Verdict

Likely a good fit

Based on your inputs, the Smith Manoeuvre is structurally suitable for your profile. Before proceeding, please read the three notes below.

Score: 6 of 7 signals positive

Income 150K or higher: yes

MTR 40% or higher: yes

Registered accounts maxed: yes

Home equity sufficient: yes

Horizon 20 years or more: yes

Drawdown tolerance: yes

Monthly admin tolerance: marginal

Warning:

Before you proceed

1. Read the full docs at docs.ideaplaces.com/active-projects/smith-manoeuvre — especially CRA tracing and Risks.

2. Find an accountant with prior ITA 20(1)(c) work.

3. Commit to 25 years or do not start. Unwinding mid-strategy is expensive.

What next

A

Run a projection

Enter your full numbers and see a 25-year simulation.

B

Watch the monthly cycle

Step through Year 1 month by month. See the re-advance loop in action.

C

Get a setup checklist

Personalized for your province and mortgage timing.

If the verdict had been "not suitable"

We would have redirected you to WealthPath, which handles the mortgage-vs-invest decision without requiring leverage or ITA 20(1)(c) tracing.