Resources
Tools and calculators
Life insurance calculator
What you get: An estimate of the amount of coverage you need to protect those who depend on you
Budget calculator
What you get: An understanding of your income and expenses and a budget you can return to and update as your needs change.
Retirement savings calculator
What you get: An assessment of whether you’re saving enough to retire when and how you want.
Partners
Valerie Chan, CPA, CA, CPA (Washington), TEP, FEA, CLU, CFP®
Director of Advanced Planning Estate & Financial Planning Services, Western Region
Valerie is the Director of Advanced Planning for the Estate and Financial Planning Services in the West. She collaborates with Sun Life advisors on complex opportunities and advanced planning discussions to provide strategies and solutions for their Clients’ objectives. Valerie enjoys engaging with Clients and their professional advisors to promote cohesive holistic planning and help Clients cut through the complexity of navigating their estate and financial planning.
Prior to joining Sun Life, Valerie was a tax manager at a national accounting firm, where she specialized in personal, corporate and trust & estate taxation. She also has experience supporting ultra-high net worth clients with holistic wealth and tax planning at one of the national wealth management financial institutions in Canada. Valerie was awarded the Highest mark on the Taxation of Trusts TEP exam in 2020. In addition to the CFP, CLU, FEA, and TEP designations, Valerie holds accounting designations in Canada (CPA, CA) and in the US (CPA, Washington).
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