Tax efficient investing for life Investors Group Corporate Class Inc.™ Allegro Corporate Class Portfolios™

Pieter DemeesterConsultantInvestors Group Financial Services, Inc.

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This presentation…

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Investors Group Corporate Class Inc.TM

Efficient tax-planning Reducing your taxable income

Beyond registered investments Our solution for you

- Investors Group Corporate Class Inc.TM

- Allegro Corporate Class PortfoliosTM

Who can benefit? A case-study: David vs. Susan

Generating cash flow Allegro Corporate Class PortfoliosTM - Series T Return of Capital (ROC) Coordinating multiple income sources

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Efficient tax planning The basics

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Understanding Your Taxes

How much will you pay? It depends on… your marginal tax rate. the type of investment income you receive.

Tax treatment of $10,000 of income under varying types of taxation, assuming a combined marginal tax rate of 46.41%:

Interest income

Eligible Dividen

d income

Capital Gains

income

RRSP/RRIF withdrawa

ls

Return of

Capital

Marginal tax rate

46.41% 23.10% 23.20% 46.41% 0.00%

Income tax

$4,641 $2,310 $2,320 $4,641 $0

You keep $5,359 $7,690 $7,680 $5,359 $10,000

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Reducing your tax bill

Conversions Convert assets into tax-efficient investments

Deductions Use existing tax credits to reduce your overall taxable

income

Divide Transfer income to your spouse or children to reduce

your overall family unit taxable income

Deferral Choose investments that allow you to defer payment of

taxes

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Limits placed on registered investments … Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)

Annual contribution limit of 18% of your previous year’s income to a maximum of $21,000 for 2009 ($22,000 for 2010)

Contribution age limit set at 71

Tax-free savings account (TFSA) Annual contribution limit of $5,000 dollars per year regardless of

past year’s income

What if these are not enough to meet your needs?

Most common option is…

Non-registered investments Problem: tax liability incurred every time rebalancing

occurs

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Beyond registered investments Investors Group Corporate Class Inc.TM

Allegro Corporate Class Portfolios™

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Tax efficient investing for life

Investors Group Corporate Class Inc. funds

- Over forty Investors Group Corporate Class investments- Broad selection of cross sectors and geographic diversification - Fee-free switching between investments

Allegro Corporate Class Inc. Portfolios

- Seven approaches to choose from- Broad selection of cross sectors and geographic diversification- Fee-free switching between portfolios

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Tax-efficient investing Avoid triggering tax liabilities when re-balancing your

portfolio Allows your investments to grow on a tax deferred

basis Unique fixed income exposure options provide safety

without immediate tax consequences

Additional benefits No contribution limits No age restrictions No loss of contribution room as a result of early

withdrawals Limited impact on your income tested benefits

Corporate Class takes tax planning seriously

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Investors who:

Hold investments outside of registered accounts, but have maxed out their RRSP and TFSA contributions

Would like the freedom of adjusting their portfolio regularly without realizing capital gains

Have a long-term investment time horizon

Who can benefit most from this strategy?

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Case study: David versus Susan

David and Susan have both maxed out their RRSP and TFSA investments and are searching for alternatives. Susan opts to invest $100,000 in the Investors Group

Corporate Class structure David invests $100,000 in the same portfolio but in a

traditional non-registered structure

Let’s assume the following conditions apply Both have a 25 year investment time horizon Both have a marginal tax rate of 39% for the period The Corporation pays a 2% capital gain dividend each year 10% of the portfolio is rebalanced each year resulting in

funds being sold and reinvested.

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Case study: David versus Susan

The after-tax value of Susan’s Corporate Class investments is over $60,000 greater than David’s regular unit-trust portfolio.

Initial Investment After Tax Benefit of managing investment inside Corporate Class over 25 years

$15,000 $9,284

$25,000 $15,473

$50,000 $30,947

$75,000 $46,420

$100,000 $61,894

•60% of the portfolio consists of equity investments realizing an annual return of 8.5%.• 40% of the portfolio consists of fixed income exposure investments earning a 3.5% return.• The portfolio is rebalanced at each year end, resulting in 10% of the funds being sold and reinvested in other funds.• The mutual fund trusts make annual distributions of their net investment income and capital gains distributions equal to 2% of net assets.• A 39% marginal tax rate, an annual capital gain inclusion rate of 50% and the Corporation pays a 2% capital gain dividend each year.• Investments are sold after 25 years.• The mathematical table shown is used only to illustrate the effects of the compound growth rate and is not intended to reflect future values or returns on investment.

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Generating cash flow Return of capital

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Tax efficient monthly payout Transfer your Series A and/or B portfolio and/or fund

over to Series-T Allegro Corporate Class Portfolios and save tax through the return-of-capital feature

Series A or B Allegro Corporate Class

Portfolios Series-T Allegro Corporate Class

Portfolios

Systematic withdrawal plan with return-of-capital

Tax efficient monthly payout

Series A or B Corporate Class funds

Payout is a return of capital, which is your original investment

and therefore not subject to tax

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The complexities of multiple income sources Understanding your sources of income is

critically important:

Personal savings:RRSP/RRIF TFSANon-registered investmentsEtc…

Government:CPPQPPOASEtc…

Other:Part-time employmentHome equityEtc…

Employer sponsored:Employer pension planGroup RSPDeferred profit sharing