Year 0: both strategies begin with the same $100,000.$0
Capital Account at Year 0
$100,000
VS
Private Reserve at Year 0
$100,000
Private Reserve concept: the same $100,000 opportunity is funded without liquidating the $100,000 Private Reserve. The reserve is collateralized and continues receiving illustrated crediting while the separate loan is tracked as a liability.
Visual Timeline · Year 0 — Capital Funded
SOLD · YEAR 5
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Timeline ends at the opportunity sale.
Capital Account Economic Position
$100,000
Private Reserve Economic Position
$100,000
Private Reserve Advantage
$0 | +0.00%
Opportunity Exit ?
Sale proceeds restore capital and retire the collateralized loan.
Capital Account Replenished ?
$0
PRS Opportunity Sale Proceeds ?
$0
Loan Payoff ?
$0
Net Proceeds Available ?
$0
+$0 | +0.00%
Private Reserve Advantage After Sale ?You created 0.00% more economic value by using the Private Reserve concept.
$100,000
9.00%
6.75%
5.00%
1. Capital Account
Capital account assumptions used for the direct-capital comparison.
$
%
%
Years
$
2. Private Reserve
Private Reserve assumptions used for the leveraged comparison.
$
%
%
Tax note: Interest deductibility depends on the use of borrowed funds and the client's individual tax circumstances. This application should not determine tax deductibility; the advisor should coordinate with the client's tax professional.
3. One-Year Capital Comparison
Same opportunity. Two different ways to access the capital.
One-Year Result
Capital Account
Private Reserve
Opportunity Amount
$100,000
$100,000
Opportunity Return
9.00%
9.00%
Gross Opportunity Earnings
$9,000
$9,000
Loan Interest
—
($5,000)
Taxable Earnings
$9,000
$3,000
Taxes
($2,160)
($720)
Net Opportunity Earnings
$6,840
$2,280
Private Reserve Credit ?
—
$6,750
Total Economic Gain
$6,840
$9,790
Net Economic Return ?
6.84%
9.79%
Private Reserve One-Year Advantage
+$2,950|+43.13%
Additional economic value • Increase in net economic return
Same opportunity amount and same opportunity return. The difference comes from loan cost, illustrated tax treatment, and Private Reserve crediting.
What Created the Difference?
Loan Cost
($5,000)
Illustrated Tax Benefit From Deductible Interest
$1,200
Private Reserve Credit
$6,750
4. Long-Term Capital Comparison
Year-by-year comparison using the same assumptions as the visual timeline.
Year 10 Capital Account Position
$0
Year 10 Private Reserve Position
$0
Year 10 Difference
$0
PRIVATE RESERVE 10-YEAR ADVANTAGE
+$0|+0.00%
Additional economic valueIncrease in economic position