Planit:Learning Circle Recordings

PlanPlus has a serious committment to users to help them learn to use PlanPlus Planit effectively. One of our programs that demonstrates that committment is our free Planit Learning Circle Webex sessions that are held on a regular basis. These are short (15 - 30 minute) highly focused sessions that review very specific topics with the opportunity for participants to ask questions. The feedback we get on these sessions is very positive. If you haven't joined us on these live sessions and would like to register to do so, just click here.

If you are able to attend these sessions live, that's great, but we also are recording these now so you can view past sessions if you missed them. Below you'll find a list of recorded sessions so you can choose the sessions that you need . . . when you need them! We have also identified the subscription level that each session relates to so you'll know if your access level includes the feature being discussed. We hope the posting of these training sessions are of value to you!

Planit Learning Circle Recordings

Description of Session	Date Originally Presented	Link	Subscription Level
“Professional Development through Conference Attendance” - Join us for this session and we will help you determine the most beneficial financial planning conferences to attend to ensure you get the professional development you need. Guest Host: Shawn Brayman, PlanPlus founder and CEO	October 26, 2017	Click Here	Practice Management
“Frequently Asked Questions” - During this session we answered commonly asked questions. A few of the topics discuss are Registered Payout Streams, Tax Optimization and Modelling Insurance to reflect max funding.	October 12, 2017	Click Here	Foundation
“Integrated Planning Process” - This process flow uses the Life Planning foundation with all its benefits, but is enhanced with Estate Planning and Living Benefits Analysis, allowing for a Holistic approach.	September 14, 2017	Click Here	Level 3
“Planit Financial Calculators” - PlanPlus Planit includes over a dozen calculators which can assist in the completion of simple and reasonably complex financial calculations. Ranging from bond yields to debt consolidation or retirement income. In this session we will focus on a few of the more commonly used calculators.	August 31, 2017	Click Here	Foundation
“Add Value by Helping your Clients Set Realistic Retirement Goals” - In this session you’ll learn about a tool that’s available in Planit that will let you coach your clients to set a goal that is RIGHT for them. Not based on an arbitrary number like 70% of pre-retirement income.	August 17, 2017	Click Here	Practice Management
“Review Process” - If you have been doing planning for more than a year or two, you know the challenge you face when it comes time to do a review. In this session we’ll see highlights of PlanPlus Planit’s proprietary review process. Learn how to make your reviews engaging and interesting for you and your clients!	August 03, 2017	Click Here	Feature
“Holding Company Enhancement v6.13” - Look no further . . . PlanPlus Planit version 6.13 introduces the features you need to get the job done for your Incorporated Professional and Business Owner clients.	July 20, 2017	Click Here	Feature
“New Features v6.13” - In this session you’ll learn about some of the new things happening in our most current release! • Now you can collaborate with your client by inviting them via email to do the FinaMetrica 12 Risk Profile assessment on line in a secure environment . . . how convenient! • New Cash Flow Management features that adapt to you and your client’s needs	July 06, 2017	Click Here	Feature
“Introduction to FinaMetrica” - FinaMetrica has gained international recognition as the world's best practice. The Toolkit’s reliability and validity is backed by over a million uses by thousands of financial advisors in over 20 countries. FinaMetrica helps advisors and their clients remain suitably invested through market highs and lows. Guest Host: Tyler Nunally	June 22, 2017	Click Here	Feature
“Dear Planit” - During this session we answered questions submitted by Users . . . Also if you have a topic you would like to see covered, submit your idea and it will be considered for this session.	June 08, 2017	Click Here	Foundation
“Cash Flow Management” - Join us as we review the Cash Flow Management Screen; entering deductions/credits and view the impact on the Income Tax Projection report. Also we take a sneak peak at the new enhancements.	May 25, 2017	Click Here	Level 3
