What's new
What changed in the planner, newest first. Your version is the small v-number at the bottom
of the app.
numbers change means a figure you may have seen has moved — your saved plan is not
altered; set a fresh baseline if you track one. Pro marks Pro features.
Retirement date on the Dashboard
v11.97 · October 17, 2026
- Retirement day chip shows the date. It now names your retirement quarter next to the gap; Pro adds how many months earlier or later lands the planned pot. No numbers change.
Income lines show this year
v11.96 · October 6, 2026
- Clearer income streams. Each line now shows what it adds in the rest of this year, and a bonus already paid is marked as in your balances. No numbers change.
Today's or future dollars, and labelled money flow
v11.94 · October 3, 2026
- Today's dollars, start-year dollars or fixed: every income and expense line, and Add a life event, now says how its amount behaves over time, and the Cash flows tables fit without scrolling.
- US health costs, by name: ACA premiums and Medicare + IRMAA now show as their own lines in the year inspector and money flow. ▶ Health costs before 65
- Money flow adds up: the spousal Social Security top-up, life-phase trims and the OAS raise at 75 no longer land in "Unallocated".
- Retirement-day line: a small shortfall now shows in amber, matching "behind". No numbers change.
US survivor Social Security
v11.88 · October 1, 2026
- numbers changeUS survivor Social Security: after a spouse dies, the survivor now keeps the larger of the two benefits, as Social Security pays it. Canadian plans don't change. ▶ Social Security for couples
Die with zero, and Optimize requirements
v11.87 · September 29, 2026
- Pronumbers changeOptimize requirements: every answer — and the RSU walk-away year — now has to meet your survival odds: 50 % Monte Carlo and 80 % S&P history unless you change them.
- ProOne Optimize run: the soonest you can retire with just enough to last, plus 💸 Spend more — how much more you could spend, starting now or at retirement. ▶ Die with zero, tested
- Life on Cash flows: taper discretionary spending with age (tapering lines are marked), plan experiences and gifts, or add your own life event. ▶ Go-go, slow-go, no-go
- Leave behind at least… an amount you want left at the end; the survival odds count ending below it as a miss.
- Unspent money: when a typical run leaves years of spending unused, the Dashboard says so.
A tidier Dashboard accounts table
v11.85 · September 28, 2026
- Debts show their type on the Dashboard (Mortgage, Line of credit…), matching the Accounts page.
- “Room left” card removed from This year — it showed the yearly limit, not what’s actually left. No numbers change.
Life events, pensions, health costs and a light theme
v11.84 · September 27, 2026
- Try it before you add it: + Life event (a home, a car, a child, a sabbatical…) and a 🏦 workplace pension helper on Cash flows. ▶ Test a life event
- numbers changeUS couples: the lower earner now gets the Social Security spousal top-up.
- US health costs (optional): ACA premiums before 65 and Medicare with IRMAA from 65, priced from your own income.
- ProOptimize for survival odds with claiming ages tested, a ⚖ side-by-side of what each goal gives up, and a printable report.
- Light theme and a calmer layout: switch with ☾/☀ in the header, a four-section Plan page, and shorter, tap-to-open pages on phones.
Real state taxes, a benefits helper and a simpler start
v11.77 · September 26, 2026
- numbers changeUS tax: real brackets in seven high-tax states, state retirement exemptions, and a surviving spouse files single.
- numbers changeCash interest is taxed each year, OAS rises 10 % at 75, and a Div. % column applies the dividend credit.
- Government benefits helper: CPP/QPP, OAS or Social Security at every start age, added in one click. ▶ CPP and OAS: 65 vs 70
- A simpler start: one welcome screen, a grouped menu, and Start my own plan from any sample.
- Tidier tables and a two-row header on phones.
Measure each fund over its own history
v11.71 · September 25, 2026
- ProPer fund switch in Investment strategy: a young fund no longer cuts the
others' history short. ▶ Where returns come from
- Expense streams sort on any column.
A one-stop Dashboard
v11.69 · September 22, 2026
- One status row of chips replaces the banner and trend strip.
- More on the cards: sparklines, savings rate, contribution room and your marginal tax rate.
- A ten-year timeline of upcoming milestones, and your baseline drawn on the chart.
- No numbers change.
Ahead or behind on retirement day
v11.65 · September 21, 2026
- Retirement-day verdict: your nest egg on retirement day vs your baseline's.
- Pro…in months: how much earlier or later you could retire on the same pot.
Two survival numbers, and tax engines checked line by line
v11.64 · September 20, 2026
- numbers changeS&P 500 history test rebuilt with each year's real inflation — most plans score higher — and the Dashboard shows both numbers.
- numbers changeTax engines checked line by line: Canadian CPP/EI credits, the Ontario Health Premium and 65+ amounts; US senior deductions.
- numbers changeRSU vests are their own line wherever pay is shown. Totals are unchanged.
- Pronumbers changeRRSP top-up / Roth-conversion tests use your own bracket edges; 🚀 markers show what Optimize can change.
- Flexible spending in down markets, and Pro lever tests that rank what moves your odds.
Tutorials:
▶ Monte Carlo vs S&P 500 history ·
▶ Sequence-of-returns risk ·
▶ Reading your dashboard
Am I on track? And a pro-rated first year
v11.57 · September 19, 2026
- numbers changeThe first year is pro-rated — near-term figures come out lower.
- On-track card: how many months ahead or behind you are, and why — Pro plus the change that closes the gap. ▶ Monthly check-in
- "Balances as of" date on Accounts, and a new-year prompt to roll amounts forward.
- ↻ Market data refreshes FX and RSU quotes in one click.
A sharper FI target, and copy between scenarios
v11.48 · September 17, 2026
- numbers changeThe FI target separates ongoing spending from costs that end.
- ProFailure causes for failed simulation runs.
- Copy to / Copy from on every table.
- Tidier money fields and an investment-mix donut.
One-time expenses, investment strategy
v11.35 · September 13, 2026
- numbers change"At retirement" is measured on your retirement date.
- One-time expenses, optionally repeating.
- ProMore vesting schedules and holdings: quarterly RSUs, mutual funds and manual holdings.
Per-account floors, one Optimize button
v11.10 · September 11, 2026
- Minimum balance per account.
- ProOne Optimize button.
- Anonymous usage counts — no cookie, no IP. Details.
New Projection charts, repeatable simulations
v10.96 · September 9, 2026
- numbers change2026 Canada payroll figures and chart-accuracy fixes.
- Same plan, same odds on every reload.
- New Projection charts: money flow, liquid net worth, debt paydown.
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