The Case of the Professional/ Executive
Danny & Tess
Danny & Tess Smith are in their mid-40s, and they have two children who are 13 and 15 years old. They are very busy with their jobs and family and would like to enlist the help of a professional to ensure their finances are optimized.
Goals:
They would like to help each child with the costs of post-secondary education and retire at age 60 with $8,000/month of retirement income. Ensure that Danny & the kids would be able to maintain the lifestyle they are accustomed to if Tess were to pass prematurely.
Background Information: Assets & Debts
$243,000*
Family income (pre-tax)
$335,000
Current Investments
$600,000
Value of current house
$150,000
Outstanding mortgage.
*Tess is a physician and is the primary income-earner in the family earning $180,000/year.
Current Situation:
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They are currently on track to have about 50% of their desired retirement income.
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If Tess were to pass prematurely, Danny would not be able to afford to maintain their current lifestyle or save for the kids' education goals.
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They’re invested in a balanced portfolio, which may be too conservative for their risk tolerance level.
Recommendations:
Due to Tess’ high taxable income, their timeframe until retirement, and their risk tolerance, the “borrow to invest” strategy was suitable.
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Begin saving to their RESP to receive matching grants from government programs
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Increase RRSP savings by a total of $1,300/month
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Implement the ‘Corporate Insured Retirement Plan’, which helps to provide valuable insurance coverage on Tess, while also serving as an alternative retirement income
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Alter their asset allocation to match with their time horizon, and their comfort level with volatility
Solutions:
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They are able to meet their retirement goals, as well as ensure that they have enough money set aside to help the kids with their post-secondary goals.
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By implementing the Corporate Insured Retirement strategy, they feel much better that they not only have the right amount of life insurance in place, but also have another retirement income stream.
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