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“I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
Adam Watson is a portfolio manager and co-founder of the Fairway Wealth Management Team at National Bank Financial. His 25-person team operates in five offices along Ontario’s Highway 401 corridor. His areas of expertise include portfolio management and financial and estate planning for high-net-worth families.
Watson draws on 15 years of industry experience. He had prepared for this career his whole life as a second-generation wealth advisor who grew up working with his parents in high school, university, and beyond. He’s able to develop comprehensive wealth management solutions for families, professionals, and business owners, and his team strives to build long-lasting relationships with entire families using a multigenerational approach.
Watson and the Fairway team received National Bank Financial’s prestigious Wealth Management Excellence Award in 2019 and the Private Portfolio of the Year Award in 2020 and 2022. He earned an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance from Wilfrid Laurier University. He has many industry designations to support his years of experience.
Watson and his wife are the parents of a little girl. When he is not chasing his daughter, he enjoys playing hockey and golf, and watching the Toronto Blue Jays and Michigan Wolverines.
380 St. Clair St, Chatham, ON, N7L 3K3
519 351 8218
adam.watson@nbc.ca
linkedin.com/in/watson-adam
fairwaywealth.ca
Adam Watson
Senior Wealth Advisor and Portfolio Manager
Fairway Wealth Management Team
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“To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
2007
2019
2020
2022
2023
Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University
Joined the Watson Wealth Management team
2007
The JMRD Watson team was formed by the merger of JMRD and Watson Wealth Management teams
2019
Recognized as one of Wealth Professional’s Top 50 Advisors
2020
Named by The Globe and Mail as one of its Top 150 Advisors
2022
The Fairway Wealth Management team was formed by the merger of the JMRD Watson and Mallender team
2023
Milestones
Milestones
Sept 2021
Feb 2022
Apr 2022
Jul 2022
Aug
2022
Suncorp Bank introduces Solar Home Bonus offer for customers who are choosing renewable energy for their homes
Sept 2021
Month-on-month market share growth commences
Feb 2022
Suncorp Bank wins the Canstar award for most outstanding value in investment loans
Apr 2022
Suncorp Bank wins Money Magazine’s Bank of the Year and Business Bank of the Year awards for the fifth year in a row
Jul 2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
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How does he distinguish himself among fellow brokers?
“I believe all brokers are working very hard in a difficult market,” he says. “However, I have demonstrated continued growth, advocacy and performance on my client’s behalf, which is now recognised [for 10 consecutive years] in the Elite Broker awards.”
In 1990, Dixon got started with FAI, working in claims and as a team leader. From the late 1990s up until 2003, he worked at FAI and Suncorp in underwriting and as an area manager at VACC, CGU (South East Queensland). From 2003 to 2012, he got into broking and eventually started Dixon Insurance in 2013. Since then, he’s accumulated numerous acccolades, including Elite Broker, Diversity and Equity, and Fast Broker awards.
During the pandemic, Dixon challenged insurers over the Quarantine Act application to insurance wordings. His argument was that the Quarantine Act does not apply as an exclusion, as the Biosecurity Act was invoked by the Morrison Government, and this was not a subsequent amendment to the Quarantine Act. The test case in the Appeals court was won for Dixon’s client with a unanimous five-judge verdict.
He remains focused on transport, manufacturing, motor trade, engineering and large farm clients.
What are his plans for the future?
On a business level, “more of the same. I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes.”
On a personal level, Dixon invests significant time, effort and funds, along with his GT3, to support many charities through his passion for motorsport. From participating in and sponsoring the Thunderbolt Run (which provides tens of thousands of dollars in support for Beyond Blue and Prostate Cancer), to organising and running the Track Knights for Amira charity night where 28 Exotic Supercars raised funds through passenger laps in wet conditions, Dixon states “this is our time to give back to the community and those in need. My friendships and association with those seeking to do the same, allows us to contribute to those less fortunate and raise funds and awareness”.
He adds: “To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need.”