“Creating Scenarios” - Learn how to create a Scenario, which gives users the ability to create as many scenarios as they desire. Each scenario can model a unique set of assumptions and identify the client’s situation based on those changes.	May 11, 2017	Click Here	Level 3
“Value of Advice” feature in the Modular Goal Process - This relatively new feature allows you to demonstrate the value of your advice to your client. See how you can use this to help client’s understand how you have impacted their situation in a positive way.	Apr 27, 2017	Click Here	Foundation
Audit Reports II: Life Planning LTCF – Understanding the Long Term Cash Flow in Life Goals Planning; Understanding the LTCF line by line; Understanding the TFSA optimization feature in the LTCF; Income distribution and reinvestment of after tax investment income (unplanned savings)	Apr 13, 2017	Click Here	Level 3
Audit Reports I: Modular Goal Tax Audit – Understanding the Tax Audit Report in Modular Goal Process; Why taxes on the Modular Goal Tax Summary Report might be different then Taxes Identified on the Tax Audit.	Mar 30, 2017	Click Here	Foundation
Creating Multiple Portfolios – Learn how to use this feature to provide investment recommendations that are suitable to your client and their partner, even when their investment risk tolerance and portfolio objectives are very different.	Mar 16, 2017	Click Here	Foundation
Certainty of Outcome – The PlanPlus Stochastic modelling tool, called Certainty of Outcome lets you explain the impact of rates of return and longevity on your long term projections. This award winning alternative to Monte Carlo analysis can help your client understand the uncertainties of planning and how to address them.	Mar 02, 2017	Click Here	Foundation
Holding Companies 101 – Our Holdco features let you incorporate Holdco’s into your planning process. In this session we’ll learn how to: • Use the Corporate Investment Plan to Identify the target return for Corporate disposition strategies • Setting the Return Assumption in Disposition analysis	Feb 16, 2017	Click Here	Foundation
Frequently Asked Questions – Over the course of a month we receive on average more than 600 support requests. From those we have gleaned the most commonly asked questions to share our answers with you.	Feb 02, 2017	Click Here	Foundation
Modular Goal vs Life Planning – What are the differences in approach? Why are the results not always the same? Understanding the Overlap in Process Flows.	Jan 19, 2017	Click Here	Foundation
What's New in Previous Releases – In this first session for 2017 we’ll do a review of some of the exciting new features that have been released in the past year. If you haven’t been using PlanPlus Planit regularly in your practice, be sure not to miss this session!	Jan 5, 2017	Click Here	General
MGP Before & After Comparison - Find out how this new feature allows you to compare your client's current situation against the proposed strategy.	July 8, 2015	Click Here	All Levels
Advisor Self Branding - Learn how you can now upload logo's, choose document styles, and create banners to give your planning documents a "customized" look.	May 13, 2015	Click Here	All Levels
Top Up the Band (Version #2) - This newly enhanced version of Tax Optimization allows an advisor to make selective choices that best suit their client, on an individual basis.	April 29, 2015	Click Here	All Levels
Life Planning in a Nutshell - Take a look at the Life Planning Process and discover the abilities of this cash flow based planning tool.	April 15, 2015	Click Here	PL2 & PL3
Debt Consolidation - Learn how to use Debt Consolidation to provide advice to your client's and to and identify the benefits of doing consolidation of debt for them.	April 1, 2015	Click Here	All Levels
Maximizing Your Tools - Find out how you can use PlanPlus Planit to add value to your business and benefit your clients, strengthen your ability to retain clients, and set yourself apart from the competition.	March 18, 2015	Click Here	All Levels
Cash Wedge - Find out how the Cash Wedge feature lets you see if your client has sufficient liquidity in their portfolio to fund their short term goals.	Feb 25, 2015	Click Here	All Levels
Certainty of Outcome - This presentation shows how easy it is to illustrate to your client the probabilities of being able to fund their goal(s).	Feb 11, 2015	Click Here	All Levels
Sneak Peak - Take a look at additional features and enhancements planned for 2015.	Jan 28, 2015	Click Here	All Levels
Tax Optimization - Find out how the PlanPlus Planit automatically evaluates and calculates a Tax Optimization withdrawal strategy.	Jan 14, 2015	Click Here	All Levels
