Swell Private Wealth

Director of Swell Private Wealth's affluent Canadian life insurance division. The Ultra-High-Net-Worth, Business Owner, and Professional division advises and implements life insurance solutions to improve estate planning objectives, fulfil tax planning techniques, and give liquidity to families during asset transfer.

Life Insurance Specialist, Director - Ultra-High-Net Worth, Business Owner, Professional Divisions

We crush tax. Working closely with accountants, we find creative solutions to help professionals and business owners lower their tax bills and prepare their estate.

Corporate Advisor

As a life insurance specialist, Rylan works with Ultra High Net Worth Canadian Families to provide tailored insurance solutions that serve as a powerful planning tool in their financial future. 

With a background rooted in generational wealth, Rylan brings a unique understanding and approach to his practice.

 Additionally, Rylan also provides training for accountants on the utilization of insurance in their financial planning for clients. 

Rylan is dedicated to helping the firms families and businesses secure their financial future through comprehensive insurance planning.

I won $13,000 in a golf tournament.

Right after university, I was broke and in student debt. A friend invited me to play in a tournament with over $100,000 in prize money, and the pressure was intense. Every shot mattered. Every detail counted.

That’s the same pressure emerging fund managers feel. When they perform, the upside is huge. Their decisions directly shape their track record, reputation, and future. And the ones who can stay focused under pressure are the ones who win.

We see this happening every day. When we partner with strong emerging managers, the opportunities are incredible.

And here’s how that tournament ended.

Our team won $39,000. We split it three ways. Each of us walked away with $13,000. We 13x’d our money by showing up and performing when it mattered.

We believe the same thing is happening with emerging managers. The right people, in the right moment, can create exceptional results.

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Capital Markets @ FLP | GP Stakes | Helping Emerging Managers Go On Offense

Emerging Managers > Large Institutional Funds.

It sounds wrong, but the data confirms it. As the attached table shows, smaller funds are consistently outperforming larger institutional funds across vintages.

The common narrative is that "bigger is better." But reality shows that when it comes to returns, bigger hasn't been better from a total value perspective.

If you are looking for maximum returns, you should be looking at emerging managers.

Why? 

We believe emerging managers have a competitive edge that larger funds simply lose as they scale:

The Math: It is significantly harder to return 3x on a $500M fund than it is on a $15M fund. A small fund only needs a few strong exits to return multiples of capital.

The Hunger: Emerging managers are fighting for their existence. They don't just allocate capital; they hustle for their portfolio.

The Specialization: Small funds can win in niche markets that move the needle for them, but are too small for a giant fund to even notice.

We support emerging managers because we believe they are the ones actually driving innovation and as the numbers show, they are capturing the value of it too.

The emerging manager ecosystem is an incredible place to work, add value, and capture returns. We love working with emerging fund managers/founders.

Here is why I’m excited about capital raising in 2026. 

As the world moves more and more into the age of AI, consumers as a whole are craving relationships and experiences. 

A big shift is happening in sports where this trend is being capitalized on by PE firms. 

People are craving community, experiences, and will pay premiums to get it. Sports are going to keep exploding as fans look for emercive experiences and to be around other fanatics like themselves. 

Capital raising in 2026 will have major successes when one to one experiences and one to many experiences are used. 

We have seen in person meet ups explode in success for capital raising over the last few years. 

I’m excited for 2026 to lean into community, experiences and relationships in person. 

What trends are you guys seeing in capital market efforts?

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