07 / CASE STUDIES
Real planning never solves just one problem.
Behind one decision there is usually tax, cash flow, investments, retirement, real estate and legacy — all at once.
CASE 01
The company is profitable. Where should the money go next?
After years in business, cash has built up in the company.
It’s no longer just “what should this money be invested in?” It’s corporate tax, investments, family cash flow, retirement, and how this wealth will eventually reach the family.
Corporate assetsTaxInvestmentsCash flowRetirement
We don’t start with products. We start with the job this money needs to do.
CASE 02
Two people don’t always retire on the same day.
When spouses are at different stages of life, a retirement plan can’t rely on a single retirement age.
When to stop working, when to start drawing on assets, when to take CPP/OAS, and cash flow for the years one partner may live alone — all need to be considered together.
Cash flowTaxRisk protectionRetirementLegacy
Retirement planning isn’t a date. It’s a long stretch of cash flow.
CASE 03
The properties remain, but the children don’t want to be landlords.
Rental properties built up over the years can be important assets, but at retirement and succession the question changes:
keep them, sell them gradually, or leave them to the next generation?
Each choice affects tax, retirement cash flow and the final legacy.
Real estateTaxRetirementLegacy
Legacy isn’t only “how much do we leave?” but also “what do we leave?”