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Last activity 13 days agoPosted Nov 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM EST

We Charge $10/mo for Wealth Management That Costs $100 Elsewhere

workworkwork71
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Five months ago I launched our alpha product here and got roasted for basic math errors on our landing page. It was an early lesson for us in putting something out there and not meeting that moment and just being unprepared.

But here's what we've learned building a wealth management platform for the 95% of people who don't have $100K minimums:

Take Sarah (real user, fake name): 32, $85K income, $47K across three accounts. Traditional advisor wants $100K minimum. Betterment would put her in one of 5 risk buckets.

Fulfilled modeled her actual goals:

House down payment in 4 years in MCOL area: 60% global equities, 25% infrastructure equities, 15% short-term bonds.

Retirement in 28 years: 45% global equities, 30% U.S. Equities 15% private equity exposure, 10% emerging markets.

All low-cost ETFs trading on your existing brokerage. No transfers, no hassles.

Emergency fund: 100% money market, again, right in your existing brokerage or high-yield cash account.

Each portfolio uses the same institutional modeling (glidepath + 30+ asset class capital market assumptions) that pension funds use. Simplified to 3-5 ETFs. She pays $10/month for the guidance. A traditional advisor would charge $400-650/year for functionally the same service.

Where we're headed:

The real unlock isn't just better portfolios, it's making financial planning actually stick. We're building toward AI-powered spending coaches that automatically categorize transactions and suggest budget optimizations that flow directly into your investment goals. The idea is to work with users and build financial habits that will last a lifetime, even if you move on from our little corner of the financial world.

Later this month: couples can invest toward shared goals together, we make doing your own tax-loss harvesting super simple, and our "playbook" feature guides you through complex milestones step-by-step (when to get pre-approved for a mortgage based on your down payment progress, which retirement accounts to open for your situation, etc).

What makes this different now:

Non-custodial = no conflicts: We're not selling you our own funds or taking a cut of your assets. You keep everything where it is. We wanted this to be as simple and cheap as possible and the CAC of traditional financial institutions sky-rockets when you need to transfer any money.

Actual personalization: Your retirement portfolio looks different than your house fund, which looks different than someone else's retirement portfolio. Not 5 buckets - unlimited combinations, and we’re always looking to add more. We’ll be adding crypto & other alternatives as soon as possible via easy to invest vehicles.

Transparent modeling: We show you the asset class breakdowns and expected outcomes. No black box.

The offer:

We're launching on Product Hunt today and are now in open beta. Our product is and always will be free to try, but for anyone who signs up this week and uses code PHLAUNCH1 (Quarterly) or PHLAUNCH2 (Annually) you’ll get pro access for 3 months at $1 or one year at $30. The launch link is here if you feel so inclined as to upvote or contribute some feedback: https://www.producthunt.com/products/fulfilled?launch=fulfil...

More importantly - I want to know where we're wrong. What are we missing about how people actually want to manage money? What features matter vs vanity metrics?

Try it at www.fulfilledwealth.co - and if you hate the onboarding flow or think our asset allocation is garbage, tell me why. That's worth more than a sign-up.

The company is launching a wealth management platform that charges $10/mo, significantly lower than competitors, and HN users are discussing its non-custodial model and personalization features.

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Marceltan
13 days ago
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Am curious what the personalization looks like implementation-wise. Anything that makes it stand out compared to other wealth management platforms?
workworkwork71Author
13 days ago
Hey, good question! We deliver holistic wealth management as a single integrated experience.

Most retail platforms are vertically segmented, separate tools & products for investing, budgeting, savings, etc.

Users have to figure out which product to use and when. Or worse, they get cross-sold products they dont need. If you sign up for betterment or wealthfront right now you're left guessing where to start and whats appropriate. We step in where a family office or high networth adviser would, with a fiduciary duty to put your needs first as a SEC Registered Investment Adviser.

Our implementation: We analyze your complete financial picture (via Plaid/Oauth integration), then via reasoning models and deterministic logic surface the right feature at the right time based on what's actually blocking your wealth growth. If debt is your biggest issue, we guide you there first, not because you selected "debt management" but because that's you need.

Investment recommendations, budgeting features, debt paydown strategies, they all work together as one cohesive plan, not separate products you have to stitch together yourself.

j_cmack
13 days ago
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I like the idea of the non-custodial model in theory, but won’t that be challenging for new investors just starting out? They’d have to set up two platforms rather than one, just to start working with you, if I’m reading your model right.
mattglossop
13 days ago
Good question! We think the beginner side of the market is very well catered to. Robo advisors like Wealthfront and Betterment make it dead-easy to start with the basic objective of "growing money". And then there are platforms like Robinhood, good for straight-up gambling. So if you're JUST starting out and don't already have an investing platform, there are plenty of choices.

Our ideal user is someone a bit farther along. They already have a financial base - often $50,000+ invested, usually across several institutions. And that's the key.

Asking people who are already investing to uproot and send their money to another financial platform is a massive point of friction. This causes sky-high customer acquisition costs. We want to both avoid these costs and minimize friction users experience.

This is why a non-custodial model works so well for our market. We work with what they already have.

mattglossop
13 days ago
The story of Sarah is exactly why we're building this. She came to us with a overwhelmed trying to figure out how to plan for her future. Now she's locked in with a clear plan.

So proud of how far we've come since that first roast, but we still have a long way to go (of course). Excited to get more feedback from the HN community.

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