Financial Planner
Stratus Cloud Solutions Stratus Cloud Solutions
Use Case

Salesforce financial planning software, built natively

Household plans, retirement projections, Monte Carlo, and what-if scenarios run inside Salesforce — not in a separate planning portal.

Most planning tools ask advisors to copy client data into another database, then bring a PDF back into CRM. Stratus Financial Planner is a managed Salesforce app: plans, inputs, projections, and insights stay in the same org as the household relationship.

Search, open, and create household plans from the Lightning app home.
How it works

How native planning works in Salesforce

Create the plan

Advisors run Create New Financial Plan for basics, owners and ages, withdrawal rules, and tax context.

Enter financial records

Accounts, income, expenses, and money flows are captured on Financial Planner records linked to the plan.

Run projections

Run Calculation refreshes insights, cash flow, net worth, and plan health on the same record.

Explore decisions

Monte Carlo, what-if, Roth, and benefit explorers answer follow-up questions without leaving Lightning.

Worked example

Sample household on one Financial Plan

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

An advisor links existing Contact records for Alex and Jordan Chen, then enters plan inputs in Financial Planner.

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

Result shown in the app: Projected net worth, retirement cash flow, and plan health appear on the Financial Plan insights page after Run Calculation.

Limitation: CRM account balances are not copied automatically — advisors enter or import financial detail on plan records.

The challenge

Why a second planning system creates drag

Rekeying household data

Advisors re-enter accounts, ages, income, and goals in a portal that does not share Salesforce as the system of record.

A second database for sensitive records

External planning tools become another place to store balances, tax inputs, and family details — with a separate vendor and access model.

Context switching in client meetings

The relationship lives in Salesforce; the plan lives somewhere else. Updates lag, and compliance cannot see one trail.

How Financial Planner helps

Planning where client data already lives

Create and run plans in Lightning

Guided plan setup, financial records, projection runs, insights, and explorers are first-class pages in a Financial Planner console app.

Governed by your Salesforce model

Permission sets, sharing, field-level security, and audit history apply to planning data the same way they apply to the rest of the org.

Client conversations stay on-platform

What-if and Monte Carlo explorers let advisors test retirement age, spending, and conversions without exporting the household.

Outcomes

What Salesforce-native planning changes

  • No duplicate household database for planning
  • Advisors update plans where relationships already live
  • Admins and compliance keep one permission and audit model
  • Projections and explorers stay attached to the Salesforce plan record
FAQ

Common questions

Is Financial Planner a Salesforce-native app?

Yes. It is a managed package: Lightning pages, custom objects, Apex services, and permission sets run in your org. Planning data is not copied to a Stratus-hosted planning portal.

Which Salesforce clouds does it work with?

The AppExchange listing lists compatibility with Sales Cloud and Financial Services Cloud.

Can we try it before buying?

Financial Planner is coming soon on AppExchange. Request early access to pilot in your org, or read the product documentation. A 30-day trial with one Financial Plan is planned when the listing is public.

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
Contact us

How would you like to reach us?

Request a product demonstration or call our team directly — whichever fits your schedule.

Call us 289-468-0150 Speak with our team during business hours (Eastern Time).