Estate planning software

Modern, visual estate planning for every client

 

Build relationships that go deeper than money

Estate planning is complex. Our complete estate planning solution demystifies the process, with powerful visuals, AI-powered summaries, scenario analysis, and on-demand document creation. We help advisors, planners, and attorneys delight clients and win new ones with a better estate planning experience.

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ESTATE PLANNING SOFTWARE FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS, PLANNERS AND ATTORNEYS

Give clients a holistic estate planning experience

Wealth Advisors

Deliver differentiated advice, deepen client relationships, and grow your business.

Vanilla for Advisors

Estate Planners

Support more advisors and extend quality estate planning to every client.

Vanilla for Planners

Attorneys

Turn complex structures into simple diagrams and harness real time scenario planning.

Vanilla for Attorneys

Enterprise

Scale your planning services to serve every client

Vanilla for Enterprises

The Vanilla Estate Advisory Platform

Support every client every step of the way

Built by advisors and planners, Vanilla is more than just a place to create trusts, wills, and estate planning documents. It’s the only end-to-end platform, to support clients at all wealth levels across their entire estate planning journey.

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Organize
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Assess client needs

Family, financial, and estate information all in one place to assess health of client's estate.

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Visualize how the plan works

Advise on how the estate plan works and if it matches client's intentions and wishes.

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Create estate plans on-demand

Offer modern trusts, pour-over wills, power-of-attorneys, and healthcare directives.

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Strategize and optimize tax planning

Show the impact of additional planning by modeling out what-if scenarios.

Recognized as a leading wealth management and estate planning software platform

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WealthTech Americas
Best Newcomer/Startup
2023 Industry Awards

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Family Wealth Report
Winner Product Innovation
2022 Awards

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WealthManagement.com
Finalist, Specialized Planning
2023 Awards

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ThinkAdvisor
Finalist, Innovation
2023 LUMINARIES Awards

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Connect with the wealth management tools you already use

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Security

Enterprise grade security for every customer and client

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is estate planning software? And why do advisors need it?

Estate planning software helps financial advisors, lawyers, and individuals analyze existing estate plans, identify gaps, calculate potential federal and state estate tax liabilities, and create new planning documents such as trust, wills, power of attorney, and healthcare directives. It can automate many of the manual tasks involved in estate planning, such as drafting documents, calculating taxes and waterfalls, and building visualizations to explain how the plan works. 

Advisors need estate planning software because it can help them:

  • Provide better service to their clients by helping them create comprehensive and effective estate plans.
  • Understand their clients balance sheet and total net-worth.
  • Create a deeper connection to the client and their goals.
  • Retain assets by creating a connection with the second generation.

Estate planning software can help advisors educate clients about estate planning and build trust and rapport through using a modern, interactive experience.

Can Vanilla help with tax planning?

Yes, Vanilla can help with tax planning as part of its estate planning software. It can help advisors calculate the potential federal and state estate tax implications of each client’s current estate. 

How should I evaluate estate planning software?

Estate planning software should help users do four things – organize and visualize a family’s existing plan, strategize potential opportunities, offer online document creation, and create a collaborative online space for accessing current estate plans and documents. Estate planning software needs to account for complex fact patterns, multiple types of trust documents, state and federal tax laws, and have a robust reporting engine. 

Estate planning software also needs to be easy to use, integrated to other financial technology systems, secure, and offer best-in-class customer service.

How much does Vanilla’s estate planning software cost?

Vanilla’s estate planning software is available today for wealth management firms and law firms, priced based on each firm’s individual needs. Please contact sales for a custom quote. 

Why is estate planning software important?

Estate planning can be complex. The right estate planning software will simplify the process for the advisor, attorney, and client. It will streamline onboarding and turn dense documents and legalese into easy-to-understand diagrams. Estate planning software can help with estate strategy and scenario planning and even create legal documents. To better understand how to evaluate estate planning software, download our buyer’s guide.

Can an attorney use Vanilla's estate planning software?

Vanilla is used by many attorneys. It helps streamline client onboarding and shows clients how even complex estate plans work with easy-to-understand visualizations. The Vanilla platform also enables attorneys to play out how various legal and financial instruments will impact an estate plan in the future.

Can Vanilla's estate planning software visualize my client's estate plan?

Yes – Vanilla turns dense legal documents and estate strategies into easy-to-understand, interactive diagrams. These visualizations help clarify the plan for the advisor and client alike. See how trusts are structured,  how assets flow on first and second death, and more. See how Vanilla can visualize your client’s estate plan.

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