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  1. Equitable Life Savings & Retirement Webinar Series featuring Dynamic Funds
    Equitable Life continues to spotlight various aspects of our competitive fund lineup and product offerings. This series gives advisors an opportunity to:

    • learn more about various products and product features,
    • hear from industry professionals,
    • learn about investment strategies; and so much more.

    This month, we welcome Bill McLeod, Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Equity Income, from Dynamic Funds. Join us to hear Bill McLeod discuss:

    • North American markets in 2022
    • Insights on the current positioning and review of the investment process for Dynamic’s Equity Income Fund.

     

    Learn more

     

    Equitable Life is pleased to offer access to five different Dynamic Funds in the Pivotal Select™ segregated fund lineup including the Equitable Life Dynamic Equity Income Fund.

    This webcast is available in English only.
     
     
  2. Reminder: Review and Manage Key Notifications on EquiNet Supporting your business as an Equitable Life advisor is our top priority and EquiNet is our top resource to help you manage important policy notifications. You should routinely review policy updates, schedules, statements, and notices and follow up with clients.
     
    Some key notifications you will find on EquiNet include:
     
    • Premium Renewal Notices (including for Term Riders on UL policies)
    • Returned PAC (Pre-Authorized Chequing) Letters
    • SROs (Special Reinstatement Offer)
    • Lapse Notices
    • APL Warning Letters
    • FGIO Notices
    • Tax Exempt Notices
     
    A review of these and other available documents under the Document Lookup tool and following up with clients will help prevent situations of policy lapses and missed renewal notifications. These documents should be managed as part of providing ongoing, superior customer service to our clients.
  3. WFG KYC and Trade Ticket documents are now part of EZcomplete

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    Equitable Life® wants to help you get on with your day. Effective June 11, 2022, WFG’s KYC* and Trade Ticket documents will be integrated into the highly rated EZcomplete® online application tool. This means no more completing these documents separately and uploading them to EZcomplete.

    By integrating the KYC and Trade Ticket with EZcomplete:

    • these documents will automatically populate with information collected in the EZcomplete process,

    • necessary signatures will be captured, and

    • these documents will be sent to WFG’s back office on your behalf.

     
    Once the application has been submitted, signed documents will be available for advisors, clients, and joint clients to download. It is that easy.
     
    Get on with your day with Equitable Life. Log in to EZcomplete today.
     
    Speak to your Regional Investment Sales Manager to learn more.
     
    * KYCs on corporately owned policies are not currently supported
    ® denotes a trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.

  4. Competitive GIA rates and more!
    With many bond funds declining in value over the past year, clients are looking for fixed income alternatives to reduce portfolio risk while providing a principal guarantee and an attractive interest rate.  

    Equitable Life® Guaranteed Interest Account (GIA) investment options are ideal for clients who want to create an emergency fund or save for a special purchase. And we’ve recently increased interest rates to make our GIA options even more competitive! 
     
    A few reasons to consider Equitable Life for your GIA business:
    • The GIA advantage – a life insurance contract can provide many estate planning benefits.
    • Industry-leading compensation – we currently pay 40bps of commission per year of term.1 Many competitors only offer 20 – 25bps per year of term.2
    • Cashable option3 – allows clients to access their money in case of unexpected circumstances. Not many competitors offer this feature.2
    • Advisor rate discretion – advisors can forego up to 40bps of commission for an equal increase in interest rate, making our great rates even better.
    • Step Up Your Wealth Sales program – 100% of GIA net deposits4 are used to calculate the 0.75% bonus commission earned on net deposits for 2022.
    • Win-Win – our GIAs allow you to give the client a better interest rate while still earning a good commission.
     
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    For more information, please contact your Equitable Life Regional Investment Sales Manager.
     
     
     
    1 Equitable Life commission rates as at May 19, 2022.
    2 Competitive information as at November 20, 2021; Equitable Life does not guarantee the accuracy of competitive information.
    3 Withdrawals made prior to the maturity date will be subject to a market value adjustment and may be subject to tax.
    4 All eligible deposits, sales, and redemptions occurring between January 1 and December 31, 2022, will be used to calculate an advisor’s 2022 net deposits.
     
    ® denotes a registered trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.
     
     
  5. Competitive GIA rates and more!
    With many bond funds declining in value over the past year, clients are looking for fixed income alternatives to reduce portfolio risk while providing a principal guarantee and an attractive interest rate.  

    Equitable Life® Guaranteed Interest Account (GIA) investment options are ideal for clients who want to create an emergency fund or save for a special purchase. And we’ve recently increased interest rates to make our GIA options even more competitive! 
     
    A few reasons to consider Equitable Life for your GIA business:
    • The GIA advantage – a life insurance contract can provide many estate planning benefits.
    • Industry-leading compensation – we currently pay 40bps of commission per year of term.1 Many competitors only offer 20 – 25bps per year of term.2
    • Cashable option3 – allows clients to access their money in case of unexpected circumstances. Not many competitors offer this feature.2
    • Advisor rate discretion – advisors can forego up to 40bps of commission for an equal increase in interest rate, making our great rates even better.
    • Win-Win – our GIAs allow you to give the client a better interest rate while still earning a good commission.
     
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    For more information, please contact your Equitable Life Regional Investment Sales Manager.
     
      
    1 Equitable Life commission rates as at May 19, 2022.
    2 Competitive information as at November 20, 2021; Equitable Life does not guarantee the accuracy of competitive information.
    3 Withdrawals made prior to the maturity date will be subject to a market value adjustment and may be subject to tax.
     
