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First Home Savings Accounts (2024 Edition)

CE CREDITS:

  • CFP® and QAFP® certificants: 3 hours in Financial Planning Category
  • MFDA: 3 PD credits
  • Life Agents (provincial requirements): Eligible for 3.0 hours ON, AB, SK (subject to 5 hr limit on non-insurance topics in SK)
  • CLUs: Not Institute accredited, but will likely qualify for 3.0 Institute-approved Professional Development credits. See What's the difference?
  • CPAs: 3.0 verifiable CPD hours
FORMAT: Written course notes in PDF format (read them online or print them). You must complete an online Course Quiz to obtain CE credits.
 
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Even though First Home Savings Accounts (FHSAs) only became available in April 2023, Canadians opened over 700,000 FHSA accounts in the first 9 months, and FHSA assets totaled over $2.8 billion by the end of the year. That is a strong testament to this powerful new savings tool, but like all government programs, FHSAs can actually be quite complicated.

Every financial advisor should have a good understanding of how FHSAs work, and how they can be tailored to meet client needs. Our significantly expanded 2024 edition can help!

After completing this course, you should have a better understanding of:

·        who is eligible to open an FHSA,

·        the annual and lifetime contribution limits,

·        the deductibility of contributions,

·        contribution strategies, including transfers from an RRSP and in-kind contributions,

·        how to remedy overcontributions or excess amounts,

·        how and when withdrawals can be made to buy a qualifying home,

·        when an FHSA has to close and options for withdrawing the funds,

·        what happens to an FHSA upon death,

·        what happens to an FHSA upon marital breakdown, and

·        strategies for making best use of an FHSA.

    NOTE: You have 6 months from time of purchase to complete this course.


    PUBLISHED: August 2024

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