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May 9, 2006

MOTHER/FATHER'S DAY
FINANCIAL PLANNING STORY IDEAS

FPSC Online Poll asks Canadians to share their eldercare planning situation

Mother's Day is just days away and Father's Day follows soon after. What to get for one's aging parents? Flowers? Golf stuff? What about peace of mind knowing that they will be cared for when they can no longer care for themselves?

Eldercare and financial planning for seniors and aging parents are increasingly important issues. People are living longer, and as boomers deal with their own retirement and financial planning needs, they are also weighing in on how to plan and care for their aging parents.

Canadians of all ages know eldercare is an important issue, but are uncertain on how to plan for it. See FPSC's current poll for the up-to-date results on this month's question related to eldercare.

Seniors have a vast array of financial planning needs specific to their stage of life regarding estate planning, managing cash flow on fixed incomes, charitable giving and other legacy issues, health and long-term care considerations - and more.

  BUDGET - Personal and Business Financial Planning Implications?

Last week the Conservatives unveiled their first federal budget, announcing a number of measures including: tax cuts; student benefits; child care benefits; changes in small business and corporate tax rates; pension income credits; capital gains rules on donations and more.

Care to explore what all this means from a personal and business financial planning perspective? We can put you in touch with CFP professionals from across Canada to share their insights and experience.

Care to talk to CFP professionals about these and/or any other related topics?


Please take a moment to log into the online poll from the public homepage to see up-to-date results of this month's question (see below).

As Canadians are living longer, eldercare may become an increasingly important issue to factor into one's financial planning. How would you describe your situation when it comes to caring for aging parents?

  • I have thought of this and have factored it into my financial planning
  • I know I should look at this but haven't yet
  • I haven't given this much thought
  • I don't think financially I will be able to look after my parent(s) needs
  • Not applicable (e.g. parents deceased or other)


Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) is a not-for-profit organization established in 1995 to foster professionalism in personal financial planning. FPSC develops and enforces the highest standards in financial planning competency and ethics for individuals who hold the CFP® (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®) in Canada. There are currently almost 17,000 CFP professionals in Canada and close to 100,000 individuals who have earned CFP certification in 18 countries around the world. See www.cfp-ca.org and FPSC's online Media Kit for more information.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

Eileen Chadnick/Chadnick Communications for FPSC at 416.631.7437 or e-mail eileen@chadnick.com or Liz Ptak/FPSC at 416.593.8587 ext. 257 or e-mail lptak@cfp-ca.org.

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