canadians selling their US assets for patriotism or profit?

Why IG handed over key fund management to Goldman Sachs

Florence Narine explains how the global giant convinced IG they could manage for Canadian retail investors

Why IG handed over key fund management to Goldman Sachs

After investment summit, Benoit Gervais asks “can we put the money to work?”

Co-head of Mackenzie’s Energy Evolution Team says that permitting will help give investors certainty around the decision to deploy capital for resource extraction

After investment summit, Benoit Gervais asks “can we put the money to work?”

HNW clients face big tax bills, estate liability if they fail to plan

Errol Tenenbaum of Robins Appleby LLP explains what can happen when high net worth clients don’t build a real plan

HNW clients face big tax bills, estate liability if they fail to plan

Why Canada-EU ties matter for advisors

While “associate” EU status may be a long-time coming, Sébastien Mc Mahon says that economic, cultural closeness could impact advisors sooner

Why Canada-EU ties matter for advisors

Even financially squeezed Canadians are saving, opening opportunity for advisors

Scotiabank poll finds that while Canadians think nobody’s saving, the vast majority are, the next challenge is turning savings into wealth

Even financially squeezed Canadians are saving, opening opportunity for advisors

How fixed income funds are changing amid volatility, trepidation

Fixed income still carries the scars of ’22, but Rose Devli says that providers are adapting to needs, concerns

How fixed income funds are changing amid volatility, trepidation

Robinhood exec says crypto is just their first step into Canada

Johann Kerbrat says that the US brokerage & trading platform wants to bring more competition into the Canadian market

Robinhood exec says crypto is just their first step into Canada

Despite scars of 2022, Fed decision doesn’t mean a new bear market says economist

Neil Shankar explains what advisors should take from the first US interest rate increase in three years

Despite scars of 2022, Fed decision doesn’t mean a new bear market says economist