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Use Case

Roth conversion analysis in Salesforce

Model conversion amounts and timing on the household plan, next to tax context and retirement cash flow.

Roth conversations need the same plan that already holds accounts, ages, and tax context. Financial Planner includes a Roth explorer and a Roth-opportunity metric on the watchlist so conversion analysis is not a one-off spreadsheet.

Roth explorer and tax metrics sit on the same Financial Plan record.
How it works

Inputs, assumptions, outputs, and limits

Inputs

Household accounts, income, expenses, ages, withdrawal assumptions, and tax context on the Financial Plan record — entered in the app or imported from a plan CSV export.

Assumptions

Baseline projections use the plan’s optimistic rate set for returns, inflation, and related drivers unless you change them in Plan Preferences or an explorer overlay.

Output

Charts, success rates, and strategy cards render from persisted projection and explorer results on the plan — not recalculated ad hoc in the browser.

How to interpret

Use explorers to compare strategies in a meeting. Confirm material changes with a full Run Calculation on the baseline plan before client delivery.

Limitations

Explorers are analytical overlays — not tax filing, trade execution, or custodian instructions. Complex cross-border tax situations need qualified advice.

Worked example

Convert $40,000 this year?

Sample data — Alex & Jordan Chen (illustration only, not a client record)

The advisor opens Roth Explorer on the Chen plan with current tax context.

Primary / spouse ages 58 / 56
Target retirement age 65
Investable assets $1.2M across IRA, Roth, and taxable accounts
Annual spending goal $95,000 (Must Spend)
Tax context Married filing jointly, US federal + state
Conversion tested $40,000 Traditional IRA → Roth in 2026

Result shown in the app: Explorer charts projected Roth vs Traditional balances, tax impact, and IRMAA exposure for the conversion range.

Limitation: Analysis only — conversions execute through your custodian, not in Financial Planner.

The challenge

Conversion math parked outside CRM

The “Roth file” is a side model

Associates cannot see last quarter’s conversion range because it lived in one planner’s export.

Bracket and IRMAA get dropped

A conversion that looked efficient pretax can collide with IRMAA or a spike in ordinary income.

Timing questions need a current plan

This-year versus next-year conversions only work if the household projection is up to date.

How Financial Planner helps

Roth tools on the plan

Roth explorer

A dedicated explorer for conversion strategies sits with Social Security and other retirement analysis pages.

Roth opportunity on the watchlist

Insights surface a Roth-opportunity metric alongside tax rate and cash-flow measures.

Same tax context as the projection

Conversions are discussed on the plan that already captured tax context and packaged tax tables.

Outcomes

A conversion story you can reopen

  • Conversion analysis attached to the Salesforce plan
  • Tax and IRMAA context in the same workspace
  • Easier handoff between advisor and associate
FAQ

Common questions

Does this execute conversions in a custodian?

No. It is analysis on the Financial Plan. Trade and transfer execution stays with your custodian and existing Salesforce processes.

Is Roth analysis US-only?

Roth conversion analysis is a US planning workflow. Canada households use CPP/OAS and Canada tax tools in the same app.

See Financial Planner in your Salesforce workflow

Request early access to evaluate household records, projections, insights, and explorers before the public AppExchange listing goes live.

  • Public AppExchange listing coming soon — request early access to pilot in your org.
  • Passed Salesforce AppExchange security review.
  • Stratus Cloud Solutions has built Salesforce-native apps since 2009.
  • Documentation is available for evaluator walkthroughs. Open docs
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