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H & L Capital ScotiaMcLeod®, a division of Scotia Capital Inc.

Meet our team

Hugh Hamill

In partnership with Michael Leahy, Hugh directs the investment focus and overall strategy of H & L Capital.

Performing a wide-ranging role within the company, his work extends considerably beyond the day-to-day task of supervising a team of acutely intelligent, gifted – and sometimes mercurial – investment advisors focused on building high-performance portfolios.

A talented manager, motivator and accomplished investment strategist, Hugh combines an astute knowledge of North American and global markets with a warm and accessible approach to individual H & L Capital clients – from those whose investable assets very considerable to others with more modest resources.

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Michael Leahy

In partnership with Hugh Hamill, Michael directs the personal investment side of our business, offering complex and sophisticated portfolio guidance to H & L Capital’s ultra high net worth clients.

Widely regarded in the investment advisory industry as an exceptional ‘ideas’ man, in addition to bringing an unusual degree of creativity to his investment advisory work, Michael is a strong believer in the principle of total wealth management. He regards the creation of high performance client portfolios as one of several building blocks necessary to create a robust foundation for the steady and systematic accumulation of wealth.

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Bernie Lee

A member of the H & L Capital ScotiaMcLeod team since 2000, Bernie’s principal – although by no means exclusive – focus is the day-to-day management of several of our group plans.

Widely regarded in the business as an exceptionally talented ‘stock picker’, Bernie remains steadfast in his belief that a risk-protected, balanced, diversified portfolio is key to the sustained accumulation of wealth. That said, Bernie acknowledges that asset allocation is the single most important driver of portfolio performance.

Married with two children (both boys), Bernie is a volunteer soccer coach, an avid soccer player, a passionate cyclist, the sponsor of a child in Afghanistan, and a snowboarder whose charismatic freestyle skills – preferably executed in deep powder on treacherous terrain – are the envy of his peers.

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Cullen Hamill

With H & L Capital ScotiaMcLeod since graduating from university, Cullen has earned his CSC (Canadian Securities Course).

Cullen has been vigorously pursuing other professional qualifications on the road to becoming an investment advisor. An enthusiastic traveler, both inside Canada and internationally, Cullen plays hockey and coaches football.

ScotiaMcLeod®, a division of Scotia Capital Inc.

ScotiaMcLeod®, a division of Scotia Capital Inc.

ScotiaMcLeod®, a division of Scotia Capital Inc.

ScotiaMcLeod®, a division of Scotia Capital Inc.

ScotiaMcLeod®, a division of Scotia Capital Inc.