Fact Finder EN - Generic
Fact Finder EN - Generic
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1 Client
Information
This financial analysis is based primarily on the age of ‘Client’. For this reason, we
recommend that the primary wage earner’s information be entered as ‘Client’.
Client Spouse/Partner
DOB DOB
Address
2 Contact
Information
Please enter your contact information and preferred method of contact.
Client Spouse/Partner
Email Email
Preferred Preferred
Contact Contact
3 Employment If you are not currently retired, please enter the earned income that you anticipate
reporting on your tax return for the current taxation year. Do not include investment
Income income such as interest, dividends or capital gains in this amount.
Client Spouse/Partner
Occupation Occupation
Employer Employer
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In addition to the earned income on which you pay tax, you may also be responsible for
Other Income generating other income, such as corporate earnings, that is not paid to you directly
(Prior to Retirement) but does benefit you financially. Please enter any additional taxable income sources.
Client Spouse/Partner
To Age To Age
5 Retirement Please enter your expected retirement age and after-tax retirement income goals
in today’s dollars. A second stage of retirement is also available if you expect your
Income Needs income goal to increase or decrease at some point in the future.
Client Spouse/Partner
Retirement Retirement
Lifestyle 1 Age Lifestyle 1 Age
Monthly Income $
Retirement
Lifestyle 2 Age
Monthly Income $
6 Goals and Please summarize the other goals and objectives that you have for your family. You
may want to include things that you would like to accomplish before you retire,
Objectives during your retirement and on the distribution of your estate.
Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5
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7 Pension Income
based on the employee’s years of service and age. Please enter the monthly
pension income that you expect to earn in retirement from your current and/or past
Canadian employers, and any survivor benefits provided.
Client Spouse/Partner
Monthly Monthly
Amount $ Amount $
Survivor % Survivor %
8 Canadian Pension Canada Pension Plan (CPP/QPP) provides a monthly pension to contributors upon
retirement. Please enter the monthly amount of CPP/QPP that you are currently
Plan (CPP/QPP) receiving or the % of maximum CPP/QPP that you expect to receive.
Client Spouse/Partner
Current Current
Monthly Monthly
Benefits $ Benefits $
The Old Age Security program provides you with a modest pension starting age
Client Spouse/Partner
Expected % of Expected % of
Maximum % Maximum %
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10 Working in Many people plan to transition into retirement by continuing to work for a number
of years doing something they enjoy. Please enter the income that you expect to
Retirement earn and the length of time, during which, you anticipate receiving it.
Client Spouse/Partner
Monthly Monthly
Amount $ Amount $
Other
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In addition to the retirement income discussed previously, you may receive income
Retirement in retirement from other sources, such as a rental property or an annuity. Please
enter the monthly amount that you expect to receive in today’s dollars.
Income
Client Spouse/Partner
Source Source
Monthly Monthly
Amount $ Amount $
Percentage Percentage
Taxable % Taxable %
Survivor % Survivor %
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Retirement Investments are designed to help you save for your retirement.
12 Registered
Investments
Contributions are tax deductible and grow tax-free until withdrawn. Please enter the
current asset value of all Registered Investments (RRSP/RRIF and Spousal RRSP/
RRIF) and any contributions that you plan to make in the future.
Client Spouse/Partner
Contribution Contribution
Limit $ Limit $
Pension Pension
Adjustment $ Adjustment $
RRSP RRSP
Contribution $ Contribution $
Contribution Contribution
Frequency: Annual Monthly Frequency: Annual Monthly
13 Locked-In Plans
and could include LIFs, LIRAs or LRIFs. Please enter the total value of your
Locked-In plans and any contributions that you and your employer plan to make
in the future.
Client Spouse/Partner
Contributions $ Contributions $
Contribution Contribution
Frequency: Annual Monthly Frequency: Annual Monthly
Income Income
Start Age Start Age
Income Income
Amount: Minimum Maximum Amount: Minimum Maximum
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Investments
RRSP/RRIFs and Pensions. This can include Savings Accounts and Cash Investments.
Please enter the total value of your Non-Registered investments and any amounts
you plan to save in the future.
Client Spouse/Partner
Savings $ Savings $
Savings Savings
Frequency: Annual Monthly Frequency: Annual Monthly
Indexed Indexed
Joint
Total Value $
Cost Base $
Savings $
Savings
Frequency: Annual Monthly
Indexed
15 Tax Free Savings Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) allow you to earn tax free investment income.
Please enter the total value of your TFSA investments and any amounts you plan
Accounts (TFSA) to save in the future.
Client Spouse/Partner
Savings $ Savings $
Savings Savings
Frequency: Annual Monthly Frequency: Annual Monthly
Indexed Indexed
Contribution Contribution
Room $ Room $
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For many people, their home represents the largest investment that they will ever
16 Real Estate
Holdings
make. In addition to your home, you may also own recreational and/or investment
properties. Please enter the value of all your personal real estate holdings and any
associated mortgage balance.
Principal Residence
Recreational Properties
17 Lump-Sum You may be expecting to receive future lump-sum cash amounts from inheritance
or other sources. If so, please enter the amount and age that these amounts are
Amounts expected.
Client Spouse/Partner
Amount $ Amount $
Age Age
Amount $ Amount $
Age Age
18 Other Assets Please enter the value and cost base of any other assets that you own personally.
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19 Additional
Notes
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Corporate If you are a major shareholder of a private corporation, you will want to include
20 Investments and
Securities
the value of any assets owned by the corporation in your financial planning.
Please enter the total value of all corporate investment accounts as well as any
future deposits.
Indexed
21 Corporate
Real Estate
Please enter the value of all corporate real estate holdings and any associated
mortgage balances.
In addition to investments and real estate, your business may also have considerable
22 Goodwill and
Operations
value in the ‘goodwill’ of the day to day operations. The total value of your business
includes all assets, investments, real estate and goodwill. Please enter the value of
business operations and goodwill.
Current Value $
The Fair Market Value (FMV) of the shares you own is calculated as ‘Total Corporate
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Assets’ less ‘Total Corporate Liabilities’. The FMV of your shares less the Cost Base of
Share Value your shares represent the capital gains that will be taxable on death.
Please enter the Ownership percentage and Cost Base of your shares.
Client Spouse/Partner
Ownership % Ownership %
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24 Additional
Notes
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