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Family Wealth Planning

Your family
deserves a
unified plan.

Most families lose over $400,000 in lifetime wealth from uncoordinated financial decisions. We bring everything together — protection, growth, taxes, and legacy — into one cohesive strategy.

The Henderson Family
● Illustrative Example
Year 0 — Starting Net Worth
$214,000 Baseline
Dual income, 2 kids, $380K mortgage
Year 3 — After Optimization
$487,000 ↑ +127%
Tax restructured, coverage aligned
Year 10 — Projected Wealth
$1.24M ↑ +480%
On track for full education + retirement
$412K
Average wealth gap closed per family in 10 years
3x
More likely to reach financial goals with a written plan
72%
Of Canadian families have no integrated financial strategy
$0
Cost to get your first family wealth assessment
The Problem

Where families quietly lose wealth

These aren't dramatic failures — they're silent leaks. Most families don't realize they're happening until years of compounding have already passed.

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Over-insured & under-protected

The wrong coverage at the wrong time. Term life when permanent is optimal, group benefits that leave critical gaps, and zero disability planning despite it being the #1 cause of mortgage default.

68%
of families have misaligned insurance coverage
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Investment drag from fees

Mutual funds charging 2.3% MER vs ETFs at 0.2% sounds small. Over 25 years with a $500K portfolio, that difference is $387,000 — enough to fund three university degrees.

$387K
lost per family to excessive fund fees over 25 years
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Tax leakage every year

Non-registered investing without income splitting. TFSA room sitting empty. RESP grants unclaimed. The average dual-income family leaves $11,400 in federal tax savings on the table annually.

$11,400
in annual tax savings left unclaimed per family
Every Stage, Covered

Where are you right now?

Financial needs shift dramatically as a family grows. Our strategies adapt to your stage — not a generic template.

Building your financial foundation together

The decisions you make in years 1–5 of a committed partnership have a 3× multiplier effect on lifetime wealth. This is the best time to build habits, align goals, and put protection in place cheaply.

  • Combine finances strategically — not blindly
  • Maximize TFSAs before RRSP contributions
  • Lock in term life insurance at lowest premiums
  • Disability insurance while you're both healthy
  • First Home Savings Account (FHSA) if applicable
  • Emergency fund (3–6 months) before aggressive investing
TFSA Contribution Room (Age 25)
$95,000
Combined room for a couple — tax-free forever if invested now
Term Life (Couple, Age 28)
~$62/mo
For $1M combined coverage — cheapest you'll ever get it
FHSA First-Year Deduction
$8,000
Tax deduction + tax-free growth for first home buyers

Protecting what matters most

A new child changes everything financially. Income dependence spikes, expenses jump 20–30%, and the cost of inaction on protection planning becomes existential. Act within the first 12 months.

  • Update beneficiary designations on all accounts
  • Open RESP immediately — claim $500 CESG every year
  • Increase life insurance to cover 15× annual income
  • Write a will and establish guardianship
  • Review maternity/parental leave income gap
  • Childcare tax credits — often $2,000–$8,000 per year
RESP Government Grant (Annual)
$500
20% on first $2,500 contributed — $7,200 lifetime maximum
Education Cost (2042 Estimate)
$148K
4-year university including living — fund it now or fund it later
Childcare Deduction (Max)
$8,000
Per child under 7 — deducted from lower-income spouse

Juggling growth, debt, and competing priorities

Multiple kids, a bigger mortgage, and peak career years. This is when financial complexity is highest and most families start losing ground. A coordinated plan restores control.

  • Income splitting strategies with a spouse or corporation
  • Accelerate mortgage paydown vs. invest analysis
  • Critical illness insurance as income protection
  • Group benefits audit for gaps and redundancies
  • Non-registered investing once TFSA/RRSP maxed
  • Mid-career pension review — defined benefit vs. DC
Income Splitting Savings
$6,400/yr
Average for a dual-income family with income disparity of $40K+
Mortgage vs. Invest Breakeven
4.8%
At rates below this, investing typically beats prepayment
Critical Illness Coverage Gap
$0 for 88%
Most families have zero CI coverage despite 1-in-3 odds of claim

The acceleration window — don't waste it

Kids are older, mortgage is smaller, income is at its peak. The decade from 45 to 55 is the single most impactful period for retirement wealth accumulation. Use it fully.

