LA TROBE BUSINESS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE FIN2IFP Introduction to Financial Planning CASE STUDY 1 Due Date: 11

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LA TROBE BUSINESS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

FIN2IFP Introduction to Financial Planning

CASE STUDY 1

Due Date: 11.59 pm on Wednesday 3rd May 2017

This assignment includes a lot of information and part of the learning exercise involves you being able to sort out the important information and facts about the client and to be able to construct a number of financial statements that allow you to identify issues and problems and formulate some appropriate strategies.

Assessment Weight:

Total of 20 marks.
The assignment will be marked out of 40 and scaled back to 20 marks.

Word Limit:

Fourteen A4 pages typed in 12-point font plus appendices / spread sheets

Submission:

You are required to submit an electronic copy of your assignment submission through LMS by the due date.

Late submission:

If the assignment is submitted late without prior permission, a penalty will be imposed at the rate of2 marks deducted PER DAYthat the assessment is late.
Assignments submitted more than one week late will not be marked and will receive a mark of zero. To pass this subject, students are required tosubmit and satisfy the requirements of the 2 assignments.

Statement of Authorship

A signed Statement of Authorship must be submitted with your assignment.

Please provide the name of your tutor on the statement

Tutors names are: Sam Tabit, Michael Elliot, Dario Bartolemeo

CASE STUDY 1

Jerry and Jenny Jones
45 Trouble Street, Thornbury
Jerry and Jenny Jones approach you for some financial planning advice. The couple earn a good level of combined income and enjoy a very comfortable lifestyle. They have accumulated a few investments but have not taken much interest in their superannuation balances. However, they have read a few reports of late which point out that the accumulated superannuation balances of many Australians will not be sufficient to support their retirement. The couple now feels that perhaps the time has come to seek some professional advice before it is too late.

INITIAL MEETING–May 2016

1. Personal Details:

Jerry Jones

Address–45 Trouble Street, Thornbury
Age–45
Health–good (smoker)
Employment: Marketing manager with Support Beds

-Salary of $105,000 p.a. plus 9.5% superannuation guarantee contribution based on salary
-Employer allows salary sacrificing

Jenny Jones

Address - 45 Trouble Street, Thornbury
Age–45
Health–good (non-smoker)
Employment: Part-time accountant (4 days a week) at Creative Accounts

-Salary of $50,000 p.a. plus 9.5% superannuation guarantee contribution based on salary
-Employer allows salary sacrificing

The couple has 3 children: Jack (aged 14), Jade (aged 12) and Jasmine (aged 8).

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Client objectives:

Build wealth between now and when they retire–expected to be when Jerry and Jenny turn 60
The couple estimate they will require a combined real income of $58,000 per annum in present value dollars from their superannuation funds when they retire

They want an investment plan that is easy to manage
The want to ensure that their overall investments are well proportioned based on their risk profile and of a suitable quality
To continue to have their children attend private schools.
They would like to minimise their tax liability as much as possible
They wish to reduce their level of debt as quickly as possible

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3. Attitude to investment risk:

The couple advise that they have a reasonably good knowledge and interest in financial markets but do not have the time to manage their investments themselves. They are prepared to take on some risk in order to achieve a higher rate of return but not an excessive amount of risk. They realise that there will be some short-term volatility in financial markets and are prepared to invest for the long-term. They also realise that their current investment allocation and plan is unlikely to provide them with an appropriate nest-egg in retirement.

The couple has completed the following table to assist you in the task of identifying their risk profile.

