Jhoanna Hines

Jhoanna Hines

Wealth Professional Canada

Jhoanna Hines

lead cover writer

5 years experience

Jhoanna's specialty topics

financial planning financial regulation practice management

Jhoanna is a lead cover writer at Key Media specializing in B2B editorial across North American, Australian, and Asian markets. Her writing spans HR, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance, with bylines in Human Resources Director, Wealth Professional Canada, Mortgage Professional, Insurance Business, and more.

She earned a certificate in freelance journalism from the British College of Journalism and also holds a Bachelor's degree in English. Jhoanna brings that editorial foundation to writing for the web, helping Key Media's articles reach the right professional audiences online.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I take what's happening in the market and the industry and write it in a way that's relevant to wealth advisors. That focus on the reader – what the news means for their practice and their clients – is what guides every story I write”

Also published by

Human Resources Director · Canadian HR Reporter · Investment News · Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Mortgage Professional · Insurance Business

Featured content from Jhoanna

Most Canadians still prefer human advisors over AI for financial advice AI adoption is rising, but most firms aren't ready to scale it SIMA urges CIRO to simplify continuing education for advisors

Previous experience

  • Key Media — SEO editor and content writer
  • Key Media — Jr. SEO editor

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in English, University of the Philippines
  • Certificate in Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism
  • Subediting Masterclass, National Council for the Training of Journalists

Read the latest stories by Jhoanna

Canada's housing market recovery faces extended wait

New CMHC and RBC data point to a housing market that is stabilizing but not recovering – and the implications for real estate-linked portfolios are worth watching

Canada's housing market recovery faces extended wait

Canada–US trade negotiations stall as Ottawa's concessions go unrecognized

Canada–US trade negotiations remain deadlocked after Washington's top trade official says Ottawa will not receive credit for concessions already made

Canada–US trade negotiations stall as Ottawa's concessions go unrecognized

Private investment in Canada set to drop 6.3% despite GDP rebound

Canada's GDP outlook is improving, but private investment tells a different story, new CFIB research shows

Private investment in Canada set to drop 6.3% despite GDP rebound

Ancaster man pleads guilty in $5.3 million investment fraud

A mortgage investment corporation raised nearly $5.3 million from 30 investors but failed to deploy funds as promised

Ancaster man pleads guilty in $5.3 million investment fraud

RBC agrees to $45 million mutual fund trailing commissions settlement

Canadian investors who held RBC or PH&N mutual funds through a discount broker may be eligible for compensation

RBC agrees to $45 million mutual fund trailing commissions settlement

Former TD rep faces CIRO misconduct ban over $214,500 client scheme

An Ontario rep falsified account statements and used client funds to cover his tracks – until a complaint exposed a five-year scheme

Former TD rep faces CIRO misconduct ban over $214,500 client scheme

SIMA urges CIRO to simplify continuing education for advisors

SIMA's July 2026 submission calls for CERTS as the prescribed reporting system and individual-level CE accountability

SIMA urges CIRO to simplify continuing education for advisors

Wealthsimple Predict's prediction market app — ready for the client call?

Wealthsimple Predict launches this summer. Research shows most prediction market traders lose money – here is what advisors need to know before clients ask

Wealthsimple Predict's prediction market app — ready for the client call?

SpaceX stock pulls back as valuation questions mount

SpaceX stock fell more than six per cent on June 18, 2026, raising questions Canadian advisors are already fielding about post-IPO sustainability – and a $20-billion bond offering adds to the picture

SpaceX stock pulls back as valuation questions mount

Fed rate hike signal overshadows S&P 500 rebound for Canadian advisors

US equities recovered Thursday after a Fed sell-off. A possible Fed rate hike before year-end adds a new variable for Canadian advisors

Fed rate hike signal overshadows S&P 500 rebound for Canadian advisors