Tax-Efficient Cash Flow with
Mar 31, 2015
Tax-Efficient Cash Flow with
Agenda
• Market opportunity
• What is T-Class?
• How does T-Class work?
• Sales process
• Competitive overview
Market opportunity
Retirees and pre-retirees looking for a stable income that also provides:• Capital preservation• Growth potential• Tax minimization
To overcome• A low-yield environment• Reduced dividends• Disappearing income trusts• Market volatility
What is T-Class?
• A new series available for more than 25 funds
– Income, balanced, equity or managed solutions
• Regular, steady, tax-deferred cash flow stream with choice of two annual target distribution levels –
5% and 8% (paid monthly)
At no additional cost
Cash Flow with T-Class
Tax Efficiency
1 Assumes a top marginal tax rate for Ontario of 46.4% for 2007.
The difference in the after-tax value of $10,000 in income from interest, dividends, capital gains and return of capital1
Market ValueGross
Distribution Taxes Net Income Market Value Book ValueGross
Distribution Taxes Net Income
Investment $1,000,000 - - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - - -
Year 1 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $950,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 2 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $900,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 3 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $850,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 4 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $800,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 5 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $750,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 6 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $700,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 7 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $650,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 8 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $600,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 9 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $550,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 10 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $500,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 11 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $450,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 12 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $400,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 13 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $350,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 14 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $300,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
Year 15 $1,000,000 $50,000 $23,200 $26,800 $1,000,000 $250,000 $50,000 $0 $50,000
If Redeemed $1,000,000.00 $348,000.00 $402,000.00 $826,000.00 $0.00 $750,000.00
Total after-tax gain $402,000 Total after-tax gain $576,000.00
T-Class Advantage: 43.3%
Mutual Fund Trust Corporate Class
$174,000.00
$1 million investment in an income mandate:
Trust version income: Assumes 5% interest income and no capital growth
5.0% T-Class distribution:Assumes no capital growth
1 Assumes a top marginal tax rate for Ontario of 46.4% for 2007.
Same GrossIncome
T-Class Corporate Class Advantage
T-Class is built on the tax-efficiency of CI’s Corporate Class, which ensures:
• Distributions will be ROC
• Flexibility to move between T-Class and all CI Corporate Class funds, without triggering a taxable event
T-Class Investment Lineup
T-Class Competitive Advantage
How Does T-Class Work?
Calculation of Monthly Payments
T-Class distribution is adjusted based on previous year’s performance.
T-Class in a Rising Market
T-Class in a Falling Market
Sales Process
• Identify target markets
• Select investment that fits your clients’ objectives and risk tolerance
• Choose from two target distributions: 5% or 8%
– or adjust to fit your clients’ income needs
• Consider a conservative leveraged strategy
Target Markets
• Non-registered investors looking for a tax-efficient source of income
• Retirees seeking income, without triggering OAS clawbacks
• Investors who may be suitable for a strategy using leverage, so that the investment pays the costs of the loan
Select FundsGrowth of $10,000
Choose Distribution
Key Benefits
• Flexible to provide cash flow tailored to meet your clients’ needs
• Stable, sustainable monthly income
• Tax efficiency
• Provides income without sacrificing growth
T-Class Competitive Position
• CI’s Corporate Class tax-efficient platform:
– convert, switch, defer
– ROC certainty
Most of industry – mutual fund trusts
– switches trigger taxable distributions
– ROC is “top-up”
• CI offers largest group of funds:
– CI’s most popular funds, Portfolio Select Series and Portfolio Series (balanced and growth mandates)
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