Ok, I've been plugging away at my financial plan in the MoneyReady app for a few weeks and I now have a plan of record that I'm happy with. I expect to revisit the app on rebalancing dates and any other major events that might adjust my plan, and I expect to sleep soundly in the interim. Although the process and out of necessity the tool are complex, I would not have been able to recreate such a detailed plan without it - my options would be to rough it out in excel and sleep poorly, or pay thousands annually for professional planning support. This is a powerful - no, invaluable tool for Canadian DIY financial planners and investors, and I'm honestly shocked I can find so little about it online. Thank you for developing and supporting the app and your responsiveness when I needed help!

Thanks, I'm glad you are finding it useful and sleeping soundly! I like to say the app is only as complicated as is your financial situation. That said, it's easy for a financial situation to get complicated quickly given Canada's tax and pension systems. We do try to make it as easy as possible and still be comprehensive and accurate.

I too am a new user of the software. I have tracked my financials using many excel spreadsheets over many years. I have a financial planner and plan and have for many years. Now that I am retired I wanted to be able to run more detailed models regarding the best way for me to withdraw the money from my different investments. 

It took some time to input all of my information (accurately) and get used to all of the options within the tool but I now have a detailed model that I am happy with. I wish I had this tool years ago. I think I would have made some different investment decisions over the years and pushed my financial planner and investmentment company way harder for answers.

Great tool. 

So great to hear! Thanks

This is amazing!  Thank you so much.  

thermodynamicthoughtfulFalcon4 wrote:

Ok, I've been plugging away at my financial plan in the MoneyReady app for a few weeks and I now have a plan of record that I'm happy with. I expect to revisit the app on rebalancing dates and any other major events that might adjust my plan, and I expect to sleep soundly in the interim. Although the process and out of necessity the tool are complex, I would not have been able to recreate such a detailed plan without it - my options would be to rough it out in excel and sleep poorly, or pay thousands annually for professional planning support. This is a powerful - no, invaluable tool for Canadian DIY financial planners and investors, and I'm honestly shocked I can find so little about it online. Thank you for developing and supporting the app and your responsiveness when I needed help!

New user here... It's now been two weeks for me using MRA and I too will sleep much more soundly.  I have to echo a few points that @thermodynamicthoughtFalcon4 touched on.  I also am surpised there are so few reviews online (maybe Admin could insert a link for reviews from users).  I searched for "FinanciaI Planning Software" and found MRA.  I dug in and put in the time to learn the program and I am VERY pleased with the results.  I still have plenty to learn and I look forward to it.  I paid $$$ for a bespoke FinPlan a couple of years ago and have no regrets in doing so.  That effort showed me the importance of aquiring a Financial compass.  Problem is the FinPlan needs to be preened and adjusted often and the $$$ plan I mentioned wanted more $$$ for every re-do.  MRA allows me to tweak and adjust and experiment.  I can and will actively manage  my finances.  I want to thank Elisabeth Tillier 'et al' for their efforts in providing and maintaining all of this.      

This thread is the most accessed on the Forum. @thermodynamicthoughtfulFalcon4 certainly started something! Thanks @powerfulWildfowl3 and @quasi_motive for continuing it.

I get a lot of reviews from real users by email, and those always make my day. I've collected them over the years and put a selection of them in the Testimonials section of the homepage. My favourites are those that share how MRA made a difference in their lives. One user even wrote an entire Blog post for me!

Feel free to add your own review!

I've been using the platform for about a year and a half now and just wanted to add my feelings to this topic.

I absolutely love Moneyreadyapp!  My favourite feature is the Withdrawal Optimizer.  It gives you confidence that you're finding a good solution to your retirement plan, including the age to begin receiving CPP/QPP/OAS, without needing to know any of the trial-and-error strategies that are floating around.  The platform is powerful and flexible enough to help you examine different strategies.

The Scans feature is great.  It allows you to analyze the effect of a range of values on your retirement plan.

Support on the site is first rate.  Very responsive to questions and issues, and new features are being added to the site regularly.

The entire platform allows me to examine different scenarios with my retirement plan and gives me to confidence to live my retirement as I would like.  Even if I had paid an advisor to prepare a plan for me (which I didn't), the platform would still be a great way to double check the results, or to explore more extensive options than an advisor might provide.

Thanks for all the great work!