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Module Four Debt Recycling · 2018-10-24 · 2/14/18 2 Credit Cards It’s very simple, Credit...
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ModuleFourDebtRecycling
GoodDebtVSBadDebt
GOODDEBT• Incomeproducing• TaxDeductible
BADDEBT• Notincomeproducing• NotTaxDeductible
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CreditCards
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/borrowing-and-credit/credit-cards/credit-card-debt-clock
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CreditCards
It’sverysimple,CreditCardsallowyourclientstospendmoneytheyDON’THAVE!
CreditCardsareFinancialQuicksandIfyouseeaclientwitha$10,000creditcarddebtthisshouldbealarmbellsforyou- Itsaystheyhavespent$10,000morethantheyearnt.TheyneedMoneyManagementandCashflowCoaching!
AtCrownMoneyManagement,wehaveafetishforcuttingupCreditCards.Itisatrulyfreeingexperienceforourclients…youshouldgiveitagowithyours!
CarLoans
Ifyoubuyanewcar,everytimeyoudriveityoushouldrolldownthewindowandthrowa$100noteout– thisishowmuchyoulosejustindepreciation!Carsloseonaverage70%oftheirvalueinthefirst4years.
Mostcaraccidentshappenontheshowroomfloor.PrettymuchthedumbestfinancedecisionyoucanmakeisBORROWINGtobuyaNEWcar.
Nevergetintodebtforaliabilitythatislosingvalue,onlyforthingsthataccumulateandgrowinvalue.DrivethecheapestcaryourEGOcanafford.
Novatedleases=novatedfleeces.Neverbuyanythingthat’ssoldtoyouonataxdeduction!
Consolidate
Step1- Consolidateallpossibledebtsintoyourclient’shomeloan
ToDoThis:-• Theywillneedtohaveequityintheircurrentproperty• Theywillneedtheincometoservicethehigherdebt
Note:Ifbyincreasingtheirhomeloantheywilltaketheirloantovalueratioover80%,andthereforehavetopaymortgageinsurance,it’simportanttodoacalculationtoensuretheamounttheywillpayinmortgageinsuranceisnotgreaterthantheinteresttheywillsavebyconsolidating.
Whydothis?• Usuallytheirhomeloanwillbethelowestinterestratethey’llbeableto
obtainforfunding,drasticallyreducingtheamountthey’llbepayingininterest
• Consolidatedowntoonerepaymentinsteadofseveral,thisiseasierforyourclienttofocuson
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BalanceTransfer
Step2– DoaBalanceTransferonanycreditcardsthatcan’tbeconsolidated
ToDoThis:-• Theywillneedtoapplydirectlywiththecreditcardprovider• Onceapproved,themoneywillbetransferredtotheoldcreditcard,bringingittoa$0
balance• Itisthentheclient’sresponsibilitytoCUTUPtheiroldcreditcard,andclosethefacility
down• Itisimportanttothenworkoutaplanwithyourclienttopayoffthebalancetransferdebt
beforethe0%interesttermexpires.Thisiseitherdonebysettinguparegularmonthlytransfertothecreditcard,orbyaccumulatingthosefundsintheclient’sredrawontheirhomeloan
Note:ItisESSENTIALthattheclientcutsuptheiroldcreditcard.Alltoooftenwe’veseenaclientgothroughwithabalancetransfer,thencontinueusingtheiroldcreditcard.
Whydothis?• Somecreditcardcompaniesoffer18-24month0% InterestRateoffersondebttransfers
fromothercreditcards,allowingtheclienttosolelytargettheprincipalonthisdebt
CashFlowIndex
Step3– ImplementaCashFlowIndexprogram
ToDoThis:-• Workoutthe“CashFlowIndex”foreachofyourclient’sdebt– Dividetheloanbalanceby
themonthlypayment
• ThedebtswiththeLOWESTindexaretheleastefficient,andshouldbepaidofffirst.Thiswillreleasethemostamountofcashflow toputtowardsotherdebtsthefastest
• Anydebtswithanindexover100areefficient,andcanbeleftwheretheyareuntilallotherdebtsarepaidoff
Note:TheCashFlowIndexisthemosteffectivewayofidentifyingthefirstdebttobepaidoff.Thealternativesare“DebtSnowball”wherebyyoupayoffthelowestdebtfirsttocreatepsychologicalmomentum,and“Landslide”whereyoupayoffthehighestinterestratedebtfirsttosaveinterest.
