Interactive action engine

Test assumptions. Stress-test decisions.

Move beyond static articles. Explore market crash simulations, currency conversion calculators, and dual-jurisdiction tax optimization engines (Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ & USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ).

Interactive Decision Engines

High-Impact Financial Calculators

Free interactive tools designed to eliminate hidden fees, maximize tax efficiency, and execute institutional investing strategies.

ADVANCED COMPARISON LAB Β· NEW

Stock & ETF Evaluation Lab

Head-to-head stock comparison (RY vs. TD, MSFT vs. GOOGL, NVDA vs. AMD), Reverse DCF implied growth solver, 100-point quality moat grader, and ETF TCO battlecard (MER + FWT).

Compare Stocks & ETFs β†’
FLAGSHIP DIAGNOSTIC Β· NEW

10-Minute Financial Health Diagnostic

Take the guided 4-step financial sprint. Uncover silent mutual fund fee leakage, stress-test downside crisis resilience, and audit tax shelters.

Start 10-Min Diagnostic β†’
6-PAGE CHARTER Β· PRO

Personal Investing Report

Export your formal 6-page personal financial charter. Formally codifies your balance sheet, ETF allocation, fee audit, tax waterfall, and signed IPS.

Open 6-Page Dossier β†’
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ ALLOCATION ENGINE Β· NEW

TFSA vs. RRSP vs. FHSA Priority Optimizer

Sequence your annual contributions across employer match, FHSA homebuyer room, RRSP tax arbitrage, and TFSA lifetime tax shelters.

Optimize Contributions β†’
TAX ALPHA ENGINE Β· NEW

Multi-Account Asset Location Optimizer

Mathematically optimize ETF placement across TFSA, RRSP, FHSA, and taxable accounts to eliminate Foreign Withholding Tax (FWT) and shelter fixed income drag.

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ FREE CALCULATOR

Norbert's Gambit FX Calculator

Calculate exact net dollar savings on CAD to USD currency conversions vs 2% bank spreads with custom brokerage journaling instructions.

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ FREE CALCULATOR

Bank Fee Drag & Breakup Auditor

Calculate the 25-year compound wealth surrendered to 2.2% bank mutual fund management fees and generate a formal transfer breakup letter.

Audit Bank Fees β†’
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ FREE CALCULATOR Β· NEW

Backdoor Roth & Pro-Rata Calculator

Calculate conversion taxes under the IRS Pro-Rata Rule, preview Form 8606 lines, and model the 401(k) reverse rollover workaround.

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ & πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ FREE VISUALIZER Β· NEW

ETF X-Ray & Holdings Overlap Analyzer

Deconstruct Canadian and U.S. index ETFs down to underlying stocks, detect pairwise duplication with an interactive Venn diagram, and audit single-stock concentration.

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ & πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ GOVERNANCE CHARTER Β· NEW

Investment Policy Statement (IPS) Generator

Draft an Professional-quality, PDF-exportable personal wealth charter. Define target asset weights, tax shelter hierarchy, and anti-panic circuit-breaker rules.

Generate My IPS Charter β†’
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ & πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 6-PILLAR DIAGNOSTIC

Personal Financial Health Scorecard

Score your personal balance sheet out of 100 with our interactive radar compass across emergency buffers, debt friction, fee drag, and tax shelters.

Calculate My Score β†’
PRO TOOL

Portfolio Rebalancer

Calculate exact ETF buy orders using fresh deposit cash to restore your target asset mix with zero taxable sales.

Open Rebalancer β†’
PRO TOOL

Dividend Snowball Forecaster

Forecast compound DRIP reinvestment growth, monthly passive income milestones, and calculate your Snowball Inflection Day.

Open Forecaster β†’
FREE LAB

Rent vs. Buy Reality Checker

Factor in unrecoverable costs (property tax, maintenance, mortgage interest) vs. investing the down payment in index ETFs.

