About Us
A Reputable Firm of Investment Advisors in Southwestern Ontario
Meet Your Team of Advisors
Action Financial Group in St. Thomas, ON has been offering solid financial advice as well as investment products and service since 1995. With our extensive experience, you can rest assured we are the right team on which to depend. The time has come to identify ourselves as a team, not separate individuals. Thus, we chose the name Action Financial Group. This name embodies our dedication to being “Active. Proactive. Reactive.”
Karin Rimnyak
MBA, R.F.P., CLU®, CFP®
Investment Advisor, iA Private Wealth
Insurance Advisor, Action Financial Group Ltd*
Ian Barrie
CFP®
Investment Advisor, iA Private Wealth
Insurance Advisor, Action Financial Group Ltd*
David Dryburgh
Meet Your Support Team
All of us believe that a team is much stronger than the sum of its parts. As a team, we can better achieve our goal of helping our clients accumulate, grow, protect, and use their assets. Our branch includes Investment Advisors Karin Rimnyak, Ian Barrie and David Dryburgh, and client service representatives Shelley Leblanc and Lyndsey Dryburgh.
About iA Private Wealth™
As independent business owners, iA Private Wealth advisors are fully invested in you. We know what it takes to be an entrepreneur and will work with you to create a plan that fits your unique business needs and goals. At iA Private Wealth™, you’ll find an advisor who understands how to build your wealth – and is always ready to listen.
iA Private Wealth is one of Canada’s premier financial advisory networks with over 700 advisors across the country. With a focus on providing Investment and Financial strategies, iA Private Wealth offers individuals, families and businesses fully integrated wealth solutions.
Company History
Independence is what allows us to truly serve the best interests of each client. It enables us to provide advice as well as financial services and products that meet their individual needs.
Karin Rimnyak joined the practice in 1995, first as a junior financial advisor, then as a partner, and eventually as the senior advisor. Under her leadership, the team has grown and changed over time.
Ian is an Investment Advisor and Insurance Advisor with Action Financial Group, iA Private Wealth. Ian joined the team in 2018 and became a partner in 2020. Having graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a bachelor’s degree in Criminology in 2015, Ian pursued further education in the Professional Financial Services Program at Fanshawe College, from which he graduated in 2019. Ian earned the designation of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® in 2022.
David is an Investment Advisor and Insurance Advisor with Action Financial Group, iA Private Wealth. Having first joined the team in February 2014 as a Licensed Assistant, David earned the Certified Executor Advisor designation in 2018 and the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designation in 2021.
Lyndsey joined our team in January 2020 as a Client Services Administrator & Business Development Associate. Recently, she has taken on the role of a Licensed Assistant. Prior to joining Action Financial Group, iA Private Wealth, Lyndsey worked at one of the major financial institutions for over 12 years, including management for 9 years. In addition to her work as part of our team, Lyndsey is also a part time professor at the Lawrence Kinlin School of Business for the Professional Financial Planning Program. This has brought her full circle as she received her Financial Planning Diploma from the same program in 2008. Lyndsey is able to help our clients with any inquiries, issues or general questions they may have. When not in the office, you may see her out and about in the community promoting the benefits of an independent financial planning office.