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Assessment Event 2 – Strategy Discussion Report
Weighting: 30 % Learning Outcomes: 3, 4
Graduate Attribute: 1, 5, 7 Due date: Week 10
For this assessment, you are required to extract data from the data collection instrument supplied and analyse
the information provided. You are then required to undertake research and analysis on a client scenario, then
discuss possible suitable strategies and/or general product/s appropriate to the needs of your client and write
a report outlining your analysis and recommendations.
Written submissions should be professionally presented using the Report template provided in the Student
Moodle and be a minimum of 4,500 and maximum of 5,500 words in length (including Template
headings/content).
The Strategy Discussion Report template to be used will be provided on Moodle. You are required to overtype
some parts of this, remove any instructions and ensure the Report has been individualised for the client’s
purposes.
Refer to the next page for the specific details and requirements of this assessment task.
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Client Information for Strategy Discussion Report: Trent Da
y
Introduction
You are a para planner at “Sydney Financial Planning Pty Ltd” and the following information is an extract of data
gathered as part of the Financial Needs Analysis during an initial client meeting with Trent Da
y. The
information below is to be used to formulate an appropriate analysis of Trent’s cu
ent situation, goals and
possible strategies to meet those goals.
Your Client
The client for this case study is Trent Da
y. His concerns centre around not having adequate savings, funds for
several goals and general competency in handling his money. Read Trent’ details below.
Personal Details
Name Trent Da
y
Gender Male
Nationality Australian
Date of Birth 03/03/1992
Marital Status In a relationship
Address 35/190 – 196 Jubilee Ave, Unande
a, NSW, 2505
Prefe
ed contact XXXXXXXXXX
Email Trent.Da
XXXXXXXXXX
Private Health Cover Yes
Employment Details
Employer Wollongong Council
Work Status Fulltime
Occupation Civil Engineer
Income $101,000 p.a. (gross)
Dependants
Name Date of Birth Age (next birthday)
No N/A N/A
Liabilities
Description Owner Cu
ent Value
Car Loan Trent $15,000
Finance Loan Trent $10,000
Credit Card debt Trent $ 8,000
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Assets
Description Owner Cu
ent Value
Home Contents (replacement
value)
Trent $40,000
Car Trent $25,000
Savings Account Trent $ 1,000
BT Balanced Fund Investment Trent $ 5,000
Loan Details
Type Car Loan Finance Loan Credit Card
Remaining balance $15,000 $10,000 $8,000
Lender St George GE Virgin
Interest Rate 7.49% (fixed) 16.01% (variable) 19.49% (variable)
Remaining Term 4yrs 2yrs After 55 day interest
free period
Repayment Amount $400 monthly $660 monthly Minimum
Superannuation
Fund Owner Cu
ent Value Other Details
Local Government Super –
Conservative
Trent $50,000 Life & TPD cover of
$100,000
Perpetual WealthFocus
Super - Balanced
Trent $40,000 Life & TPD cover of
$25,000
Insurance
Description Owner Benefit Value Provider
Contents Trent $20,000 GIO
Comprehensive Car Trent $20,000 GIO
Life and Total Permanent Disability As stated above in Superannuation
Income
Name Trent
Salary (gross) $101,000 p.a.
Bank interest $10
Dividends (reinvested) $300 Fully Franked
Risk Profile
Name Risk Tolerance
Trent Growth
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Expenses client gave us
Expenses Amount pa ($)
Rent 13,000
Electricity/Wate
Gas 1,130
Telephone/Mobile/Internet 1,250
Insurance – home & contents 800
Insurance – car 1,200
Private Health Insurance 1,100
Petrol/maintenance 4,800
Car registration 1,200
Food 6,200
Grooming/clothes 900
Credit card 15,000
Other loans 14,900
Medical/Dental 1,000
Entertainment/Dinners 2,900
Managed Fund Contributions 1,200
Clubs/Prof. Memberships 1,300
Holidays 3,000
TOTAL $70,880
*Credit card expenditure of $15,000 is in excess of bills/food/clothes etc paid for by credit card but allocated
to these expense categories above (i.e. it is totally discretionary)
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Client Objectives
What the client hopes to achieve
Following the initial discussion with your client, he is seeing your firm to “get a better grip on his finances”. Trent
is concerned that while he is on a good salary, he doesn't seem to have much to show for it and wonders where
his money goes each month. He has heard that he should really have a cash reserve of around $10,000 as an
emergency fund and thinks this is a good idea. He also wants to propose to his girlfriend in about 6 months with
an engagement ring that he estimates will cost him about $5,000. They would like to have saved enough for a
deposit on a unit in 5 years and he thinks he will need to replace his car at around that point as well. He’s also
wondering if his superannuation set up is a good one and he’s heard that he could save tax if he “salary
sacrificed” into his fund.
Assessment Task:
The Assessment involves compiling the answers/workings from the questions in the Background Research (not
assessable) to complete the Strategy Discussion Report (assessable). Please DO NOT submit your
workings/answers – the only submission is to be the Strategy Discussion Report.
BACKGROUND RESEARCH
This part is NOT Assessable but is required for input into the Strategy Discussion Report:
1. From the meeting with your client, was there any missing information or goals that you would like more
detail on that you would need to clarify?
2. What issues do you believe you should discuss with your client? Include other goals or risks you may
identify, if they are not listed in the case study.
3. Identify, set and prioritise your client’s S.M.A.R.T goals and objectives. Include the goals you have
identified and list whether they are short, medium or long term goals.
4. What goals are there that you may identify (or the client has stated) that you may suggest the client
address at a later stage (when their more urgent goals are met)?
5. Calculate client’s annual after-tax income (include Medicare levy). Use cu
ent financial year tax rates.
(This will be done in class in the relevant topic week – make sure you attend or obtain this information)
6. a. Using the excel spreadsheet provided in the Moodle, prepare a Cu
ent Cash Flow Analysis and Net
Worth Statement for your client to determine what the cu
ent income surplus/deficit is and net worth
position. (This will be done in class in the relevant topic week – make sure you attend or obtain this
information).
. Prepare a Cash Flow Analysis for the next 5 years and Net worth Statement at the end of that 5 years.
In preparing this forward analysis, assume your discussions with client result in him being prepared to
follow a budget limiting his discretionary credit card spending. Redo client’s Cash Flow Analysis planning
for him to stick to a credit card spend of $700 per month, determining a new surplus/deficit amount.
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7. Using the Life Insurance Calculator (on Moodle), how much Life Insurance (Life, TPD and Income
Protection) does client ideally need? (This will be done in class in the relevant topic week – make sure
you attend or obtain this information)
8. What suitable outcomes (strategies) can you match to the goals you have identified and prioritised,
utilising any surplus identified?
9. Prepare a table comparing the 2 superannuation funds the client has and identify a prefe
ed fund.
STRATEGY DISCUSSION REPORT
This part is Assessable and utilises the Background Research:
1. Construct a Strategy Discussion Report for the client using:
the template provided (on Moodle) and
“Strategy Discussion Report - Checklist” (on next page) and
2. Under the appropriate sections in the Strategy Discussion Report template, use the relevant answers
from your Background Research and discuss options and strategies the client could consider to meet
their goals. You can combine goals if the possible strategies link to multiple goals.
3. Research the clients 2 super funds to determine which one the client should retain and explain why.
Show your analysis in the appropriate section of the Strategy