Manal Ali

Manal Ali

Manal Syeda Ali is a Senior Content Specialist for Key Media with a focus on investing and portfolio management content for InvestmentNews, Wealth Professional and the Benefits and Pensions Monitor titles.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business from the University of Waterloo. After a brief stint in the finance industry, Manal transitioned to financial journalism at Canadian DIY-investing publications Advice for Investors and Investor’s Digest.

Building a company people want to join

Pier 4's co-founder and HR chief on why deliberate hiring, employee ownership, and systems discipline matter as much as hitting $1 billion AUM

Building a company people want to join

When loyalty costs you control

Advisors thrive where culture and leadership protect independence, not limit it

When loyalty costs you control

Specialists, not generalists: Why Wiegers Financial & Benefits joined Q Wealth Partners

A partnership forged by a shared belief in depth, expertise, and collective strength

Specialists, not generalists: Why Wiegers Financial & Benefits joined Q Wealth Partners

From frustration to flow: Making technology work in your practice

Join Maximizer's expert-led session to learn how to roll out tools smoothly

From frustration to flow: Making technology work in your practice

Advisors opt for independence over incentives

"It was riskier to stand still": Why advisors are moving to models without sales quotas or corporate product ties

Advisors opt for independence over incentives

Ground floor up: Five years of Pier 4's deliberate ascent

From job sites to boardrooms, Pier 4's founders turned general contracting grit into a high-performing investment platform

Ground floor up: Five years of Pier 4's deliberate ascent

Why small-cap secondaries are the smartest corner of private markets

Discounted deals, swift liquidity and a niche mindset are reshaping the secondary market asset class for institutional investors

Why small-cap secondaries are the smartest corner of private markets

Know your product or risk the file: What regulators are looking for

Morningstar Canada to host a practical session on suitability, documentation, and product risk in a post-CFR environment

Know your product or risk the file: What regulators are looking for

Part One: Digital empowerment: how advisors thrive with trading platform Qtrade

In the first of a two-part series, Darren Dalchand of Aviso explains how Qtrade supports advisor efficiency, without displacing the advisor-client relationship

Part One: Digital empowerment: how advisors thrive with trading platform Qtrade

Healthcare ETFs in the age of noise: Why advisors are still turning to sector stability

Policy noise may rattle markets, but Paul MacDonald maintains healthcare's long-term fundamentals are holding firm

Healthcare ETFs in the age of noise: Why advisors are still turning to sector stability