COQUITLAM, BC, Jan. 24, 2012 /CNW/ - TD Waterhouse today announced the opening of its first Investor Centre in Coquitlam, conveniently co-located within the Coquitlam Town Centre TD Canada Trust branch at 1140 Johnson Street.

The Investor Centre will serve both investors who prefer to invest on their own or who wish to benefit from financial planning or custom-tailored advice. Combining cutting-edge tools with exceptional service standards, the new Coquitlam TD Waterhouse Investor Centre will offer the communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody a superior client experience.

"TD Waterhouse is proud to be able to better serve the investment needs of this rapidly growing region," said Human Alghabi, Senior Regional Manager for Western Canada, TD Waterhouse. "The new Investor Centre is sleek, modern and will meet the growing needs of self-directed investors in the Tri-Cities. In addition to 24/7 support by phone and resources available online, we're very pleased to provide self-directed investors with the information they need to invest with confidence, in person, within a one-stop shop, conveniently located in Coquitlam."

At the Investor Centre, investors will have access to WebBroker trading centre kiosks, investment research and specialty publications, real-time feeds from North American Stock Exchanges and free educational seminars on topics ranging from online trading to estate and tax planning. In addition to self-directed tools, investors will also have access to a wide range of wealth services including Financial Planning, Private Investment Advice and Private Client Group services.

"Through this new Investor Centre, we will be able to strengthen our client relationships in the Tri-Cities," said Bruce Hansen, Investor Centre Business Development Manager, TD Waterhouse. "This is a tremendous opportunity to offer our TD Waterhouse clients comfort and convenience close to home."

The Centre is wheelchair accessible and open from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, please visit www.tdwaterhouse.ca or call 604-927-5761.