Kirk Baines

Allied Financial Services

Senior Financial Advisor
Manulife Securities Investment Services Inc.

Life Insurance Advisor 
Manulife Securities Insurance Inc.

Kirk Baines heads Allied Financial Services, a unique wealth and risk management firm based in London, Ontario. With over 30 years of experience in agricultural tax and financial strategies, Allied Financial Services offers consultation and strategies to assist clients with wealth management, as well as life and health risk management. Working closely with clients, and other professionals, we assist with wealth, retirement and estate strategies with product solutions tailored to agricultural producers. With a strong and loyal client base, Allied Financial Services does not work on commissions. In fact, since 2004 they no longer charge sales commissions on investment products. This has created greater flexibility to manage client money in this everchanging financial landscape and grow their wealth accumulation faster and safer. 

Kirk and his wife JoAnne have 3 children, 7 grandchildren, and their dog Bowie. They enjoy family time, cooking, walks on the beach and boating. Active in the community, Kirk is on the Board of Directors with Wellspring London, who deliver support services to families affected by cancer. He is also Board Chair of the Gerald C. Baines Foundation, Past Chair of the London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) and chaired several committees within LHSF. Kirk was a Past Board Member with LHSC and Children’s Health Foundation. He also was a member of the Robarts Research Board Council. 

 

Tara Robbins 

Mutual Funds Advisor, Manulife Securities Investment Services Inc. 

As a mother and wife Tara brings more than Financial knowledge to our Team, bringing shared ideal of what financial freedom means to families. She understands that wealth management is not just about retirement. She understands wealth management is a holistic approach. It encompasses not just you, but also the people that share your world. University, weddings, RESPs for grandchildren…having the financial independence to hit your milestones on the way to retirement. She understands financial freedom means achieving a better quality of life for you and the people you love. 

Cindy Salado 

Administration Assistant, Manulife Securities Investment Services Inc. 

Cindy Salado joins Allied Financial Services as an Assistant to Kirk and Tara, and bringing with her more than a decade of knowledge in the Financial Planning industry. Her wealth advocacy started when she conducted a financial literacy program in a remote town as part of a community project. This led her to become a Licensed Financial Adviser in the Philippines from 2011-2017 and eventually earned her Diploma in Financial Planning from Australia in 2019.

Cindy, alongside with her whole family, are also actively serving London community through Couples for Christ-International Missions and its vocation for the poor.

The Allied Financial Services team will continue to serve its strong and loyal client base with Cindy now working together with Kirk and Tara.

Shantaye Stumpf 

Administration Assistant, Manulife Securities Investment Services Inc. 

Shantaye Stumpf joins Allied Financial Services as an Assistant to Kirk and Tara, and brings a wealth of knowledge around financial solutions, having served in the industry for over 14 years. Along the way, she became interested in assisting clients in the unfortunate event of separation and divorce, and is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, as well as a Qualified Associate Financial Planner. Having worked for various companies, she brings the best of both worlds together in providing quality service to ensure maximum benefit to our clients.

Shantaye is also a wife and mother of four young children, who enjoy going to the park and learning and experiencing new things. Their two cats were named by the children, Lightning and Princess Charlie.