Your concerns. Mark each dotted line with a number. Not concerned: 1 Slightly concerned: 2 Concerned: 3 Very concerned: 4

...4Keep pace with inflation...4 Desire for tax effectiveness ...2Easy access to cash...2Need to receive income from investments

...3Easy to manage...4Desire for capital growth from investments ...2Attitude to short-term volatility in investments

4. Assets and liabilities–expected as at June 2016:

Assets	Cost and year of purchase	Current market value at 30 June	Owner	Net return
Family home	$480,000 March 2005	$620,000	Joint	Nil
Boat	$25,000 January 2005	$20,000	Jerry	Nil
Cars	$42,000 October 2011 $22,000 June 2008	$35,000 $12,000	Jenny Jerry	Nil Nil
House contents	$90,000	$50,000	Joint	Nil
Commonwealth Bank shares 625 shares	$25,000 November 2002	$53,000	Jenny	Fully franked dividend of 4% p.a. of current value
Savings account with Bundoora credit union		$26,900	Jerry	1% p.a.
Term deposit with Bundoora credit union–3 month rolling balance		$165,000	Jerry	2.7% p.a.
Superannuation -conservative fund		$195,000	Jerry	5.2% p.a. (average 5 year returnafter taxes and fees)
Superannuation -capital stable fund		$135,000	Jenny	4.9% p.a. (average 5 year returnafter taxes and fees)

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Notes

• ? The savings account balance is the expectedclosing balance as at 30 June 2016and

  already incorporates all cash inflows and outflows made during the year.

• ? The opening savings account balance can be assumed to be $12,800.

• ? The super balances for both Jerry and Jenny are made up solely from the 9.5%

  compulsory employer contributions. The couple have not made any additional

  voluntary contributions at this stage.

• ? The couple’s superannuationis made up of the following:

  oJerry: Cash 10%; Fixed Interest 35%; Property 15%; Australian shares 30%; International shares 10%.

  oJenny: Cash 20%; Fixed Interest 40%; Property 10%; Australian shares 20%; International shares 10%.

  Liabilities

Item	Owner	Amount outstanding	Annual repayments	Interest rate
Family home mortgage -15 years	Joint	$250,000	$25,400	5.8% p.a.
Personal car loan -5 years	Jerry	$16,000	$4,100	8.5%
Credit card	Joint	$6,000	Paid in full each month by due date so no interest is charged	16.5%

5. Budgeted expenses for 2016 financial year

Mortgage and loan payments (including interest and principle)	$29,500
Work related expenses - tax deductible (Jerry $1,500 and Jenny $1,000)	$2,500
Insurance	$3,000
Household (eg food, clothes)	$25,800
Private education expenses	$17,000
Utilities	$4,300
Entertainment	$8,000
Travel and holidays	$7,000
Motor vehicle expenses (includes comprehensive car insurance)	$8,500
Sundries	$2,000

Additional information / assumptions:

• ? Interest received on the savings account should be based on the opening savings account balance each year

• ? Term deposit interest rates can be assumed to remain unchanged. You can also assume that interest received on the term deposit is withdrawn as cash each year and forms part of the cash flow statement.

• ? The capital value of the shares is expected to grow by 5% p.a. The value of the family home is expected to grow by 7% p.a. whilst the contents and boat can be assumed to increase by the CPI. You can ignore changes to the value of the cars.

• ? All of thecouple’s expenses will increase by the CPI each year

• ? The salary of Jerry and Jenny will increase by the CPI each year

• ? CPI is 3.0% p.a.

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• ? Superannuation earnings are to be based upon the opening superannuation account balance

• ? Annual loan repayments remain the same dollar amount each year until all debts are paid off

• ? Any cash surplus (deficit) is accumulated in thecouple’s savings account.

• ? The couple’seldest child Jack requires a lap-top computer for school–expected cost

  of $3,500 required during semester 2 2016.

• ? The credit card is used to pay their normal household expenses

• ? The couple advises that during the 2017/18 financial year, the kitchen will need

  renovating at an expected cost of $35,000. They expect to fund this by withdrawing

  monies from their term deposit.

• ? The couple do not have private health insurance

• ? Use current tax rates for all tax calculations

  SECOND MEETING–end of June 2016

• ? Jenny advises that she is to be retrenched from her employment effectivefrom 1 July 2016and that she will receive a lump sum termination payment from her employer of around $15,000 in accrued annual and long service leave and other employment payments. Assume these are fully taxable.

