Templates & Guides — Take action
SFM Academy does more than teach: every path leads to concrete, ready-to-use tools. This library brings together 68 practical resources — compliant administrative letters, checklists, calculators and guides — spread across the ten learning paths and SFM Money. Our "take action" promise: every lesson has a counterpart you can fill in, send or use the same day, not merely read. 7 resources are entirely free, with no sign-up, so you can judge their quality before going further.
The library grows every week — 68 resources available today, 68 planned.
The free essentials
The five most-used resources, available without an account or subscription.
Tenancy termination letter
Notice period, written form and the dual signature required for a family home — the most used template in the library.
InsuranceLAMal termination (switching insurer)
To be sent before 30 November if you want to switch health insurer on 1 January. Seasonal reminder included.
Debt collectionObjection to a payment order
Block an unjustified debt-collection proceeding within 10 days, with no need to give reasons.
AdministrativeChallenging a fixed-penalty fine
Challenge a parking or traffic fine within the deadline shown on the ticket.
AdministrativeMoving-house checklist for Switzerland
Every step of a move, in order: commune, Post, Serafe, insurance, school, vehicle.
Finance & Wealth
See the path →LAMal cancellation letter
Terminate your basic LAMal cover on time before 30 November, with the correct wording and legal references.
Open →Tax return document checklist
Miss no document: the complete list of papers to gather before filling in your tax return, employed or self-employed.
Open →Tax deduction checklist by canton (VD·GE·FR·VS·NE·JU·BE)
The deductions that actually matter, canton by canton — so you never again pay a centime of extra tax through ignorance.
Open →Pillar 3a tax saving simulator
Work out precisely the tax saving your pillar 3a contributions generate, based on your canton and marginal rate.
Open →LAMal deductible comparator: 300 vs 2'500
The cold calculation, with no insurer marketing: which deductible actually costs you least, given how much healthcare you use.
Open →Pre-filled budget for a Swiss employee
A realistic starting budget for a Swiss employee, ready to adjust in 10 minutes inside SFM Money instead of starting from a blank sheet.
Open →Letter of objection against a tax assessment
Challenge a discretionary assessment or an incorrect tax decision within the legal 30-day window, with the right arguments.
Open →LPP buy-in simulation
Assess the tax and pension impact of an LPP buy-in before writing a cheque to your pension fund.
Open →Mortgage affordability calculator (33% cost ratio)
The calculation your bank runs before it even replies: your real affordability ratio, with no surprises in the file.
Open →FIRE calculator
Your path to financial independence, in figures: savings rate, target capital and a realistic horizon in a Swiss context.
Open →Employment & Career
See the path →Swiss ATS-proof CV template
A CV structured to get through Swiss recruiters' ATS filters without sacrificing human readability.
Open →Swiss cover letter (3 versions)
Three proven structures — speculative application, response to an advert, career change — adapted to French-speaking Swiss conventions.
Open →STAR interview scripts + salary expectations
The STAR method for telling your success stories without stumbling, and how to answer the salary question without underselling yourself.
Open →Resignation letter compliant with the Code of Obligations
Resign cleanly, with the correct notice period under your contract and the Code of Obligations.
Open →Work reference guide (coded wording)
Decode the coded wording of your work reference — what it says between the lines, before you show it to a future employer.
Open →Pay rise request with a costed case
A structured, costed case for asking for a raise without pleading — facts, results, market comparables.
Open →Total package negotiation grid
Negotiate beyond base salary: bonus, pension, training, remote work — the grid for comparing offers at equal real value.
Open →Job application tracker
Track every application, follow-up and interview in one place instead of in your head or a spreadsheet gathering dust.
Open →Entrepreneurship
See the path →One-page business plan (SFM canvas)
Clarify your project on a single page: offer, target, revenue, costs — before writing 40 pages nobody will read.
Open →Compliant Swiss QR invoice
An invoice template with a QR-bill compliant with Swiss standards, ready to personalise from your very first assignment.
Open →Sole proprietorship setup checklist
Every step to launch your sole proprietorship in Switzerland, in order, with nothing forgotten.
Open →Freelance hourly rate calculator
Set an hourly rate that covers your social charges, your unpaid holidays and your real margin — not a number plucked from the air.
Open →12-month cash flow forecast
Anticipate your cash in and out month by month so year one never catches you off guard.
Open →GmbH incorporation checklist
Capital, articles, commercial register, bank: the complete checklist for setting up your GmbH with no nasty surprises.
Open →Annotated GmbH articles of association
A GmbH articles template annotated clause by clause, so you understand what you are signing before you see the notary.
Open →Service agreement
A clear contract to frame your assignments — deadlines, deliverables, payment — and avoid misunderstandings with clients.
Open →VAT checklist at the CHF 100K threshold
What to do before, during and after crossing the CHF 100'000 turnover threshold for VAT registration.
Open →Marketing & Sales
See the path →20 sales email templates
Twenty sales emails ready to adapt — prospecting, follow-up, closing — so you stop starting from a blank page.
Open →AIDA/PAS sales page framework
Two proven sales page structures, AIDA and PAS, with the questions to ask yourself at each section.
