Canadian Couch Potato's author is Dan Bortolotti, an investment advisor with PWL Capital in Toronto who has completed the FPSC Level 1 certification in financial planning. In addition to providing portfolio management (using the same strategies described on this blog) and planning services for clients, Dan and his colleagues offer a unique DIY Investor Service for those who need helping setting up index-fund portfolios they can manage on their own. Dan is also a veteran journalist and author who has written about personal finance for many Canadian magazines, including MoneySense (where he is a columnist and consulting editor), Canadian MoneySaver and Financial Post. His articles have earned six National Magazine Awards nominations, and in 2013 he was named Journalist of the Year by the CFA Society of Toronto. Dan is also the author of The MoneySense Guide to the Perfect Portfolio, a complete guide to index investing in Canada, now in its third edition.