New Training - Learn by Watching or Learn by Reading! Our new library of short video clips will allow you to see the data entry process first hand.	Dec 3 2014	Click Here	All Levels
Education Goals - Learn how to input all required data correctly in order to complete individual or multiple education goals.	Nov 5 2014	Click Here	All Levels
Planning Assumptions - Learn to work with future assumptions that are incorporated into your long term plan.	Sept 17, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
Asset Allocation - Learn how to set your set target & recommended portfolios for IPS/PFS implementation.	Sept 3, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
FinaMetrica Risk Profile - Learn about recent changes and enhancements to the FinaMetrica psychometric risk profiling tool.	Aug 6, 2014	Click Here	PL1/PL2/PL3
Product Selection - Explore the world of “Tactical Insertion” The Product Selection screen allows you to recommend individual asset to your client’s portfolio.	July 23, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
Pensions & Other Revenues - Recognize the power of the Pensions & Other Revenues screen. Private pensions, sale of principle residence, and bridge benefits.	July 9, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
Modular Goal Process - The new Modular Goal Process Flow replaces the Retirement & Education Goal calculators in PlanPlus Planit Versions 5.9 & higher. In this session you'll learn about the benefits of this new approach.	June 25, 2014	Click Here	PL1, PL2 & PL3
Reports and Report Generation - Learn how to choose the right reports to produce for your clients.	June 11, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
What Process Flow to Use and When - Choose the right process flow to complete your clients financial/investment plans. The financial situation of your clients and their requirements determines what process you will use.	May 28, 2014	Click Here	PL1, PL2 & PL3
Efficiency	May 19, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
Upgrading/Adding Features - Find out about the benefits of upgrading your planning level or adding new features such as FinaMetrica or Morningstar	Apr. 30, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
Practice Makes Perfect - Learn how to become a Guru at Data Entry with tips and tidbits that to help streamline your Data Entry time. Great for assistants and new planners.	Apr. 16, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
Preferred Portfolios & Favourite Products - Learn how to set up your favourite most used funds, or a combination of funds into a preferred portfolio.	Apr. 2, 2014	Click Here	PL1 with Advanced Investment Planning
Introduction to Assets & Liabilities - Find out how you can enter client holdings "fast and simple", or more detailed with precision.	Mar. 19, 2014	Click Here	PL1, PL2 & PL3
Multiple Portfolios - Take your investment planning process to the next level while keeping your compliance department happy.	Mar. 5, 2014	Click Here	PL1, PL2 & PL3
Modelling Assumptions - Getting the Result you Desire	Feb. 19, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
The 3 Most Frequently Asked Questions - We provide answers to the 3 Most Frequently Asked Questions we receive about PlanPlus Planit.	Feb. 5, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
The seven biggest mistakes that rookie planners make ... and how to avoid them - You do not want to make any of these mistakes!	Jan. 22, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
Modular Goal Process Flow	Jan 14, 2014	Click Here	All Levels
Cash Flow Management - Within PlanPlus Planit advisors can elect to do a simple summary cash flow for clients or they can elect to do full budgeting using the detailed cash flow management method. In this session learn about each of these different approaches and how they differ for working clients vs. retired clients.	Dec. 18, 2013	Click Here	PL2 & PL3
How to Spend Half the Time doing Financial Plans - and Earn Double the Money! - PlanPlus Best Practices Expert John Page provides an overview of the process and steps needed to put in place in order to enhance credibility, earn more money, and reduce the amount of time spent on planning.	Dec. 4, 2013	Click Here	All Levels
TFSA Optimization - PlanPlus Planit has a powerful feature that ensures your client’s TFSA’s are maximized over their lifetime. Starting room, contributions and withdrawals are tracked to allow the system to make use of any unused room every year, thus optimizing the tax sheltering of non registered money to the maximum extent possible. Learn more about how this powerful feature works in this session.	Nov. 20, 2013	Click Here	PL2 & PL3
