WealthTrace New Features

WealthTrace New Features

Release Date: December 16, 2025 Version: 2025.3.1

Roth Conversion Optimization

  • New optimizer identifies ideal timing and amount for Roth conversions based on income, tax brackets, and long-term goals.
  • Model multiple strategies, set constraints, and minimize lifetime tax exposure.
  • Automatically considers federal/state tax brackets, Social Security taxation, capital gains, and IRMAA surcharges.

Backup Linking Provider (Plaid)

  • If an account fails to link or update through Yodlee, Plaid now works as a backup provider.
  • Accounts linked via Plaid will not show historical balances or transactions in Investment Insights.

Cash Flow Input Enhancements

  • Living Expenses and the budget worksheet have moved from Plan Settings to Cash Flow Inputs.
  • You can now specify which investment account receives a cash inflow.

Income & Projection Improvements

  • Income projections now exclude capital gains.
  • Dividends and interest are separated in the Income vs. Expenses graph.

Roth Conversion Workflow

  • Roth conversions removed from Annual Contributions section.
  • You may now add conversions from multiple accounts into a Roth IRA.

Tax Brackets & Medicare Updates

  • Federal tax brackets, IRMAA thresholds, standard deductions, and Medicare premiums updated with 2026 values.

Bug Fixes

  • Dividend tax rate incorrectly set to 0% post-retirement in some plans — fixed.
  • Custom asset class creation restored in Asset Allocation Strategies.
  • Cash Inflow income for the current year is now fully recognized for Taxable Income purposes.
Release Date: October 1st, 2025 Version: 2025.2.1

Holdings & Positions

  • View rolled up positions to see concentration by position.
  • Sort by name, balance, or percent of portfolio.

Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs)

  • View projected QCDs through time.
  • QCDs can now withdraw from qualified accounts if RMDs do not suffice.

Report

  • Enter custom notes on Report pages.
Release Date: July 29th, 2025 Version: 2025.1.1

Bug Fixes

  • Manually-entered holdings now update correctly.
  • Corrected standard deduction bonus for those over 65.
  • Fixed owner assignment for contribution start/end ages.
  • Corrected display of account owner in some cases.
Release Date: July 14th, 2025 Version: 2025.1

User Interface

  • More intuitive layout.
  • Navigation speed improved ~10×.
  • More mobile-friendly.

Security

  • Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) now available.

Cash Flows

  • Individual version users can model annuities.
  • Apply Qualified Charitable Deductions (QCDs).
  • Enter cost basis for major Cash Inflows (e.g., home sale).

Taxes

  • New York state's $20K retirement income exclusion.
  • Model QCDs.
  • Federal brackets will not revert to pre-2017 levels.
  • Updated standard deductions including age-65+ additions.

Scenarios

  • Run multiple Roth conversion scenarios simultaneously.
  • View projected conversions by account.
  • Convert up to the 35% federal bracket.

Cash Flow Projections

  • Filter which columns to view.

Report

  • More modern report styling.
WealthTrace UI Screenshot