With a degree in civil engineering, Lee-Chin returned to Jamaica to work on highway projects.
Lee-Chin still personally manages the Wilsons' portfolio, along with those of 200 other old clients.
By the early 1980s Lee-Chin had built a solid book at Investors Group and later at Regal Capital Planners.
Knowing next to nothing about the business, Lee-Chin relied on bluster and drive.
Dreams of dominance in Canada temporarily crushed, Lee-Chin turned his eyes south.
One of his first grabs was Sherally Jamani, a family physician near Hamilton whose office was next to that of Lee-Chin's dentist.
As he gained confidence (and a customer base), Lee-Chin took more risks.
But the more Lee-Chin learned, the more he wanted his own show.
Today Lee-Chin, 51, runs a mutual-fund and financial-services empire.
"From an early age my mother told me that there were so many of us that if I was to get anything in life I would have to get it myself, " says Lee-Chin.
Lee-Chin's portfolios reflected what he understood best--money management.
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