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Jimmy Douglas

Vault - Automatically save for retirement every time you’re paid

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Vault helps you automatically save for retirement whenever you’re paid. We believe that investing is for everyone, regardless of what you make or when.

So whether you’re paid daily, weekly, monthly, or on a contract, our automatic and flexible contribution options let you set the pace that’s comfortable for you.

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Randy Fernando
Maker
Hi, Product Hunters! I founded Vault to make long-term investing available to everyone. As a former JPMorgan advisor, I saw first-hand how hard it was for most people to start saving, especially when they didn’t work for a big company that provided retirement benefits. Today I’m excited to share we’re expanding Vault’s vision to create the first retirement account that is truly accessible to everyone with the launch of our iOS and Android apps. To make investing even easier, our team has designed an entirely new way to save for retirement: percentage-of-pay. The way we work is changing, and so is getting paid. There are nearly 54 million Americans who work independently in one form or another -- as freelancers, independent contractors, and on-demand workers -- and don't have employer-sponsored retirement accounts. Because of this, many don’t invest for the future. It makes sense because workers are fifteen times more likely to save for their retirement if they have a way to save through an employer-based plan. Starting today, anyone can download Vault and start investing in minutes. Simply link your bank account, set a contribution percentage, and we take care of the rest. By designing the first way for consumers to invest a percent of every paycheck, rather than a static dollar amount on a set calendar timeline, into their IRA, we’re opening investment up to anyone who has variable income. We’re further inviting everyone to invest by offering one month free and keeping Vault’s service charge low at $1/month (for accounts under $5,000) or 0.25% per year (for accounts over $5,000). This product would not be here today without the support of my many mentors, investors, and early customers. I would especially like to thank my team: I’m so proud of each of you for your relentless work to build a product we hope our customers will love. Let us know what you think! https://getvault.com/social-medi...
Danial
@randyfernand0 what makes you different from others out there such as Acorn, Stash, M1, Betterment, Wealthfront, ...
Randy Fernando
Maker
@dany20mh @joshdance At Vault, we’re focused on solving retirement for people with variable income, whether that’s a small business worker, independent contractor, on-demand worker, or as Ryan referenced below “the growing audience of freelancers and contractors (e.g. Uber drivers, Instacart shoppers) that don't have traditional 401k retirement options from their employer”. So rather than ask these individuals (whose income is variable) to select a pre-set dollar amount to invest each month, as is the case with most IRAs, Vault customers can select a percentage of their pay to invest every time they’re paid, whether that’s monthly, weekly, daily, or as a contract opens and closes. Investing in a Vault IRA looks a little like: (paycheck hits your account) x (your set-contribution % of pay) = investment Investing in an IRA elsewhere looks a little like: fixed $ amount/per month We’ve designed a retirement tool that’s affordable, accessible, and helps our customers invest at whatever pace is most comfortable for them.
Danial
@randyfernand0 Well from what I understand yours is pretty much the same as theirs, except you are using percentage rather than fix number (others) or rounded up number (Acorns). And you not offering anything new in here, rather than your management stock is pretty fix, but others like M1 for example, you can get what ever stock you want.
Randy Fernando
Maker
@dany20mh Why is there more than one of anything? Because different people have different needs. M1 may be great for individuals that want to purchase individual funds and take the time to research investment strategies on their own. But what if you’re not an experienced investor? What if you’ve yet to begin investing at all? We’ve tried to eliminate these blockers and make retirement planning approachable for everyone, not just the financially elite, by creating an investment product that anyone can use with as little as $1 or 1% of income. We’re not looking so much at a specific demographic of earners, but a psychographic, people who have a variable monthly income. We’ve heard firsthand from many customers that it’s challenging to forecast what you should invest (a set $/month contribution) when you don't know exactly how much you're going to make, or when (frequency of income). Our percentage-of-pay based investment lets them make sure they're consistently investing in their future without straining their month-to-month cashflow.
Danial
@randyfernand0 Well non of those that I mentioned need rocket science or being expert to know which stock you should get or not, they all have the same option as yours and they all do it automatically for you, but what my point was, that there should be something new and different, which is not. Now you are talking that you targeting people with variable income, but here I see you have fix fee, which if you care that much about people unforeseeable income, and I don't even see any incentive for students or mention about it!!!
Ryan Hoover
This makes a ton of sense for the growing audience of freelancers and contractor works (e.g. Uber drivers, Instacart shoppers) that don't have traditional 401k retirement options from their employer.
