Tool - Refinancing vs Maneuver de Smith
Tool: Refinancing vs Smith Maneuver A simple tool to understand the Smith Maneuver. The Smith Maneuver is the process to create a loan against your house (ie: a HELOC) and invest it in the market in a non-registered account. While your mortgage is not tax deductible, the HELOC is tax deductible. Hopefully, the market return at least the interest on your loan. To access the file, clic above for a link to an Excel file without macro. See at the end for other information to navigate the file. Analysis : Often referred to your greatest asset, the greatest purchase of your life, is there a way to use it? Yes, leveraging your home is great way to get some truly passive income. You can refinance up to 80% of your home market value less your mortgage. At a high level by refinancinig or using the Smith Maneuver will provide the difference your investment return and your mortgage rate/HELOC interest rate. Say you earn 7% from the market and pay a mortgage at 4...