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Complete Estate Planning

THE SUMMIT TEAM


J. Michael Lowry CA
Investment & Retirement Planning
Chartered Accountant / Tax Practitioner



Larry Plener LLB
Wills & Estate 
Lawyer

Wealth Management & Estate Planning from a team
of independent advisors.

3 Disciplines / 1 Client



What's the benefit of using independent professionals ?

A true independent professional is paid by their client and not by 
the products they recommend. This assures the client that they 
are receiving unbiased advice that puts their interests first.


How do income taxes effect my investment strategy for
retirement ?


Income taxes effect an investment strategy in a number of ways,
both with respect to income received and expenses incurred.
Different types of investment income are taxed in different ways.
We examine your investments to ensure tax is minimized.

Why do I need a will ... won't everything just go to my family
if I don't  have a will ?


Maybe - unless your children are under 18, then a government
department holds it for then and the law sets the percentages
between your spouse and children, not you.

A simple will puts you in control over your assets and puts someone
you trust in charge.

The Summit Team of independent professionals is dedicated to
putting your interests first. Their combined expertise creates synergy
resulting in a highly personalized, financially balanced, tax efficient
and legally sound estate plan.



Choose the Summit Program suited to your needs, budget and objectives

Estate Planning Services





Summit Bronze: ASSESSMENT



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Ideal for the individual/family who wishes
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to explore estate planning and obtain a
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diagnosis on their current state of affairs.
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Summit Silver: EXECUTION



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Suited for the individual or family that
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desires a thorough analysis and complete
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execution effecting the various strategies
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and recommendations made during our
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Summit Gold:
ON-GOING
MONITORING



For the Summit Silver client who prefers
-the added peace of mind and security of
-on-going monitoring of their investment,
-tax and legal situation.

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Investment Management
& Estate Planning

Addresses:
- Degree of risk in your portfolio.
- Your time horizon.
- Your investment asset mix.
- Your Investment Policy Statement
- Your rate of return.
- Sufficiency of invested assets for
- retirement
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  • Critique of current invest-
    ment situation and analysis
    of whether it will be suffi-
    cient to sustain retirement objectives.
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  • Recommendation of a
    more appropriate asset
    mix to wither reduce port-
    folio risk or increase rate
    of return.
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  • Development of an
    Investment Policy
    Statement.
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  • Review of financial
    situation.
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  • Implementation of the
    Investment Policy
    Statement (IPS).
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  • Search, Evaluation and
    Selection of Investment
    Managers/Funds.
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  • Entry into the Investors
    Choice: Open Access -
     no load mutual funds
    program.
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  • Detailed retirement, 
    planning including
    "what if" scenarios
    examining the variables
    of initial investment at
    retirement, savings rate,
    retirement age, rate of
    return, lifestyle
    expenditures etc.
  • Ongoing monitoring of the
    portfolio against the IPS;
    quarterly reporting on
    performance & monitoring
    of the managers/funds
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  • Review of asset mix;
    identification of tax stra-
    tegies to minimize taxes
    payable on investment
    income.
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  • Identification of any
    apparent deficiency or
    shortfall in retirement
    funding retirement.
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  • Annual review of
    financial plan.
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Tax Opportunities
and Exposures
Addresses:

- Tax planning opportunities.
- Tax exposure areas. 
- Identification of more complex
- structures that could yield
- significant long term benefit.
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  • Identification of potential
    basic tax planning
    opportunities such as tax
    minimization and deferral,
    income splitting, effective
    use of principal residence
    exemption, &  debt planning
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  • Analysis of these specific
    areas of tax exposure,
    along with recommen-
    dations to mitigate 
    exposure.
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  • Identification of more
    complex areas of
    potential tax exposure
    that may warrant further
    planning and analysis.
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  • Identification and analysis
    of basic tax planning
    opportunities of the
    Bronze plan.
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  • Analysis of more complex
    areas of tax exposure
    such as U.S. taxes
    (estate, owing U.S. real
    estate, residency rules),
    use of trusts, and offshore
    and non-residency
    planning.
  • Recommended plan of
    action to mitigate exposure
    on more complex tax
    issues.
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  • Ongoing monitoring o
     the portfolio against the
    IPS; quarterly reporting
    on performance and
    monitoring of the
    managers/funds.
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  • Review of asset mix;
    identification of strategies
    to minimize taxes payable
    on investment income.
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  • Identification of any
    apparent deficiency
    or shortfall in funding retirement. Annual
    review of financial
    plan.
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Legal Issues
Addresses:
- Will & power of attorney
- preparation and other legal
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  • Consultation about wills
    and powers of attorney
    and preparation of your
    choice of a normal, formal
    legal individual will or
    integrated wills for a
    couple or continuing
    powers of attorney.

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  • Consultation about wills
    and powers of attorney
    and preparation of a
    normal, formal legal
    individual will or integrated
    wills for a couple and
    preparation of continuing
    powers of attorney for
    property and  personal
    care. 
  • Consultation on more
    complex testamentary
    clauses as life interests,
    and continuing trusts.
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  • All the features of the
    Summit Silver
  • Up to three hours of
    continuing telephone
    consultations &  meetings
    for legal advice in normal
    personal, business and
    family matters.
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Fees
Fees are based on time spent calculated at our hourly professional rates.


For more information on the SUMMIT PROGRAM and to book your appointment, please call
Investors Choice
(905) 281-2616 or toll free 1-877-We-Verify (1 877 938-3743) Fax (905) 897-9210
89 Queensway West, Suite 226, Mississauga, ON Canada L5B 2V2
e-mail: info@investorschoice.ca. website. http://www.investorschoice.ca