  Jenny wants to now stay at home for a period to look after the children and will not seek to resume employment until 1 July 2017 (expected pre-tax salary of around $30,000 p.a. working 2.5 days a week; work related expenses of $500).

• ? To cover the lost income in the event of a retrenchment, the couple advise that although they would like to retain their current lifestyle as much as possible, they are prepared to reduce their entertainment expenses to a net $5,000 p.a. and reduce their travel and holiday expenses also to a net $5,000 p.a. commencing in July 2016. They do not believe they could cut back on much else.

  Required:

  The couple requests that you analyse their current and future financial situation based on the above information and provide some suggestions on how they could improve their long-term net wealth. The couple are not sure what their financial situation will be once Jenny is retrenched although they realise it will be a struggle.

  You are required to prepare a report for the couple answering the issues detailed below. The report should be addressed and written for the couple. The report should contain acovering letteraddressed to the coupledetailing the purpose and general content of the report. There are no specific requirements for the format of the report. It should be user friendly for the client, answer the following questions through the use of headings, and make use of tables, charts etc where appropriate.

  You are required to provide the following:

1. Cash flow statements for the 3 financial years ending 30 June 2016 - 2018, including detailed tax calculations (use current tax rates).

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2. Balance sheets for the 3 financial years ended 30 June 2016-2018.

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An excel spreadsheet of accumulated superannuation for both Jerry and Jenny for each year from 1 July 2016 to their retirement in 30 June 2031.

You should use the following column headings in your spread sheet to illustrate the accumulation of their superannuation funds to retirement.

Year	Age	Salary	Opening super balance	Add employer super contributions	Less 15% contributions tax	Add net earnings	Closing super balance

ii An excel spread sheet of accumulated superannuation for both Jerry and Jenny from the commencement of their retirement on 1 July 2031 detailing how long their superannuation is likely to last.

Year	Age	Opening super balance	Less pension withdrawal	Add net earnings	Closing super balance

4. i.

To answer this part of the question, you are required to:

• ? determine what amount of “real income”the couple require from their

  superannuation accounts at the time of retirement (see client objectives).

• ? based on receiving the required level of “real income” in retirement,

  determinehow many years the couple’s accumulated superannuation is likely to generate an income (ie. withdraw a pension payment).

  You can assume that the couple combine their accumulated super into one combined pension account upon retirement and earn the rate of return currently received by Jerry.

  You should use the following column headings in your spread sheet to illustrate the reduction of their superannuation funds in retirement:

  Determine what you believe the risk profile of the couple to be based on the information provided in this case study (ie. conservative, balanced, growth, highly aggressive etc) and discuss the reasons for your view.

iiDetermine the couple’s current asset allocation (across all their investments including super) in both $ and % terms and present this in the form of the following table.

Discuss the extent to which thecurrent asset allocation is consistent with the couple’s risk profile determined in (i) above.

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	Current asset allocation
Name of investment	Cash	Fixed interest	Property	Australian shares	International shares	Total
Total of asset class in $ terms
Total of asset class in % terms

5. i.

Critically analyse the financial situation of Jerry and Jenny based on the information provided and provide an overall analysis of the couple’ssituation identifying problem areas and weaknesses.

ii. Based on the weaknesses identified above, provide any four possible financial strategies that the couple may be able to use to improve their short-term and long- term financial situation.
You are required to write a paragraph for each strategy explaining generally how the strategy works and what the benefits and risks are for the couple. As a guide, a discussion of 150-200 words per strategy would be expected.

6. The couple are thinking about borrowing some money to buy an investment property in 2018.

Do you believe this is a good strategy for the couple? Discuss the appropriateness of the strategy for the couple including the benefits and disadvantages of negative gearing and investing into property.

Based on using the funds from the balance of the term deposit and requiring a 20% deposit to be able to purchase an investment property, what price range is the couple reasonably able to afford and accordingly how much will they be required to borrow from a bank? Will the couple be able to afford to pay the loan repayments? Discuss.

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