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Example Exam Problem on Retirement planning [The original problem has been developed from questions on a 3541 exam at some point in the past. It is medium difficulty for 3541] Task 1: Shahin Safaei is 55 and wants to retire from his job in the Swiss consulate in Toronto at age 65. He wants to be able to spend $60,000 p.a. in today’s dollars when he is retired. He will need the $60,000 at the beginning of each year in retirement. Assume his average tax in retirement is 24% and his marginal tax rate in retirement is 33%. He wants to provide enough to maintain that standard of living until age 95. He will receive Canada Pension of $10,000 plus OAS of $5,000 p.a. in retirement starting age 65, in today’s dollars. He will receive an employer pension of $50,000 p.a., indexed, in today’s dollars. His current marginal tax rate is 45%. He has been divorced for years, and has no further support obligations to his former spouse or their two adult children. He has $100,000 in an RRSP now. He plans to deposit $5,000 p.a. in real dollars into it each year until retirement, which is the limit he can contribute because of his employer pension. He will deposit the tax refund on the RRSP contribution into a Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA). His quite conservative investment portfolio earns 5% p.a. before tax. He expects the inflation rate to continue at 2% p.a. Assume the deposits into the RRSP and TFSA are made at year-end. a) Shahin’s saving plan will not provide enough to maintain the standard of living he desires if he lives to age 95. How much will be the real value of the shortfall in retirement savings at age 65? b) How much more must he contribute to his TFSA each year to reach his goal? c) Shahin thinks he might be able to retire at age 60 rather than 65, because his friend did this. How do you change your calculations in a) to adjust for this? Give Shahin a new before tax real savings goal. d) After seeing the answer to c) Shahin decides he really likes work. He is now thinking of working until age 70. Outline two financial benefits and one personal disadvantage for Shahin to do this? Task 2: Ming, aged 40, is one of your clients for financial planning advice and he has come to you for advice about his assets. Ming has been single most of
2 his life but has now met a partner. They are talking about moving in together and he is not sure what the implications are for his assets if they live together. He has a sizeable $500,000 of investments which he received from his parent’s when they passed away. His partner has about $30,000 in assets. He does not want the assets from his inheritance to move out of his family. A) Explain to Ming what he could do to secure his assets regarding moving in with his partner? B) Ming has decided he never wants to have children. He wants about 50% of investments he received from his parent to be kept within his family. So, he would like to pass assets on to his sister’s children. Explain to Ming how the six methods the assets could be passed on and if they are applicable to him?
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