About Lavoro
Financial guidance is a journey. We build the relationships, clarity, and confidence that move you forward — one deliberate step at a time.
The meaning behind our name
“to work”
Lavoro is Italian for work. It is an unusual thing to name a financial firm after, and that is rather the point.
Financial security is not a product you buy once. It is something you build, maintain and occasionally repair, over decades, through circumstances nobody scheduled.
We named the firm for the effort involved because we would rather set that expectation at the start than discover halfway through that a client expected something easier.
Financial planning runs in a long arc: build the wealth, use the wealth, pass it on. Most people meet us somewhere in the middle.
Wherever that is, we start the same way, by understanding what you have built, what you are responsible for, and what you want to be true in ten or twenty years. The plan comes after that conversation, not before it.
Then we stay. Circumstances change. A business sells, a marriage ends, a diagnosis arrives, a child needs help. A plan written for one set of facts has to be revised for the next.
01 Who we are
Lavoro Financial Group Ltd. has advised Alberta families, business owners and professional practices from Edmonton since 2005. The firm was built by bringing together advisors whose strengths do not overlap, so a client gets the right one rather than the available one.
02 Our vision
We develop positive working relationships that help clients build financial independence. Together we endure the difficult times and embrace the good ones, so everyone can benefit from the opportunities ahead.
03 Our mission
Our team creates individual solutions and well-considered strategies that empower clients to make their own decisions. Above all, we value the relationships and the trust we build along the way.
Our advisors
Qualified advisors, real relationships, and a team as invested in your future as you are.
Financial Advisor
780-886-9795 nshah@lavorogroup.ca
Nirmal Shah is a seasoned advisor with over 15 years of industry experience, deep knowledge of insurance and segregated investment products, and a genuine passion for helping clients. He works with individuals and businesses to build financial security through personalized guidance and ongoing support.
His guiding principle is to help people reach their financial objectives through informed decision-making. He takes a patient, empathetic approach — explaining options clearly and making sure clients are equipped to choose what is best for themselves and their loved ones.
Nirmal believes in long-term relationships, ongoing support, and reviewing insurance and investment needs as circumstances change. Outside of work he volunteers in his religious and social community and keeps current through industry education and seminars.
Qualified Financial Planner / Investment Representative
825-963-2186 isa@lavorogroup.ca
I became a financial advisor in 2017, after years as a technician with a major telecommunications company. That work gave me a deep appreciation for how hard people work for their money — and how easy it is, when you are busy earning a living and raising a family, to put off a financial plan.
I hold both the Qualified Associate Financial Planner™ (QAFP®) and Certified Health Insurance Specialist™ (CHS™) designations, and I use that knowledge alongside real-world perspective to bring structure and value to insurance and investment decisions.
When I am not working with clients you will likely find me in the kitchen. Cooking is my creative outlet, and I love making meals for my family and teaching our two kids to cook with confidence.
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison
With gratitude
Recognizing the advisors whose work and relationships helped shape Lavoro Financial Group.
Retired, 2024
Financial Security Advisor / Retired
Associate Advisor / Retired
Associate Advisor / Retired
Associate Advisor / Elder Planning Counsellor / Retired