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Financial Needs Analysis (FNA)

Cost-of-Living Edition — a practical, client-participation worksheet to identify household cash-flow pressure, survivor income needs, protection gaps, and future financial priorities.
Planning note: Cost of living can change quickly. This worksheet intentionally keeps key assumptions editable so the advisor and client can test different scenarios. Government benefits, tax consequences, investment returns, inflation, and insurance availability should be verified at the time advice is given.

1. Client & Household Profile

Primary ClientSpouse / Partner
DateAdvisor
ProvinceReview Type
DependantsTarget Review Date

Primary goals / concerns

2. Household Income

Income SourceMonthly NetAnnual Net
Primary client employment / business income$0
Spouse / partner employment / business income$0
Rental / investment / pension income$0
Other recurring income$0
Total Household Net Income$0$0

3. Current Household Expenses & Decreased-Expense Review

Enter the household’s current monthly expense. In the “Decrease if one spouse dies” column, enter only the portion that would truly disappear or reduce. Housing and many family expenses may continue.

ExpenseCurrent MonthlyDecrease if One Spouse DiesEstimated Survivor Monthly Cost
Housing & Home
Mortgage / rent$0
Property tax / condo fees$0
Utilities / phone / internet$0
Home / tenant insurance$0
Transportation
Vehicle payments$0
Auto insurance / registration$0
Fuel / transit / maintenance$0
Daily Living
Food / groceries$0
Household / personal care$0
Clothing$0
Health / prescriptions / dental$0
Childcare / dependants$0
Education / tuition / activities$0
Dining / leisure / travel$0
Debt, Savings & Protection
Credit cards / lines of credit$0
Other loans$0
Life / health / disability premiums$0
Regular savings / investments$0
Other recurring expenses$0
Total$0$0$0
Monthly Net Income
$0
Monthly Expenses
$0
Current Monthly Surplus / (Shortfall)
$0
Estimated Survivor Monthly Expenses
$0

4. Cost-of-Living Stress Test

Use an advisor-selected planning assumption. This is a scenario tool, not a forecast.

Annual Cost-of-Living Increase Assumption Current Monthly Household Expenses $0
Time HorizonProjected Monthly CostProjected Annual CostIncrease vs. Today
1 year$0$0$0
5 years$0$0$0
10 years$0$0$0
20 years$0$0$0

5. Life Insurance Needs — Five-Step Calculation

The classic quick FNA method uses a family-income target, survivor income, an income-capitalization assumption, available assets, and one-time needs. The assumptions below are editable for current planning.

Step 1 — Family Income Target

Total annual household net income$0 Target family income to preserve
Annual family income target after death$0

Step 2 — Available Survivor Income

Surviving spouse / partner annual net incomeGovernment survivor benefits
Investment / pension incomeRental / other income
Total available survivor annual income$0
Annual income shortfall$0

Step 3 — Capital Needed to Replace the Income Shortfall

Income-capitalization / withdrawal assumption Example: at 4%, a $40,000 annual shortfall requires $1,000,000 of capital before other adjustments.
Capital needed to support annual shortfall$0

Step 4 — Existing Assets and One-Time Financial Needs

Available at DeathAmountOne-Time Needs / ObligationsAmount
Existing personal life insuranceMortgage balance to discharge
Employer / group life insuranceOther debts / loans / credit
Cash / emergency savingsFinal expenses / taxes / estate costs
Non-registered liquid investmentsChildren’s education fund target
Government lump-sum / other benefitsEmergency / transition fund
Other liquid assets intended for family supportOther family / estate need
Total available assets$0Total one-time needs$0

Step 5 — Estimated Life Insurance Gap

Estimated additional life insurance need
Capital needed + one-time needs − available assets. Minimum shown as $0.
$0

6. Living Benefits & Emergency Resilience

Risk / NeedCurrent ProtectionTarget / ExposureEstimated Gap
Critical Illness lump-sum protection$0
Disability income — monthly benefit$0
Emergency fund$0
Children / dependant protection fund$0
Other priority reserve$0

7. Recommendations & Action Plan

PriorityRecommended ActionTarget Amount / GoalTiming

8. Client Acknowledgement

This worksheet is intended to support a needs-based discussion. It is not a guarantee of future results, a tax or legal opinion, or a replacement for insurer illustrations, policy contracts, product disclosure, or current government benefit information. Figures should be reviewed and updated when circumstances change.

Client Signature / Date
Spouse / Partner Signature / Date
Advisor Signature / Date
Next Review Date