By SooToday Staff SooToday Monday, September 24, 2007 NEWS RELEASE TONY MARTIN, MP ************************* Expert offers CPP and disability forum, appointments for residents SAULT STE. MARIE – A retirement planning consultant with expertise in getting people their maximum entitlements for Canada Pension Plan and disability benefits will host a forum and take appointments here next week. Sault MP Tony Martin has invited Mike Moreland with the Retirement Planning Institute, a private firm recommended by Canada’s Association for the Fifty-Plus (CARP). According to CARP, one in six members who retain the Retirement Planning Institute end up recovering some shortfall. The appointments next week are free consultations. For anyone contracting his services, Moreland charges a fee of $42.40 plus 15 percent of the recovered amount. Since 2000, the institute has recovered $2.1 million in retroactive C/QPP benefits for all its clients. Moreland is helping a growing number of seniors who have discovered they are not receiving their full Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or disability entitlement. “The legislation [governing CPP] is black and white – except that when you go from black to white, there are 700 shades of grey,” says Mooreland. “I try to get the best deal for the client.” The public forum will be held Thursday, October 4, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Legion on Great Northern Road. This week, people can book appointments directly with Moreland for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, October 2 to 4 by calling his office at 1-888-822-3948 or by e-mail. “The Canada Pension Plan is people’s money, not the governments,” Martin said. “People who have made contributions should be entitled to their full amount.” The NDP this year re-introduced legislation first introduced by Martin in the last parliament to make the government responsible for full retroactive payments, not the current 11-month period retroactive period permitted. “I have felt it is the government’s responsibility, not seniors, for them to be fully informed about these benefits and for government to be responsible when they are not delivered, said Martin. “This forum and the opportunity for appointments give our seniors or their caregivers more information and expertise to ensure this is the case.” RPI has found a high percentage of individuals receiving CPP benefits are not receiving their full entitlements. Through the use of its confidential questionnaire that addresses all areas of the CPP, RPI reviews the individual’s file by requesting specific documents from the Canada Pension Plan and compares it to the information provided. Should there be any discrepancies, RPI takes the necessary action to get the CPP account rectified and in doing so, delivers additional benefit to the individual. ************************* Send to a friendPrint this pageRespond to this story Advertising | Membership | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | About SooToday | Contact Us | Feedback Copyright ©2014 SooToday - All rights reserved
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