Every feature · explained

Everything HELM does.

Click any feature for the full explanation — what it does, who it's for, what tier it's on, and the architectural reason behind it. Educational only — not investment, tax, or legal advice.

Architecture & privacy
Manual-first by architecture (no aggregator credentials)All tiers+

All tiers HELM does not connect to any brokerage, bank, or retirement custodian via stored credentials. No Plaid, no Yodlee, no MX. You enter balances and holdings manually — typically monthly for liquid accounts, quarterly for illiquid. This is the architectural decision the entire product is built around.

The trade is real: real-time syncing in exchange for zero credential-breach surface. HNW operators with asymmetric breach risk take the trade.

Encrypted Document VaultAll tiers+

All tiers Closing docs, deeds, mortgage statements, K-1s, ops agreements, brokerage statements — uploaded with encryption-at-rest, scoped per operator at the row level. Search by tag or asset. Quarterly PDF generator pulls relevant docs into the report.

Tenant isolation per operatorAll tiers+

All tiers Every record is row-level scoped; the application enforces tenant isolation on every query. There is no admin tool that lets one operator see another's holdings, scenarios, or documents. Full security details at /security.

Tax Brain — 9 educational scans
Wash sale scanner (cross-account)All tiers+

All tiers Detects wash-sale risk per IRC §1091 + Rev Rul 2008-5 across taxable + IRA + Roth + spouse accounts. Flags transactions inside the 30-day window before/after a loss sale. Educational only — verify with your CPA.

Tax-loss harvest trackerAll tiers+

All tiers Identifies positions with unrealized losses suitable for harvesting before year-end. Tracks basis per tax lot. Suggests "substantially identical" replacement candidates that don't trigger wash-sale rules. Educational only.

RMD scannerAll tiers+

All tiers Required Minimum Distribution calculator — projects RMD obligations for traditional IRA / 401(k) holdings as you approach age 73 (current SECURE 2.0 threshold). Year-by-year projections. Educational only.

IRA / Roth contribution roomAll tiers+

All tiers Tracks year-to-date contributions across all your IRA and Roth accounts. Flags MAGI phase-out exposure for direct Roth contributions. Suggests backdoor / mega-backdoor pathways when applicable. Educational only.

QSBS §1202 trackerAll tiers+

All tiers Tracks holding period + qualified-trade compliance for §1202-eligible C-corp stock. Calculates exclusion ceiling ($10M or 10× basis). Flags Section 1045 rollover opportunities if you sell early. Educational only.

AMT crossover detectorAll tiers+

All tiers Computes AMT exemption headroom (IRC §55-§59) given your AMTI. Critical for planning ISO exercises — flags the share count at which the bargain element pushes you over the AMT crossover. Educational only.

§1031 like-kind exchange trackerAll tiers+

All tiers For real estate operators — tracks 45-day identification window + 180-day exchange window for §1031 like-kind exchanges. Flags risk of failure to identify replacement property in time. Educational only.

Charitable giving optimizerAll tiers+

All tiers Identifies appreciated-stock candidates for charitable giving (vs cash giving) — capital-gains avoidance + full FMV deduction. Donor-advised fund vs direct-to-charity comparison. Educational only.

Roth conversion ladder optimizerAll tiers (added v1.8 · 2026-05-05)+

All tiers Multi-year conversion-amount planner. Fills lower brackets in low-income years (often the gap between retirement and RMD age 73). Visualizes year-by-year tax cost vs. lifetime savings. Includes IRMAA bracket overlay (2-year lookback). Educational only.

Scenario & forecasting
Scenario builder (sell / exercise / donate)All tiers+

All tiers Model the after-tax outcome of major decisions — sell ISOs / exercise + hold / donate appreciated stock / partial Roth conversion / 1031 exchange. Side-by-side comparison of multiple scenarios. Educational only.

Monte Carlo cash-flow forecast (10,000+ runs)All tiers+

All tiers Stress-test your FI plan across 10,000+ simulated return sequences. Computes success-rate (% of simulations where portfolio survives full retirement horizon). Sequence-of-returns risk visualization. Educational only.

Asset location optimizerAll tiers+

All tiers Suggests optimal placement of asset classes across taxable / traditional IRA / Roth / HSA accounts to minimize lifetime tax drag. Tax-inefficient assets (REITs, taxable bonds) toward tax-advantaged buckets. Educational only.

Operations
Quarterly status PDFAll tiers+

All tiers Single-click quarterly PDF generator. Cover page, total NW, by-account breakdown, Tax Brain status, scenario notes, key Document Vault links. Encrypted PDF — distribute to CPA / advisor / estate file.

Multi-account net worth trackingAll tiers+

All tiers Taxable, traditional IRA, Roth IRA, 401(k), HSA, 529, real estate, private equity, crypto, art / collectibles, business equity. Per-account, per-asset-class, and total NW views. Time-series chart back to first entered datapoint.

Quarterly update cadence (vs monthly)All tiers+

All tiers Liquid accounts: monthly. Illiquid (RE, PE, art, business equity): quarterly. The cadence is intentional — manual-first works because you only need ~10 minutes/month, not real-time syncing.

Studio + Agency operator scaling
Multi-operator workspaceStudio tier+

Studio Up to 5 operators on shared dashboards (e.g., HNW operator + spouse + family-office team member + CPA + advisor view). Per-operator permissions. Studio tier $299/mo.

Advisor-export modeStudio tier+

Studio Read-only sanitized export for your CPA / fiduciary advisor. Time-bounded (auto-expires after 30 / 60 / 90 days). Audit log of every advisor session.

Priority Tax Brain queueStudio tier+

Studio Tax Brain scans run with priority compute. Useful when running multi-scenario comparisons under time pressure (e.g., year-end harvest planning).

Custom-domain SSLStudio tier+

Studio Run HELM on your own domain (e.g., wealth.yourname.com). SSL provisioned automatically.

White-glove onboardingStudio tier+

Studio Hands-on initial data entry assistance. Walks you through setting up the first 6 months of holdings + Document Vault organization.

Free tools (no signup)
AMT calculatorFree at /tools/amt-calculator+

Free Standalone AMT crossover estimator at /tools/amt-calculator. Browser-only — no signup, no data leaves the page. Educational only.

QSBS calculatorFree at /tools/qsbs-calculator+

Free §1202 exclusion estimator at /tools/qsbs-calculator. Computes exclusion ceiling given basis + holding period. Educational only.

Wash sale detectorFree at /tools/wash-sale-detector+

Free Cross-broker wash sale checker at /tools/wash-sale-detector. Drop CSVs from multiple brokerages — tool runs locally, no data uploads. Educational only.

Educational only. Every Tax Brain scan, scenario builder output, and free calculator on HELM produces educational status — not investment advice, not tax advice, not legal advice, not a recommendation. HELM is a tool that helps you organize information your CPA, fiduciary advisor, or estate attorney needs to advise you. Verify all calculations with a licensed professional before making any financial decision.

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