
Welcome to our community!
We pride ourselves on building strong relationships grounded in trust and open communication. Here, you can learn more about who we are and the meaningful work we do together. We're excited to have you join us!


Rick Coward
Financial Advisor
Business Owner
Rick has been a Financial Advisor since 1986. He takes pride in being able to help his clients with their personal financial goals and takes his responsibilities very seriously. Rick values his relationships with his clients and will go beyond to make sure his clients are happy and satisfied with his services. Rick is very much a family man and supports his community in any way that he can. On his time off he enjoys boating and motorcycling.

Tony Ferriera
Financial Advisor
Business Owner
Tony has been a Financial Advisor since 1993. He studied Economics/ Business at the University of Laurier and General Business at Conestoga College. Previously, he worked with Co-operators doing medical and dental claims. Tony enjoys all sports, although he prefers golf. He also enjoys travelling when he is not at his home in Waterloo.

Pat Coward
Office Manager

Amanda Fuhr
Financial Advisor
Pat had been a Financial Security Advisor since 1999. She now manages the office handling the tedious work to keep our firm running smoothly. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, gardening, boating and spending time with animals. Pat is a proud mother of three girls, and grandmother to four grandchildren and 2 bonus grandshildren.
Amanda has completed multiple roles since joining us in 2014, with previous work background in business and sales. She was a Financial Advisor for Blacks in 2005, then spent some time growing her new family. She returned to the firm and stepped back into the the role of Financial Advisor, and works regularly with Rick and Tony's clients. On her spare time, Amanda has a busy family with 2 sons and 2 step daughters, and they quite often end up camping, fishing, or out in nature. If she is not with them you can find her at the range organizing events or participating in sporting activities.

Darren Bailey
Financial Advisor
Darren is a Financial Consultant under the Black's FInancial Team. Together, we are helping our clients and providing the best service possible. Darren enjoys golf, and spending time with his wife Jen.

Martina Hymers
Client Service Associate
Martina is now licenced to better serve our clients active products, with a previous work background of 15 years in customer service. In her spare time, she spends time with her family, works on renovating her house, goes camping and photography. Martina is the proud mother of one daughter and blending families with her partner and his three children.