Our daughter’s RESP is at $160,000. She just finished Grade 9, and as such, the asset allocation has been moved to a more-conservative 50/50.
Canadian parents can contribute to the Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) as soon as their child is born.
It is tax sheltered and can be open for a total of 36 years.
There is a lifetime contribution limit of $50,000 per child.
The government contributes $500 a year for the first $2500 that you put in. This is called the Canadian Education Savings Grant (CESG), and it caps out at $7,200 lifetime.
If the child does not want to attend post-secondary:
1. The subscriber can withdraw the $50,000 contribution with no tax consequences
2. The investment growth can be put into the subscriber's Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
3. The $7,200 CESG must be returned to the government.
The first thing we did was open up our RESP as a self-directed brokerage account.
No third party. No group RESP. No financial adviser.
Some parents contribute $2,500 and get $500 from the government every year but this is slow and very inefficient.
Time Value of Money suggests that compound interest works best when there is:
1. A long time horizon
2. Larger initial investment at t=0
This is called front-loading your RESP.
This is what it looks like for each year:
✅ Birth year: $14,000 lump sum contribution + $2,500 birth year contribution + $500 CESG = $16,500.
✅ For the next 13 years: $2,500 contribution + $500 CESG.
✅ 14th year: $1,000 contribution + $200 CESG.
Total contribution from parents: $16,500 + 13 x ($2,500) + $1,000 = $50,000
Total contribution from government (CESG): $500 x 14 + $200 = $7,200
The remaining balance is from the growth of investments in the account.
After the 14th year, the time to post-secondary falls below 5 years, and the asset allocation will change.
Education. Not advice. Consult your financial adviser.
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