    ® denotes a registered trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.
     
     
  6. Update to DSC Reimbursement for WFG advisors

    Equitable Life now accepts WFG’s Commission Rebate Disclosure form instead of Equitable’s Deferred Sales Charge Reimbursement (DSC) Request Form (Form #1605). Allowing the use of WFG’s form will help streamline the process for WFG in submitting DSC reimbursements.

    Previously, any DSC reimbursement received from Equitable Life required WFG advisors to submit form #1605 and provide proof of the DSC charge from the relinquishing institution, along with a cheque for the reimbursement. The WFG disclosure form and cheque from WFG is now all that is required for the initial submission. Proof of the DSC charge from the relinquishing institution is not required in all instances, but may be requested by Equitable Life and must be available if requested.

    If you have any questions, contact your Regional Investment Sales Manager or Equitable Life’s Advisor Services Team Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET at 1.866.884.7427 or email savingsretirement@equitable.ca. 
  7. Give clients guaranteed retirement income with Payout Annuities
    With increased market volatility and interest rates higher than we have seen for much of the past decade, now is a great time to consider payout annuities. Payout annuities can provide regular guaranteed income regardless of how markets perform. 
     
    Clients using only a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) for retirement income are potentially vulnerable during times of market volatility due to the sequence-of-returns risk.1 When markets are down, more units are redeemed to cover income needs. When markets later rise, clients are not able to participate fully in the recovery because more units were redeemed to provide income. That is why having a guaranteed income component, like a payout annuity, as part of an overall retirement strategy is so important.
     
     
    Three great reasons to consider Equitable Life® for your payout annuity business:

    1. Choose from a variety of payout annuity options including:
       
         A. Life Annuity – guaranteed income for one life
         B. Joint Life Annuity – guaranteed income for two lives
         C. Term Certain – guaranteed income for a specific period of time (5 to 30 years)
         D. Term Certain to Age 90 – guaranteed income until age 90

    2. Attractive rates, particularly in Registered and Term Certain Annuities

    3. Step Up Your Wealth Sales program - 25% of payout annuity net sales qualify for the 0.75% bonus commission earned on net deposits for 20222  

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    For more information, please contact your Equitable Life Regional Investment Sales Manager.
     
     
    1Sequence-of-returns risk, or sequence risk, is the risk that an investor will experience negative portfolio returns very late in their working life and/or early in retirement.
     2All eligible deposits, sales, and redemptions occurring between January 1 and December 31, 2022, will be used to calculate an advisor’s 2022 net deposits.
     ® denotes a registered trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.
  8. Give clients guaranteed retirement income with Payout Annuities
    With increased market volatility and interest rates higher than we have seen for much of the past decade, now is a great time to consider payout annuities. Payout annuities can provide regular guaranteed income regardless of how markets perform. 
     
    Clients using only a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) for retirement income are potentially vulnerable during times of market volatility due to the sequence-of-returns risk.1 When markets are down, more units are redeemed to cover income needs. When markets later rise, clients are not able to participate fully in the recovery because more units were redeemed to provide income. That is why having a guaranteed income component, like a payout annuity, as part of an overall retirement strategy is so important.
     
     
    Two great reasons to consider Equitable Life® for your payout annuity business:

    1. Choose from a variety of payout annuity options including:
       
         A. Life Annuity – guaranteed income for one life
         B. Joint Life Annuity – guaranteed income for two lives
         C. Term Certain – guaranteed income for a specific period of time (5 to 30 years)
         D. Term Certain to Age 90 – guaranteed income until age 90

    2. Attractive rates, particularly in Registered and Term Certain Annuities

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    For more information, please contact your Equitable Life Regional Investment Sales Manager.
     
     
    1Sequence-of-returns risk, or sequence risk, is the risk that an investor will experience negative portfolio returns very late in their working life and/or early in retirement.
     ® denotes a registered trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.
  9. Crunch The Numbers With Equitable Life’s Savings Calculator

    Whether helping your client determine net worth or reviewing to see if your client’s retirement plan is on track, Equitable Life® is here to help with our online calculators. These number crunching tools can help you answer some of those challenging questions you get asked by your clients. From an RSP loan calculator to home budgeting to even figuring out if your client will be a future millionaire, check out our latest tools.


    Each week in March, we will be sharing an online calculator from our list.


    Share calculators using your Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn account. 

     

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    Amina is going to get in the habit of saving by putting $25 a month into her RRSP. Her friends don’t think it is worth the effort. Does it matter how much you contribute?

     

    Did you know?

    Consistent investments over several years can be an effective strategy to accumulate wealth. Check out Equitable Life’s Savings Calculator.

  10. Crunch the numbers with Equitable Life’s RRSP Loan Calculator

    Whether helping your client determine net worth or reviewing to see if your client’s retirement plan is on track, Equitable Life® is here to help with our online calculators. These number crunching tools can help you answer some of those challenging questions you get asked by your clients. From an RSP loan calculator to home budgeting to even figuring out if your client will be a future millionaire, check out our latest tools.


    Each week in March, we will be sharing an online calculator from our list.

     

    Share calculators using your Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn account. 



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    Omar and Sarah want to catch up on contributing to their RRSP after the COVID lockdown. How much can they afford to contribute?


    Did you know?

    An RRSP loan can be an excellent way to jump start your retirement savings. Check out Equitable Life’s RRSP Loan Calculator.