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Steve and Rebecca have 2 small children ages 3 and 4. They have moved to the suburbs and bought a house to provide enough space for their kids to run around and burn energy so that they have time to binge watch their TV shows. They have a sizable mortgage of $720,000 on the home. They earn a combined take home salary of $225,000. They want their kids to pursue post-secondary education but don’t expect either of the children will get a scholarship, so they need to save up $100,000. Their best friend is a financial planner and helped them finance a new SUV. The monthly loan payments are $125. Even with their large salary they are worried about their ability to repay the car loan, save for their kids’ education and have the mortgage paid off by retirement, which is 27 years away. It seems like a long time, but monthly income just seems to disappear, and their debts don’t! They have the following investment portfolios:
Joint bank account
9,200
Steve Non-registered account
150 shares of BCE
9450
Rebecca TFSA
High interest Savings
1200
Non-redeemable GIC 25SEP2022 maturity – 1.75%
3000
Total TFSA = 4,200
Steve RRSP
Canadian Balanced ETF
15150
US Equity ETF
28650
Canadian Income Fund
50000
Total RRSP = 93,800
Rebecca RRSP
Cash
500
Cashable GIC maturing 25DEC2020
5000
High Yield Fixed Income
15000
Global balanced
12580
Canadian short-term fixed income
22569
Canadian fixed income
15789
Total RRSP = 71,438
Family RESP Account
Cash
200
What is their investment goal?
What is type of investment account do we recommend?
Asset allocation of the portfolio and why this is appropriate
Other aspects you need to consider that are not specifically noted
Answer 1: Goal of Steve and Rebecca
1. Paid of Mortgage of $720000 till Retirement which 27 Years Away.
2.Save $100000 for Children Education.
3.Repay Car of SUV- $125 Monthly
Answer 2: Type of Investment Account
If we see their Goals it is Consist of various Account it should based on which this are the type of account he should consider.
1.Retirement Account(RRSP)
2 Joint Bank Account- For liquidity Cash for Daily Requirement
3.TFSA4.
4. RESP Account
Answer 3 Aset Allocation
Combined Salary-225000
Steve Non-registered account 150 shares of BCE-9450
1.Retirement Account(RRSP)
Presently: 93800+71438=165238
Future Plan- $20546 Yearly should go into RRSP Account =554762
=720000 Debt is clear
2 Joint Bank Account- For liquidity Cash for Daily Requirement
3.TFSA
Presently :4200
4.RESP Account
Presently:9200
Future Plan:10000 Yearly from Salary Goes to RESP Account
- It will Help to Complete Goal Related to Education Goal.
NEW SUV-$125/Monthly should pay monthly