Whydothis?• It’sessentialtoputintoplaceaplanforpayingoffalldebtsthataren’tthehomeloan!The
trickistofindtheright“priority”,tomakesuretheclient’smoneyisbeingusedmostefficiently
Scenario
MostEfficient LeastEfficient
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Iwanttoinvest(butdon’thavethemoney)
Theeasiestwaytobuildyourfundsundermanagementistousetheequityinyourclients’home,becausemostpeopledon’thavethecash!
DEBTRECYCLING- thisiswhereyoudon’tjustpayoffyourmortgagebutyourecyclethedebtanduseitasaninvestmenttool.Itmeansusingthedifferencebetweentheamountyourclientowesontheirmortgageandthevalueoftheirhousetopotentiallyreducetheirmortgageatthesametimeasbuildingasizeablenestegg.
OwnerOccupieddebtisconsidered“BadDebt”becauseitisnottaxdeductible,andearnsyounoincome.
Investmentdebtisconsidered“GoodDebt”becauseitIStaxdeductible,andearnsyouincome.
DebtRecycling
Theeasiestwaytobuildyourfundsundermanagementistousetheequityinyourclients’home,becausemostpeopledon’thavethecash!
DEBTRECYCLINGiswhereyoudon’tjustpayoffa mortgagebutyourecyclethedebtanduseitasaninvestmenttool.
Itmeansusingthedifferencebetweentheamountyourclientowesontheirmortgageandthevalueoftheirhousetopotentiallyreducetheirmortgageatthesametimeasbuildingasizeablenestegg.
Manypeoplethinktheyhavetopayofftheirmortgagebeforetheycanspareenoughmoneytoinvest.Theproblemwiththisideaisthatifyoudothat,itmighttakesolongthatyouwon’thaveenoughtimeleftforyourinvestmenttogrowandmature.Yourbestallywithinvestingistime.Thisstrategycanhelpyoumakethebestofbothworlds.
BenefitsvsConsiderations
• Startsthewealthcreationprocessimmediately,allowingforlongtermgrowthofinvestments
• Replacesnondeductibledebtwithtaxdeductibledebtonaregularbasis
• Helpsyoureachyourlifestylegoalsfaster
• Diversifiedinvestmentportfoliooutsidethefamilyhome
• Takesadvantageofdollarcostaveragingintothemarket
• Liquidasset
• Increasedriskduetoexposuretomarketvolatility
• Capitallossesforgearedinvestmentsarepotentiallymagnifiedcomparedtonon-gearedstrategies
• Duetothehighlevelofdebt,employmentsecurityisespeciallyimportant
• SuitableforBalancedinvestorsataminimum
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DebtRecyclingDiagram
HomeLoan
InvestmentLoan
Equity
“BADDEBT”Nontax
deductibledebt
“GOODDEBT”Taxdeductible
debt
Aslongasyouarereceivingabiggerreturnonyourinvestmentthanyou’repayingininterest,thenthisisasmartfinancialstrategy!
CaseStudy- DebtRecycling
• Takethetotaldebtto80%LVRmaxtoavoidMortgageInsurance• Figuresareestimatesonly
Dothenumbers!
Leverageandtheuseofitisexceptionallybeneficialifit’susedoveralongtime,
ifit’susedoverashorttimeit’sexceptionallydangerous!
Dothenumbers,makesureit’sworthitfortheclient.Needtotakeintoaccountthetaxpayableonthe
investmentreturn.
Youcanpotentiallylooktofixininterestratestogivealevelofprotectionforthestructure.
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RateReducer
AHomeLoanwhereyourclient’sinterestratereduceseveryyearwiththeirloanbalance!
Currently,yourclient’sowneroccupiedloanandinvestmentloanwillhavesimilarrates,butwithonesignificantdifference- theinterestontheirinvestmentpropertyisprobablycompletelydeductibleattaxtime.
WiththeATOproductruling(PR2017/6),we’reabletorebalancetheirloaninterestrates,reducingthehomeloanrateandincreasingtheinvestmentrate.Bydiscountingtherateontheirhomeloantoaslowas2%*,theywillbeabletopayifoffmuchfaster,asmoreoftheirrepaymentswillbegoingtowardspayingdowntheirprincipal.
Ifthey’rebuildingtheirportfolioandaddingmoreinvestmentproperties,theirhomeloanratecoulddecreaseevenfurthersotheycanowntheirhomesooner,savingthousandsofdollarsoverthelifeoftheirloans.
TraditionalLoanStructure
RateReducerStructure
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RateReducerCaseStudy