About Us

John Pilling

Financial Security Advisor and Investment Representative

Owner and Founder, Pilling Financial

Pilling Financial and Insurance Services is proudly based in the Niagara Region where John was born and raised. It’s never too early or too late to start planning for the future.  Whether you are looking to protect and grow your business, or family, John and his dedicated team are ready to develop and monitor a tailor-made wealth management plan to fit your life.

John has over 22 years experience helping Niagara families and business owners navigate their ever-changing financial services needs. He specializes in the pension market and many of his clients are near retirees or early retirees who have just come out of a group pension plan and are entering their early retirement phase that can be both exciting and daunting.

John is well versed in group pensions, group registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs), employee benefit plans, and individual and corporate financial and insurance planning. He would welcome the opportunity to review your financial plan for a no fee/no obligation consultation.

John and his family live in beautiful Port Dalhousie, in St. Catharines, Ontario quietly nestled on Martindale Pond, home of the world championship Henley Rowing course.  He has been happily married to Audrey for 22 years, and they are proud parents to Jenneke, a business student and varsity basketball player at Brock University and Peter, an OFSAA volleyball champion, who starts Automation Eng, at McMaster University in the Fall of 2021.   John is an active tennis player, has coached basketball and badminton at Eden High Sschool and the Ontario Juel league, and is Chairman of the St. Catharines Standard High School basketball tournament that is one of the longest running tournaments in Ontario, and has provided bursaries to post-secondary education for over 120 student athletes.

 
 

Emily Salverda

Emily joined Pilling Financial & Insurance Services in spring of 2018. She has 20 years experience in the insurance and financial Industry, with over 25 years in the customer service industry. Emily graduated from Fanshawe College in Hotel and Restaurant Management.

Emily currently resides in Smithville, Ontario, with her husband and four children who keep her very busy outside of work. She enjoys spending quality time with her family, working out at the gym, running, and volunteering at the school when time allows!

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