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The Smith Manoeuvre Resource

Over the past year so, MDJ has posted many articles on the topic of using a HELOC to invest in equities aka: The Smith Manoeuvre.

This article will compile all the posts into a single Smith Manoeuvre Resource. Hopefully, you’ll find it useful.

The Basics

The Contrarian

Readvanceable Mortgage Options/Reviews

Smith Manoeuvre Variations

Calculating Smith Manoeuvre Returns

Tax Considerations

Leveraged Investing

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  1. 1. David

    I’m not certain how this will apply, but people should be aware that the Supreme Court of Canada will be hearing the case of Ludco, and will likely making a statement about the ability to deduct interest for investment purposes.

    While Ludco is an interesting case and there are a lot of issues that don’t apply to a person doing a SM, the Supreme Court doesn’t take cases unless they want to make pretty broad statements on the law.

    I don’t know if they will overrule Singleton, the case that opens up the law for SM, though it was possible before the decision, but if you’re planning on doing it, or are doing a SM, pay attention to this case.

  2. David, i’m skeptical that they’ll cut out the tax deductibility of investment loans. If they cut that out, that would mean that they would have to cut out the tax deductibility of expenses for a business! Afterall, that’s what business expenses are, they are used to produce INCOME for the business which is exactly what an investment loan does.

  3. 3. David

    FT, they may suggest that such loans are still available for active business income, rather than passive. The ITA draws this distinction already.

    I’m not going to lay odds on it, but the CRA has been negative on the “Singleton Shuffle”, so the Supreme Court may use this opportunity to tell the CRA to allow the deductions, or they may agree that GAAR, which was not argued in Singleton, applies and this is merely an avoidance technique for people investing in passive streams.

  4. Great resource!
    I think I will review some of them… It is always good to go back to the basics after a while…

  5. 6. str8jkt

    Might want to add your latest post - the blueprint one, to this thread..

  6. 10. Chinstrap

    First of all, great website!

    I have used a simple version of the SM in the past - credit lines on my principal residence, plus dipping into margin in my brokerage accounts. This has allowed substantial tax deductions in the past..

    But Question.. now that our mortgage is paid off, what rules, guidelines do people follow to determine how much leverage to put on the house to then invest in equities, mutual funds, etc.?

    I managed to pay off my principal residence through stocks but mainly via buying and selling principal houses/condos.. Perhaps another discussion point

  7. ChinStrap, if you have your principle residence paid off, you can borrow up to 80% of it’s value in the form of a HELOC without incurring any CMHC fees. If you have a higher risk tolerance, and a little more aggressive, you can use that money to invest in equities and claim a tax deduction on your interest paid.

    That’s in essense what the SM ends up to be. When the non ded mortgage is paid off, the tax ded investment loan will remain.

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