Joe Ringenberg
@rrhoover This looks great as a product, and I'm especially interested in the category that's being defined here, i.e. services that have traditionally been subsidized or supported by a model that's declining.
Randy Fernando
Maker
@rrhoover Thank you Ryan! We have a Vault shirt waiting for you! (and some LaCroix) :)
Randy Fernando
Maker
@jringenberg @rrhoover Thank you Joe! We really took the time to understand the unique needs of our customers and designed a product tailor-made for them. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, I saw first hand how putting off saving for retirement impacts quality of life later on. We hope to change the way people think about saving and investing by making it as easy as possible to get started.
Adam Marx
@rrhoover As a freelance writer and editor, this makes a lot of sense and I can certainly see how it would be useful. I'd be interested to see how it hopefully affects productivity and new business opportunities. Similarly, I wonder how an integration with Robinhood might develop (the saving for retirement side meets the investing side, and both things support one another).
Elizabeth Hannan
@rrhoover I was excited to review this app this weekend. Upon further review, it claims to toat non-biased investments but the site is laced with religious undertones. Even the "subscribe" landing page ends in a Deuteronomy quote. I just can't endorse this app. The two-faced to it is unnerving. Managing finances is a science and a talent. The definition of religion is religious belief system which is an influence on financial decisions. The web is a clean slate and you have to make a conscious effort to build your views into it. I'm just not sure I can trust an app to manage my investments without clear purity within the decision-making process. It would be more transparent if they advertised as a religion-based investing app. "Never cross the swords."
Jimmy Douglas
Maker
There's no party like a retirement party! 🎉 🎊 👯 🎈
Tony DeFranco
Looks great. Just downloaded!
Randy Fernando
Maker
@tony_defranco Thank you Tony! Welcome to the Vault family!
Sebastian Crossa
Really like the idea and how it's executed! Will find this useful soon :) Kudos on the design, too! Love how it feels like you have the complete control over your saving plans.
Jimmy Douglas
Maker
@sebastiancrossa Thank you so much, Sebastian! We are so lucky to have @christinevo in charge of design!
Christine Vo
Maker
@sebastiancrossa Wow THANK YOU!!! That means a lot! Can't wait to hear your thoughts about your experience.
Patrick Thompson
How is this different than your typical IRA options that have been available to anyone for years?
Randy Fernando
Maker
@neurohacked It all starts with guiding you towards the IRA that best fits your needs (SEP, Traditional, or Roth IRA). Next, we've made it as easy as possible for you to save and invest by automatically transferring a % of each paycheck into your Vault IRA. This could happen weekly, monthly, or even less frequently if you are paid at the end of contracts. If you'd like more information, check out some of the articles posted today - TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/0... GeekWire: https://www.geekwire.com/2017/va...
Josh Khoury
Awesome idea! I'll be glad to try it
Randy Fernando
Maker
@josh_khoury Thanks Josh! We look forward to working with you.
Charley Ma
Congrats on the launch! Looking forward to giving this a spin :)
Jimmy Douglas
Maker
@charleyma Thank you, Charley! We really appreciate our partnership with Plaid. 🤗
Christine Vo
Maker
@charleyma wow thank you SO much!!! We look forward to hearing your feedback!
Genevieve
It's been great to see the evolution of this product, @randyfernand0, @oscargoodson and the rest of the team have done a fantastic job.
Randy Fernando
Maker
@genmorganstern @oscargoodson You are too kind Genevieve! Thank you for supporting us as we grow as a company.
Marc
Is it available if your outside the US?
Jimmy Douglas
Maker
@retselcm Hi, Marc! At the time, we are U.S. only. However, please drop us a line. We will keep track of global demand and use customer feedback to prioritize any future expansions!
Ihecci Mercy
very interesting product
Randy Fernando
Maker
@ihecci Thank you Ihecci!
Kumar Thangudu
I want percentage based bank accounts that allow me to route income to micro accounts for: * 401K Trust (54K/yr deduction for self employed) * Taxes (ugh) * MyCnote.com * EquidateInc.com - stock buying saved fund for future investing.
Hyun Lee
Nice! The last slide really got me to consider :) Seems very intuitive and easy to use for everyday people too.
Jimmy Douglas
Maker
@hyunlee That's so awesome, Hyun!
sean505
Looks like a very interesting product… I think you have target audience even among full time employees, in that people tend to move from job to job more often that they used to. This relieves alot of the hassle of moving accounts after switching jobs.
Jimmy Douglas
Maker
@sean505 Thanks, Sean! You're on to something. The data from our early adopters suggests that there is high demand amongst people who are full-time employed as well. You can do all the research in the world, but it's amazing what you learn after your product makes it into peoples' hands.
Baptiste
Really nice application, I love it ! Guys, we just released Woffice on Product Hunt, please upvote it : https://www.producthunt.com/post... Thanks!!!
Tania R Mayor L
HI! I would love to download the app, but Ive been looking for it at playstore and I couldnt find it and I even tried to get it at the website, but it looks like teh website its not working, i would love to try the app so much, hope you can help me, thanks in advance!