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ & πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ COMPARISON

Online Brokerage Comparison Engine

Compare commission fees, FX spreads, account support (TFSA, RRSP, FHSA, Roth IRA), and trading tools across major platforms.

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ & πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ RETIREMENT

FIRE Independence Calculator

Calculate your exact Financial Independence Number based on annual expenses, safe withdrawal rates, and investment growth horizons.

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CRISIS LAB

Market Crash Scenario Lab

Stress-test portfolio drawdowns across the 2008 GFC, 2020 COVID shock, and 1970s stagflation to discover recovery timelines.

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ TAX SHELTER

TFSA Contribution Room Tracker

Track lifetime TFSA contribution room by birth year and arrival in Canada. Avoid the 1% per month CRA over-contribution penalty.

Track TFSA Limits β†’
TAX ALPHA

Tax Command Center

Optimize asset location between registered and non-registered accounts, manage dividend tax credits, and minimize annual tax drag.

Open Tax Center β†’
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ PENSION PLANNING

OAS Pension Clawback Forecaster

Calculate your Old Age Security pension recovery tax threshold and protect your benefits using tax-sheltered income strategies.

Model OAS Clawback β†’
DECUMULATION

Retirement Cash-Flow Timeline

Sequence withdrawals across CPP, OAS, RRIFs, and TFSAs to minimize lifetime taxes and avoid high marginal tax brackets.

Plan Retirement Timeline β†’
TAX EFFICIENCY

Tax-Loss Harvesting Simulator

Model tax-loss swaps without triggering CRA superficial loss or IRS wash-sale rules using correlated index ETF pairs.

Simulate Tax Loss β†’
SWR ENGINE

Safe Withdrawal Rate (SWR) Engine

Evaluate the 4% rule vs. dynamic variable withdrawal strategies across 30 to 45 year retirement spending horizons.

Calculate Safe Rate β†’
ALLOCATION

Target Asset Allocation Builder

Design an optimal risk-adjusted portfolio mix across domestic, U.S., international equities, and aggregate fixed income.

Build Target Mix β†’
SAVINGS ENGINE

Contribution Room Planner

Plan your monthly dollar allocations across TFSA, RRSP, FHSA, and 401(k) accounts to maximize employer matching and deductions.

Plan Contributions β†’
MONITORING

Portfolio Drift Monitor

Track asset allocation drift away from your target policy benchmarks and trigger rebalance alerts using the 5/25 rule.

Monitor Drift β†’
ESTATE PLANNING

Estate Tax & Probate Simulator

Estimate terminal estate tax liabilities, deemed disposition of capital property, and provincial probate fees upon death.

Simulate Estate Tax β†’
PROJECTION

Long-Term Scenario Planner

Project 30-year net worth trajectories under varying inflation rates, market returns, savings rates, and economic cycles.

Explore Scenarios β†’
ACTION ROADMAP

Investor Action Plan Generator

Synthesize your goals, accounts, and risk profile into a clear, prioritized checklist of next financial actions.

Generate Action Plan β†’
GOVERNANCE

AI Portfolio Governance Audit

Run an unbiased algorithmic check on your asset mix, checking for uncompensated risk, single-stock bias, and fee drag.

Audit My Portfolio β†’

Account Priority Tree

Where should your next dollar go?

Select your jurisdiction and income profile to explore optimized tax-advantaged account sequencing.

Account Sequencing Optimizer

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Canada & πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA Supported

Stress Test Sandbox

Simulate market shocks before they happen

See how different stock/bond asset allocations recover from historical downturns.

Historical Market Crash Simulator

Interactive Portfolio Stress Test

Growth explorer

Time, contributions and hypothetical return

Use a constant annual return assumption to see how compounding behaves. Actual returns vary and can be negative.

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Assumes monthly compounding and end-of-month contributions. Excludes fees, tax, inflation and fluctuating returns.

Fee impact

Compare two annual cost assumptions

The same gross return can lead to different outcomes when annual costs differ.

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