  • Max RRSP contributions — every year without exception
  • Catch-up RRSP contributions from unused room
  • Corporate investment accounts if incorporated
  • Convert term life to permanent insurance if applicable
  • Begin estate planning with a tax lawyer
  • Evaluate CPP/OAS deferral strategy
RRSP Contribution Room Avg Age 48
$74,000
Most high earners have unused room — start catching up now
CPP Deferral Bonus (65 → 70)
+42%
Permanent increase to monthly CPP income for life
Estate Planning Savings Avg
$38,000
Probate and tax savings on a $1M estate with proper structuring

What you leave matters as much as what you built

Wealth transfer is not automatic — it requires planning. Without it, the CRA becomes your largest beneficiary. Structured properly, your wealth compounds through two generations.

  • Testamentary trust to reduce taxes on estate income
  • Spousal RRSP melt-down strategy
  • In-trust accounts and family trusts for children/grandchildren
  • Charitable giving structures (donor-advised funds)
  • Life insurance as a tax-efficient inheritance vehicle
  • Review and update all beneficiary designations
Average Probate Fee (Ontario)
1.5%
On a $1.5M estate = $22,500 — mostly avoidable with planning
RRSP/RRIF Tax at Death
Up to 54%
Entire balance taxed as income — spousal rollover eliminates it
Life Insurance Inheritance
Tax-free
Permanent life insurance passes directly — no probate, no tax
Our Approach

Four pillars of family wealth

Every family gets a custom strategy built on these four integrated pillars — insurance, investments, taxes, and legacy working together.

01
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Protection Architecture

Comprehensive risk analysis covering life, disability, critical illness, and long-term care. We find gaps your current coverage misses and eliminate costly overlaps.

02
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Growth Engine

Tax-efficient investment portfolios calibrated to your timeline and risk tolerance. Evidence-based allocation across seg funds, RRSP, TFSA, RESP, and FHSA.

03
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Tax Optimization

Income splitting, RRSP/TFSA/RESP coordination, CPP strategy, and capital gains planning. We engineer your tax burden down year after year.

04
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Legacy & Estate

Wills, beneficiary designations, trusts, and structured wealth transfer. Your wealth passes exactly where you intend it — not where the government decides.

Real Results

The Okafor family: from fragmented to free

James (44) and Priya (41) came to us with a $920K home, $380K in investments scattered across 4 institutions, two kids ages 8 and 11, and no coordinated plan. Names and identifying details have been changed.

The Okafor Family
Composite case study — Combined Income $218K | Ontario | 2 Children
Before WealthFusions
  • 4 separate investment accounts with conflicting strategies
  • $8,200/yr in redundant insurance premiums
  • RESP contributions missing $4,600 in annual CESG
  • No will or beneficiary review in 9 years
  • $22,400/yr estimated tax leakage
  • Zero disability coverage for either spouse
After WealthFusions
  • Single unified portfolio, fee reduced from 2.1% to 0.25%
  • Insurance consolidated — saves $3,400/yr
  • Both RESPs maximized with grant catch-up
  • Wills, POAs, and beneficiaries updated
  • $18,200 in tax savings in year one
  • $500K disability coverage each, $220/mo combined
$2.31M
Projected family wealth at James's retirement (age 60) — up from $1.18M without changes. Projections assume consistent contributions and a 7% average annual return. Past results are not a guarantee of future outcomes.

"We didn't realize how much we were leaving on the table. The RESP grant catch-up alone was a shock — nearly $12,000 we just hadn't claimed."

— Client, Software Director, Mississauga ON (name changed for privacy)
10-Year Wealth Projection Breakdown
Portfolio Growth+$680K
Tax Savings (Cumulative)+$224K
Fee Reduction Benefit+$187K
RESP Grants Captured+$62K
Insurance Savings+$34K

The cost of
waiting is
not abstract.

Every month without an integrated plan is compounding loss. The families who act at 38 retire at 55. The ones who wait until 48 retire at 67.

This is not fear-mongering. It is mathematics.

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Cost of Waiting 1 Year

Starting a $2,000/mo investment plan at 7% return

$84K
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Uninsured Income Risk

Average family income loss if one breadwinner becomes disabled

$1.2M
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RESP Opportunity Cost

Starting RESP at age 5 vs. age 1 — grants alone

$2,800
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Dying Without a Will

Estimated legal and tax cost of intestate estate distribution

$35K+
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