Hughes Trustco

Business Details

50+ Years

experience

Trusted Financial Advisers in Montreal

Established in 1972, Hughes Trustco has built a legacy of providing unbiased financial guidance across Canada. Our expertise spans life annuities, segregated funds, GICs, RRSPs, TFSA planning, and comprehensive wealth management solutions. As independent brokers since 1998, we prioritize client needs by offering comparative analysis across multiple providers to ensure optimal pricing and product fit. Our team of licensed professionals adheres to strict ethical standards, maintaining compliance with all regulatory requirements while delivering personalized service. We specialize in helping clients understand complex financial products through transparent disclosure and tailored advice.

With decades of experience navigating market fluctuations, we help clients align investment strategies with long-term financial goals. Our commitment to continuous client education ensures informed decision-making throughout the financial planning process. Operating from Montreal with qualified brokers nationwide, we combine local expertise with national reach. Our proven track record demonstrates consistent delivery of client-centric solutions that withstand market volatility. This dedication to excellence has earned us trusted relationships with clients seeking reliable financial planning partners.

Services

Life Annuities GIC RRSP RRIF TFSA Wealth Management Digital Will Segregated Funds

Details

Year established: 1972

Highlights and features

We offer 50+ years of combined financial services experience
Our team provides unbiased comparisons across multiple providers
We maintain strict licensing and ethical compliance standards
Our client-first approach prioritizes personalized financial strategies
We deliver nationwide service with local Montreal expertise

What people say

Fast turn-around time Personalized service approach Expert market knowledge Transparent pricing comparisons Reliable professional support

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Services

Life Annuities

Life annuities provide guaranteed income streams for retirement planning. Our experts compare offerings from multiple insurance providers to find optimal solutions matching individual risk profiles and financial goals. We help clients understand payment structures, inflation protection options, and tax implications while ensuring proper integration with overall retirement strategies.

Wealth Management

Comprehensive wealth management services combine portfolio diversification with long-term financial planning. We develop customized strategies using GICs, mutual funds, and segregated funds while considering market conditions and client risk tolerance. Our approach emphasizes tax-efficient growth and intergenerational wealth transfer planning through TFSA and RRSP optimization.

RRSP Planning

Our RRSP planning services focus on maximizing tax-advantaged savings through diversified investment vehicles. We analyze contribution limits, spousal arrangements, and withdrawal strategies while coordinating with other retirement income sources like life annuities and employer pension plans to create holistic retirement solutions.

TFSA Strategies

TFSA planning services optimize tax-free investment growth opportunities. We help clients select appropriate investment vehicles from GICs to mutual funds while coordinating with other financial goals. Our strategies emphasize flexible access to funds while maintaining long-term growth potential through strategic asset allocation.

Segregated Funds

Segregated fund solutions offer market-linked growth with principal protection features. We guide clients through various guarantee options, maturity terms, and beneficiary designations while explaining how these instruments complement traditional investment portfolios and estate planning objectives.

People

Ivon T. Hughes

Founder & Financial Broker

Ivon T. Hughes established Hughes Trustco in 1972 with a vision for transparent financial advisory services. As a licensed broker with decades of experience, he specializes in annuity products and retirement planning strategies while maintaining active involvement in client consultations and industry education initiatives.

Questions

What financial products do you specialize in?

We specialize in life annuities, GICs, RRSPs, TFSAs, segregated funds, and comprehensive wealth management solutions tailored to individual retirement planning needs.

How do you help clients make informed decisions?

We provide comparative analysis across multiple providers, explain product features in plain language, and demonstrate how different financial instruments work together in a comprehensive plan.

Do you serve clients outside Quebec?

Yes, we have qualified brokers in all Canadian provinces to serve clients nationwide while maintaining our Montreal-based headquarters operations.

What makes your service different from banks?

As independent brokers, we offer unbiased comparisons across multiple providers rather than limited in-house products, ensuring clients receive optimal pricing and product fit.

How do you handle complex retirement planning?

We create customized strategies combining annuities, investment products, and tax-efficient withdrawal plans while continuously monitoring and adjusting portfolios to meet changing market conditions.

What experience do your brokers have?

Our team includes brokers with decades of combined experience since 1972, maintaining active licensing and continuing education to stay current with evolving financial products and regulations.

Reviews (5)

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Mike Higgs

Jan 11, 2018 Report

The experience of dealing with Ivon and Hughes Trustco is a rarity today. He actually is interested in you and cares about your needs and then he delivers. He listens patiently to your questions, gets the facts right, and delivers exactly what you need. I first steered my sister-in-law to him and she was very satisfied. Then I took out one annuity and then a second smaller one. Each time I came away from the experience completely satisfied. If this sounds a bit gushy, it is. You just don't find people like Ivon anymore. I would highly, highly recommend using him.

Robert Stanley

Dec 06, 2017 Report

I would like to thank you very much for helping me place my registered pension plan funds into joint-life retirement annuities. I especially appreciate the way you compiled quotes from seven or eight different life insurance companies to show the variations in payouts that are available at a given point in time. I also appreciate your patience in responding to my requests for different pay-out scenarios, based on different guarantee periods and other first assumptions. Your fast turn-around time made the decision making process for me and my wife very easy, and having you run interference on

Rodney Symington

Aug 15, 2017 Report

Dear Ivon:
Now that the business of purchasing my annuities is completed, I wanted to write to you and say how pleased I have been to have engaged your first-class services. Your wide knowledge and considerable expertise were invaluable, and you guided me through the entire process with patience and understanding. I consider myself to have been very fortunate to have found you and your company, and I would not hesitate to recommend you 100% to anyone who is seeking to purchase an annuity. Best regards
(Dr.) Rodney Symington
London, ON

Don Beach

Aug 10, 2017 Report

Hughes Trustco handled several life annuities for me on a very satisfactory basis. Ivon drove all the way from Montreal to Toronto to meet my wife and me and be sure we were well served.

Pat Monahan

Aug 05, 2017 Report

I found Ivon to be conscientious, thorough and extremely knowledgeable in helping my wife and I purchase an annuity. He answered questions without any effort to pressure or "sell". He took the time to come to Toronto twice to make sure we were buying what we needed. I'm very happy to recommend him highly.