Unplanned Savings - In-depth Explanation of Unplanned Savings - This session provides a detailed explanation of Unplanned Savings and the common things that cause it. This in-depth explanation will show you how Unplanned Savings happens so that you can explain it in depth to your client.	Oct. 23, 2013	Click Here	PL2 and PL3
Planipedia - How to Get Help when you Really Need It - Getting help quick is easy with PlanPlus Planit. Our unique users guide in "Planipedia" provides context sensitive help from wherever you are in the system with just one click. Content includes explanations, examples, videos, downloadable documents, spreadsheets and many other forms of help. Also get tons of industry related information right at your fingertips. In this session you'll learn how to navigate Planipedia to get the most out of it!	Oct. 9, 2013	Click Here	All Levels
Risk Assessment Tools in Planit - Most everyone will know that we do a Needs on Death and Needs on Disability Analysis for client’s as part of the life planning process, however, many will not understand how powerful this feature can be. In this session we’ll learn about the feature that allows you to truly reflect your client's needs in these important areas.	Sept. 11, 2013	Click Here	PL2 and PL3
Multiple Scenarios - While our "Auto Model" process is a huge time saver to create achievable strategies for clients, sometimes you just want to see the impact of a specific change in your client's assumptions. In this session you'll learn how to create scenarios where you can identify the changes you'd like to make and see the impact.	Aug. 28, 2013	Click Here	PL2 and PL3
Add Value by Helping Your Client's Set Realistic Retirement Goals - Goal setting for retirement income is often done with very little though as to how appropriate that goal is given the client’s current lifestyle. In this session you’ll learn about a tool that’s available in Planit that will let you coach your clients to set a goal that is RIGHT for them. Not based on an arbitrary number like 70% of pre retirement income!	Aug. 14, 2013	Click Here	All Levels
Making the Transition from a Product Oriented Practice to one that is Advice Centric - In our industry, the desire to be advice centric is quite prevalent, but many have trouble understanding some of the basic steps to make such transition. In this session you’ll hear some tips and ideas to start you down the right path towards this objective. A recording of this session is unavailable, however you can view a PDF copy of the presentation including the speaker's notes.	July 31, 2013	Click Here	All Levels
Holdco's - This new feature allows advisors to input information about a client’s Holding Company relative to the current market value, the RDTOH and Capital Dividend accounts, and allows you to do projections on the future income streams available to fund the client’s future goals. You'll also see how you can create an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) for Holding Company assets.	July 17, 2013	Click Here	PL3
Engagement – If you are not using engagement agreements in your business, should you be? This session will consider the benefits of using a structured engagement process and provide tips on how to get started.	July 3, 2013	Click Here	All Levels
Understanding the Tax Calculations Used in Long Term Planning Projections – When doing long term planning it’s important to recognize the impact that time has on your assumptions. This is especially true when we consider what income taxes will be in 20, 30 or 40 years. This session will help you understand the sophisticated approach used by PlanPlus Planit to illustrate these future taxes in a logical and realistic way.	June 19, 2013	Click Here	PL2 and PL3
Provide the Service that your Client REALLY Wants: In this session we’ll learn how to identify and deliver the services that your client needs today resulting in satisfied clients.	June 5, 2013	Click Here	All Levels
Efficiency – How long should it take for you to do a comprehensive financial plan? In this session learn some tips, based on years of experience that will allow you to get in and out of PlanPlus Planit quickly and create professional planning documents that can motivate your client to implement your advice and recommendations.	May 29, 2013	Click Here	PL2 and PL3
Understanding the Long Term Analysis Using Audit Tools – Cash Flow based planning is powerful and in this session you’ll learn about the audit tools available in PlanPlus Planit that make the process transparent and easy to understand.	May 15, 2013	Click Here	PL2 and PL3