When Financial Advice is Needed

1
When Financial Advice is Needed – Triggering Events Over the Lifecycle SOURCE: THE INVESTMENT FUNDS INSTITUTE OF CANADA POTENTIAL CHANGE TO THE TRAJECTORY OF NET WORTH EVENTS THAT MOST CANADIANS THINK THEY WON’T EXPERIENCE When financial advice is needed Although each of us is unique, we share many similar life events. Many of us experience the excitement of getting married, of buying our first home, and the birth of a child. Many of us care for a loved one and experience the pain of losing someone close to us. We dream of working less, or of retirement, and as we go through life, many of these events trigger the need for financial advice. In fact, industry studies have shown a dramatic difference in asset levels between households with a financial advisor and households without a financial advisor, regardless of total asset levels. These results show that whatever your age or life stage, the value of advice can make all the difference in helping you to achieve your goals and fulfil your dreams. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 NET WORTH 0 Getting your first job Starting a business Caring for a loved one Losing a loved one Planning for retirement Dealing with tax changes Living your retirement Opening an account Getting married Having a baby Buying your first home Receiving an inheritance Planning for your estate Buying a car Losing a job Getting divorced Long-term disability Critical illness Going to post-secondary school Insurance products and services distributed through I.G. Insurance Services Inc. Insurance license sponsored by The Great-West Life Assurance Company. Written and published by Investors Group as a general source of infor- mation only. Not intended as a solicitation to buy or sell specific investments, or to provide tax, legal or investment advice. Seek advice on your specific circumstances from an Investors Group Consultant. Trademarks, including Investors Group, are owned by IGM Financial Inc. and licensed to its subsidiary corporations. © Investors Group Inc. 2014 MP1734 (01/2014) RICHARD SHEPPARD CFP Senior Financial Consultant Investors Group Financial Services Inc. Tel: (403) 226-5531 [email protected]

description

Although each of us is unique, we share many similar life events. Many of us experience the excitement of getting married, of buying our first home, and the birth of a child. Many of us care for a loved one and experience the pain of losing someone close to us. We dream of working less, or of retirement, and as we go through life, many of these events trigger the need for financial advice. In fact, industry studies have shown a dramatic difference in asset levels between households with a financial advisor and households without a financial advisor, regardless of total asset levels. These results show that whatever your age or life stage, the value of advice can make all the difference in helping you to achieve your goals and fulfil your dreams.

Transcript of When Financial Advice is Needed

Page 1: When Financial Advice is Needed

When Financial Advice is Needed – Triggering Events Over the Lifecycle s o u r c e : t h e i n v e s t m e n t f u n d s i n s t i t u t e o f c a n a d a

p o t e n t i a l c h a n g e t o t h e t r a j e c t o r y o f n e t w o r t he v e n t s t h at m o s t c a n a d i a n s t h i n k t h e y w o n ’ t e x p e r i e n c e

When financial advice is neededalthough each of us is unique, we share many similar life events. many of us experience the excitement of getting married, of buying our first home, and the birth of a child. Many of us care for a loved one and experience the pain of losing someone close to us. We dream of working less, or of retirement, and as we go through life, many of these events trigger the need for financial advice.

In fact, industry studies have shown a dramatic difference in asset levels between households with a financial advisor and households without a financial advisor, regardless of total asset levels. these results show that whatever your age or life stage, the value of advice can make all the difference in helping you to achieve your goals and fulfil your dreams.

0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0

NE

T W

Or

Th

0

Getting your first job

starting a business

caring for a loved one

Losing a loved one

Planning for retirement

dealing with tax changes

Living your retirement

opening an account

Getting married

having a baby Buying your first home

receiving an inheritance

Planning for your estate

Buying a car

Losing a job

Getting divorced

Long-term disability

critical illness

Going to post-secondary school

insurance products and services distributed through i.G. insurance services inc. insurance license sponsored by the Great-West Life assurance company. Written and published by investors Group as a general source of infor-mation only. Not intended as a solicitation to buy or sell specific investments, or to provide tax, legal or investment advice. Seek advice on your specific circumstances from an Investors Group Consultant. trademarks, including investors Group, are owned by iGm financial inc. and licensed to its subsidiary corporations.© investors Group inc. 2014 mP1734 (01/2014)

RICHARD SHEPPARD cfP

Senior Financial ConsultantInvestors Group Financial Services Inc.

Tel: (403) 226-5531 [email protected]