David Christianson

Personal finance columnist

David has been a practicing financial planner and life advisor since 1982, specializing in helping clients identify and reach their most important goals, and then helping them manage all their financial affairs, including investments. He leads Christianson Wealth Advisors and is a portfolio manager and wealth advisor at National Bank Financial.

David has been awarded many professional and industry awards, including the STEP Private Client Award for 2010 and 2011 and shortlisted in 2016, in the category of Independent Financial Advisor Team of the Year, by the worldwide Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

In 2022, David published an updated edition of his Canadian bestseller Managing the Bull – A No-Nonsense Approach to Personal Finance.  He has been the personal finance columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press since 1994.

David is married to Vera and proud father of Sarah and Taylor. When he’s not in the office, he enjoys sailing, skiing, travelling with his family and playing bass guitar.