Municipal investment plan

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Agenda What Me Save? Guide Saving for Retirement Understanding Your Group

Agenda

What Me Save? Guide

Saving for Retirement

Understanding Your Group Plan

Developing Your

Investment Strategy

Monitoring Your Investments

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Saving For Retirement

Saving For Retirement

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Where Retirees Get Their Income Retirement income Primary Secondary Supplementary CPP/OAS

Where Retirees Get Their Income

Retirement income

Primary
Secondary
Supplementary

CPP/OAS

Home

Other Savings, MFA Non-registered Plan

Municipal Pension

Plan

Personal RRSP, MFA Group RRSP

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How much do you need for retirement? Canadians need 65% to

How much do you need for retirement?

Canadians need 65% to 80%

pre-retirement income replacement.

Pre-retirement income

100%

Retirement income

80%

65%

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What? Me Save?

What? Me Save?

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Retirement savings worksheet Hardcopy or online

Retirement savings worksheet

Hardcopy or online

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Making the most of your plan

Making the most of your plan

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Relationships MFA, Municipality, Plan Members Sun Life Financial Recordkeeper Investment Managers

Relationships

MFA,
Municipality,
Plan Members

Sun Life Financial
Recordkeeper

Investment
Managers

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Ease of payroll deduction Immediate tax savings (RRSP) Lifetime eligibility No

Ease of payroll deduction
Immediate tax savings (RRSP)
Lifetime eligibility
No front or

back-end fees
No fees to make investment changes
Low investment management fees

Benefits

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Tax benefits of payroll deductions It only costs you $30 to

Tax benefits of payroll deductions

It only costs you $30 to contribute

$50

Save
$20

Contribute
$50

Pay
$30

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Management Fees Compared

Management Fees Compared

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The Municipal Investment Plan’s fees range between 1.20% - 2.40% Lower

The Municipal Investment Plan’s fees range between 1.20% - 2.40%

Lower Fees

Make a Big Difference
Canadian average outside a group plan is 2.50% - 3.00%
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Useful for employees with no RRSP room No maximum contribution limits

Useful for employees with no RRSP room
No maximum contribution limits
Foreign

content limit does not apply
Not tax-sheltered
Taxed on investment earnings each year

Non-registered (Savings Plan)

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You make the contributions You receive the tax deduction Your spouse

You make the contributions
You receive the tax deduction
Your spouse owns the

plan and directs the investments
Money accumulates in your spouse's name

Spousal RRSP

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RRSP Spousal Account = Income Splitting Reasons for spousal account Your

RRSP Spousal Account = Income Splitting

Reasons for spousal account
Your spouse is

in lower tax rate
Your spouse has no retirement savings
You will pay less tax if you have two smaller incomes instead of one large income
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Things you should know…. Lump Sum Contributions and Transfers In Allowed

Things you should know….

Lump Sum Contributions and Transfers In Allowed
Lifetime eligibility

(even if your employment changes)
Withdrawals
Withholding tax
Added to your taxable income
RRSP first withdrawal free, $25 each additional
NREG $25 per withdrawal
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Payroll deduction (if municipality opts in) Lump sum payments Monthly contributions

Payroll deduction (if municipality opts in)
Lump sum payments
Monthly contributions through the

MFA
Transfer in from other institutions

Ways to Contribute

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Developing Your Investment Strategy

Developing Your Investment Strategy

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Investment Types (Asset Classes) Equities (Stocks) Ownership in company Share in

Investment Types (Asset Classes)

Equities (Stocks)
Ownership in company
Share in company profits
Canadian or

foreign
Bonds (Fixed Income)
Promise to repay debt
Receives interest
Government and corporate
Money Market/Guaranteed
Federal government debt
Short term, less than 1 year
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Growth of $1 (1960 - 2003) Risk Versus Return

Growth of $1 (1960 - 2003)

Risk Versus Return

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Source: Westcore Funds / Denver Investment Advisers LLC, 1998 The Cycle of Market Emotions

Source: Westcore Funds / Denver Investment Advisers LLC, 1998

The Cycle of

Market Emotions
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Timing the Market

Timing the Market

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Objective to produce returns that replicate a particular index (e.g. S&P

Objective to produce returns that replicate a particular index (e.g.

S&P 500)
No surprises, consistent with market returns

Passive / Market Oriented

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Value Manager looking for a bargain when buying stocks May take

Value Manager looking for a bargain when buying stocks

May take some time to prove their worth – long term strategy
Tend to outperform during bear markets
Reasonably priced without sacrificing quality
Considered a defensive investment

Value / Long Term Oriented

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Buys stock in companies that tend to grow faster than others

Buys stock in companies that tend to grow faster than

others
Technology companies were “growth” stocks over past 5-10 years
Sometimes young companies with high potential
Future growth in earnings is expected

Growth Oriented

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Specialty Funds Beutel Goodman Small Cap


Specialty Funds

Beutel Goodman Small Cap

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Select ONE balanced fund best suited to your objectives Rebalancing and

Select ONE balanced fund best suited to your objectives
Rebalancing

and foreign content monitored for you
Takes the guess-work out of picking funds

Russell Lifepoints® Funds

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Russell LifePoints ® Conservative Moderate Aggressive

Russell LifePoints ®


Conservative

Moderate

Aggressive

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Investment Risk Questionnaire Hardcopy or online

Investment Risk Questionnaire
Hardcopy or online

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Choosing and Monitoring your investments

Choosing and Monitoring your investments

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So, how do you choose? Completely hands-on Create your own asset

So, how do you choose?
Completely hands-on
Create your own asset mix
Convert your

profile into a strategy
Monitor
Rebalance regularly

One stop shopping
Answer risk profile questionnaire
Use individual fund sheets
3 LifePoints® Funds
Pick the “one” fund that matches your risk profile

Do it yourself approach

Pre-defined asset mixes

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Monitor Your Investments Revisit your strategy periodically Will change over time

Monitor Your Investments
Revisit your strategy periodically
Will change over time
Rebalance your portfolio

OR choose a balanced fund approach
Keeps your asset mix on track
Sell high, buy low principle
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Stay Informed – Personal Statements Semi-Annual Easy to read Personal rates

Stay Informed – Personal Statements

Semi-Annual
Easy to read
Personal rates of return
Transaction history
Plan

information
Bulletin board
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Customer Care Centre 1-866-733-8613 Account balances Rates of return Transfer between

Customer Care Centre
1-866-733-8613
Account balances
Rates of return
Transfer between funds
Market information
Enrolment assistance
Over 150

languages

Account Access Tools

Internet Access
www.sunlife.ca
Account balances
Lump sum deposits
Transfer between funds
what? me save? guide
Asset allocation
Secure e-mail
Webcast
RRSP receipts
Morningstar

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Your Next Steps Complete the Investor Risk Profile - What? Me

Your Next Steps

Complete the Investor Risk Profile - What? Me Save?

Guide (Pages 20-23)
Review the Investment Fund Pages in your package
Complete the enclosed application form and forward to the MFA
For further assistance contact Meagan at the
MFA at (250) 380-0432 ext 225, or an
investment specialist at the Customer
Care Centre at 1-866-733-8613