Open →30-day social media content calendar
A month of planned content so you stop improvising posts the night before — themes, formats and publishing rhythm.
Open →Closing scripts for 12 objections
Twelve classic sales objections — "too expensive", "I'll think about it"… — and how to answer them without pushing.
Open →Swipe file of 50 hooks
Fifty hooks that have proved themselves, to adapt to your offer rather than reinvent for every post.
Open →Product launch checklist, D-30 → D+7
The day-by-day run of a product launch, from preparation at D-30 to post-launch follow-up at D+7.
Open →AI & Digital
See the path →Library of 50 professional prompts (10 free)
Fifty prompts tested for everyday professional use — ten freely available so you can judge for yourself.
Open →Second Brain Notion workspace
A note-taking and personal organisation system ready to duplicate, so you stop keeping everything in your head.
Open →5 ready-to-import Make scenarios
Five ready-made Make automations to eliminate repetitive tasks, with a step-by-step import guide.
Open →Time audit checklist
Find out in one week where your time actually goes, before deciding what to automate or delegate.
Open →Tool stack guide by profession
The digital tools that actually matter for your profession, rather than a generic list of 200 apps.
Open →Content Creation
See the path →Video script templates (3 formats)
Three script structures — short, long, tutorial — so you start from a solid outline rather than improvise on camera.
Open →YouTube/podcast content calendar
Plan your episodes and videos over time, with the production steps you must not skip.
Open →YouTube SEO checklist
Title, description, tags, thumbnail: everything that drives your videos' discoverability, point by point.
Open →Newsletter template
A newsletter structure people read to the end, to fill in rather than design from scratch every week.
Open →Personal branding kit
Clarify your positioning, your tone and your key messages before publishing a single piece of content.
Open →Audience growth tracker
Track how your audience evolves over time so you know what really works, beyond impressions.
Open →Project Management
See the path →Scrum/Kanban board
A task board ready to duplicate so you can run a project the agile way starting today.
Open →Project charter
Frame a project before you start: objectives, scope, stakeholders, constraints — on a single reference document.
Open →RACI matrix
Make clear who decides, who delivers, who is consulted and who is informed on every task in the project.
Open →Sprint retrospective (4 formats)
Four retrospective formats to alternate so your teams stay engaged and draw real lessons from them.
Open →Simple Gantt chart
A stripped-back Gantt chart for seeing a project's milestones and dependencies without complex software.
Open →Kickoff checklist for a Swiss SME project
What has to be settled before launching a project in a Swiss SME, so the team starts on clear ground.
Open →Mindset & Habits
See the path →90-day habit tracker
Track a new habit day by day over three months — the stretch where it actually counts.
Open →Deep Work journal
A daily journal for planning your deep-focus blocks and measuring what derails them.
Open →15 financial cognitive biases, one-pager
The fifteen biases that make you take bad money decisions without noticing, explained simply.
Open →Customisable morning routine
A morning routine canvas to fit your own rhythm, rather than a ready-made routine that does not suit you.
Open →Health & Performance
See the path →Swiss budget meal plan
Balanced menus designed for a realistic Swiss grocery budget, with cheaper alternatives to the usual reflexes.
Open →8-week beginner training programme
A progressive eight-week programme for getting back into sport without injury or quitting in week two.
Open →30-day sleep tracker
Track your sleep over a month to spot the habits that are actually tiring you out.
Open →Health check-up checklist by age
The health checks recommended by age band, so you do not wait for a problem before seeing a doctor.
Open →Guide to LAMal premium subsidies by canton
Check whether you qualify for a health insurance premium subsidy and how to apply, canton by canton.
Open →Personal Development
See the path →Personal OKR canvas
Apply the OKR method to your personal goals to turn vague intentions into measurable results.
Open →Wheel of Life audit
Assess eight key areas of your life in a few minutes to identify where to focus your effort first.
Open →Difficult conversation scripts
Outlines for the conversations that weigh on you — conflict, disagreement, saying no — without avoiding or inflaming them.
Open →10-year life plan canvas
A ten-year projection exercise to align your everyday decisions with the direction you actually want to take.
Open →SFPS
The Strategist's annual calendar
The signature SFPS tool: a calendar of the year's 12 financial rituals — monthly closes, buy-ins, rebalancing, tax return — synced with your SFM Money so you never again miss a deadline that costs you money.
Open →Annual tax file binder
A structured binder for gathering every document for your tax return throughout the year, rather than in a March panic.
Open →Automated net worth statement
Your net worth calculated and updated automatically in SFM Money — assets, debts, change over time.
Open →25-lever optimisation checklist
The twenty-five financial and tax optimisation levers to review every year so you leave nothing on the table.
Open →Annual re-certification kit
Everything you need to keep your SFPS certification current from one year to the next, with no administrative surprises.
Open →How we build this library
We prioritise resources in waves (P1, P2, P3) by how immediately useful they are to members — the most requested letters and checklists come out first. Priority P1 is being finalised, with new templates published every week.
Missing a resource? Tell us by email — member requests directly shape the publishing order.