Case Name :      Mary Spencer’s Personal Financial Plan

Authors :           Chuck Grace

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            W12096

Discipline :        Finance

Case Length :    15 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

Mary Spencer was putting the final touches on her personal financial plan before graduating from the Richard Ivey School of Business HBA program in spring 2012. Generally, Mary was happy with her plan. Her goals, investment policy statement, and financial budget all made perfect sense to her. However, she kept returning to one number – a 43 per cent tax rate! It did not seem fair that just when she started to make some serious income, she would have to give 43 per cent of it to the government. During one of her courses, Mary had spent some time learning about tax strategies available to Canadians. They all seemed to involve three- and four-letter acronyms – TSFA, RSP, RHOSP, etc. – but she wondered which ones would have the optimal impact on her tax situation, and if there was a combination that would work best together.