Presented by: David Cox, CFA, CMT, FCSI, FMA, BMath Portfolio Manager April 17 th, 2014 University of Guelph, Guelph, ON Shareclub Orientation Course The Basics – A Plan, A Starting Point, A Path

2 What Do I Do?  Provide clients with a comprehensive wealth planning approach  Offer clients a way to comfortably grow and protect wealth irrespective of the underlying state of global investment markets

3 Who Am I?  Bachelor of Mathematics – University of Waterloo  My family recently relocated to Guelph after 13- years in B.C.  One of 206 dual holders, globally, of both the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designations  Passionate about the investment markets, skiing, golfing, wine, poker and music

4 Our Agenda  Where do I stand?  Where do I want to be?  What is most important to me?  Do I like my job or vocation?  How do I picture my retirement?

5 Where Do I Stand?  Net Worth Statement  Income (Cash Flow) Statement  Need to really understand your current situation (income/expenses/lifestyle)

6 Starting Point  List ALL of your assets  List ALL of your liabilities  Assets – Liabilities = Net Worth

7 Assets  Your house  Your business  Your 2 nd property  Your cars  Your “toys”  Other (i.e, expected inheritance)

8 Liabilities  Your mortgage  Your lines of credit  Your loans  Money owing to your family  Credit card debt

9 An Example House $305,000 RRSPs $211,000 Car $14,000 Assets = $530,000 House $904,000 RRSPs $302,000 Car $41,000 Assets = $1,247,000 Mortgage $ 84,000 Line of Credit $8,000 Liabilities = $92,000 Mortgage $768,000 Line of Credit $110,000 Car Loan $25,000 Liabilities = $903,000 Net Worth = $530,000 - $92,000 = $438,000 Net Worth = $1,247,000 - $903,000 = $344,000

10 Interest Rates  Mortgage interest is not deductible  Interest paid on monies borrowed for investment are deductible  Equity secured line of credit  Non-Equity/unsecured line of credit vs.  Loans vs.  Credit cards

11 Global Debt: Income Source: Economist

12 Borrowing Money  Banks will loan you more than you might be comfortable with  Do your own math

13 Debt Ratios  Gross Debt Service (GDS): % of borrower’s gross monthly income that is needed to pay all required monthly housing costs (mortgage, taxes, heat + condo fees)  32% is generally the max  Total Debt Service (TDS): % of borrower’s gross monthly income that is needed to cover housing costs plus any monthly obligations that an individual has (i.e., credit card payments, car payments, PLCs)  40% is generally the max

14 Real Estate: Income

15 Own vs. Rent

16 Where Do I Want to Be?  Travelling the world?  Time with family?  Reading a book by the lake?  How much money would I like to live on?  Is that a reasonable amount?  Important to be realistic

17 Cash Flow  How much $$$ does your lifestyle cost?  What % is basic needs (i.e., food, shelter, utilities, etc)  What % is discretionary? (i.e., alcohol, dining out, travel, etc)

18 Figure Out Your Expenses  After-tax income  Less: RRSP contributions  Less: New investment deposits  Less: Mortgage principal pay-down in past year  Less: $ change in your bank account balance  = YOUR SPENDING FOR THE YEAR

19 Making a Plan  Figure out how much life costs  Map out expected future income (i.e., OAS/CPP/company pensions)  Determine the shortfall and figure out how many assets are required  Be conservative in assumptions (i.e., returns)  A realistic plan that is POSSIBLE is better than a plan that looks great but can NEVER happen!

20 Following Your Plan  Annual review  Did your investment assets grow as planned?  Did your expenses stay at or below expectations?  Any other big life changes that require a change in plan?

21 Key Risks  Insufficient investment returns  Unwillingness to take appropriate risk  Emotions/mental struggles with finances  Inflation risk  Interest rate risk  Real estate risk  Employment risk  Government/political risk

22 Tips  Prepare an annual asset list for your executor  Have an updated will + power of attorney  Save 10%  Focus on your plan not your neighbour’s  Looks can be deceiving  Have a financial plan before doing any investing!  Accounting vs. Mental Accounting  Extraordinary expenses occur EVERY year so make sure to consider them in planning

23 Useful Links CMHC Spending Tool  schl.gc.ca/en/co/buho/hostst/hostst_002.cfm

24 Useful Stuff  Monthly Market Chit Chat” – monthly e-publication that discusses the risks and opportunities facing investors – me to subscribe  Twitter:  Facebook:  LinkedIn:  – a variety of seminars, webinars and publications are published along with David’s travel schedule

25 Questions & Answers

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