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PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING

PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING. When Should You Start?. M. Piczak January 2006. WHY A PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN?. As an employer, no one else does it for you Need retirement income

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PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING

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  1. PERSONAL FINANCIALPLANNING When Should You Start? M. Piczak January 2006

  2. WHY A PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN? • As an employer, no one else does it for you • Need retirement income • Help choose your priorities between home, vehicles, vacation property, children’s education, travel, early retirement • Pay less income tax

  3. THE STEPS TO DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN • Evaluate your personal, current financial situation • Estimate current net worth • Estimate income from all sources • List all recurring expenses

  4. THE STEPS TO DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN 2. Choose financial goals. • Time frames are important • Separate wants from needs

  5. THE STEPS TO DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN 3. Develop saving/investment strategy • For desired retirement income • For goals between now & retirement • Make assumptions regarding income and expenditures over future years • Identify alternative “action plans” (contingency planning)

  6. THE STEPS TO DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN 4. Evaluate alternative action plans considering: • Economic & employment factors • Risk factors – financial & other • Opportunity costs • Lifestyle choices • Your values • Family situation

  7. THE STEPS TO DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN 5. Develop your plan by: • Choosing from alternatives • Using professional advice • Remember the family life cycle • Ensure you have a wise budget • Remember tax considerations

  8. THE STEPS TO DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN 6. Implement by: • Evaluating periodically • Changing your plans as needs change • Changing as external factors change • Focus on goals

  9. WEALTH CREATION IN OUR CAPITALISTIC SOCIETY • Creation of wealth is encouraged so that individuals take care of themselves rather than by the state • System is designed to “control” the rate of wealth creation to promote stability and induce hard work and risk taking

  10. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR $ • 4 options exist: • Spend it – it’s gone forever • Give it away – you feel better but it’s also gone for good • Bury it – you’ve outsmarted the tax man but lowered your worth because of inflation • Invest it – participating in the power of the time value of money (interest and capital appreciation)

  11. THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY • Money grows according to the force of interest • Future Value = P(1 + i)n • Interest is paid on interest resulting in a power function • Consider that $1,000 invested annually into an RRSP accumulating beyond the reach of CCRA will grow to $1.5 million depending on the interest rate used • Remember, that it will be taxable when drawn out at retirement although at a lower rate of tax

  12. GETTING TO $1,000,000 • Contrary to easy jokes, $1 million is still some serious money • How much money must be invested to get to the magic $1 million? • The answer is:_________________

  13. DEPENDS… • Depends on: A. Investment return assumptions B. Amount contributed C. Time involved • Consider the following piece: Future Value Calculations: Getting to $1,000,000

  14. INCOME SOURCES • Salaries • Employment insurance benefits • Self employed income • Business income • Rental income • Pension income • Interest and investment earnings • Inheritances • Unexpected windfalls

  15. ITEMIZE YOUR EXPENSES • Food • Shelter • Car • Children • Medical care • Meals outside the home • Entertainment • Travel • Beer

  16. WHEN TO START? NOW!

  17. EASY INVESTMENT OPTIONS • Starting an RRSP and making regular contributions • Do what Esther Pauls did…get off your lease, purchase the building reducing your present costs and owning the building after 7 years • Starting up a mutual fund of your own • “Play” with stocks on e-trader sites limiting yourself to a particular sum • Buy a house (appreciates tax free for your principal residence) • Do “forced” savings using CSBs and then investing it at the end of the year in some other investment instrument

  18. DEVELOP MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS • Rent • Residual income streams • Having several activities that generate income simultaneously

  19. CONTROLLING YOUR SPENDING • Budget and stick to it • Learn to say no • Don’t have too many credit cards • Use a line of credit • Stop impulse buying • “do you really need it?” • Don’t go shopping • Control dining out • Don’t carry cash • Pay down debt ASAP so you can do other things

  20. CUT DOWN AND SAVE BIG OVER A LIFETIME • How much money is generated by cutting down on: • Taking own lunch 3 days/week = $95,000 • Buying bottled water $3/dozen bottles rather than at convenience store at $1/bottle = $57,000 • Park car, take bus = $110,000 =SUM TOTAL > $260,000 (See Spec article Jan. 27, 2006)

  21. THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO IT… • Decide what you want • Look at where you are now • Establish your priorities • Cut down your spending • Make the investment/saving commitment • Go relax in the sun

  22. THE ANSWER TO OUR SKILL TESTING QUESTION: WHEN SHOULD YOU START? START NOW WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG TO PUT TIME ON YOUR SIDE

  23. PERSONAL FINANCIALPLANNING M. Piczak January 2006 THE END

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