WealthSolver - Accessing WealthSolver: Client Menu

WealthSolver - Accessing WealthSolver: Client Menu

WealthSolver from the Client Menu

Most frequently, you will access WealthSolver from the Client Menu when preparing your advice.

  • From the Client Menu, scroll down the left navigation menu and select Comparison Tools > WealthSolver. You will then be taken to the scenario selection screen.

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Scenario Index

At the scenario selection screen, type in the name of your desired scenario and click “Create Scenario”.

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Note: Do not include special characters in your name e.g. 5/5/2024 Review. This will lead to errors when merging your advice document.



Details

Once you have created your scenario, you will be taken to the Details screen. The left hand-side menu will show the series of pages available within WealthSolver.

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Throughout your use of WealthSolver, you will be able to navigate back and forward either by selecting items from left hand-side menu, or also by using the Screen_Shot_2018-11-27_at_2.09.37_PM.png buttons at the top of the screen.

 

Personal Details Panel

  1. The first page in the WealthSolver menu is the ‘Details’ page. The ‘Personal Details’ panel of this screen has fields that are pre-populated with information from your client’s Client Focus area of XPLAN;

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Current Situation Panel

  1. You will notice that any existing superannuation and investment plans entered into Client Focus and/or the Client Profile Wizard areas have fed through automatically into the ‘Current Situation’ panel;

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  2. To add superannuation accounts that have not been entered into Client Focus, click the “Add Existing” button on the right hand-side and select ‘Client/Partner/Joint > Manual Entry’.

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    Note: You are also able to cater for any ad-hoc lump sum amounts that may form part of your advice, such as cash injections. This can be done by selecting ‘Other Holdings’.
  3. If there is nothing to Import from Client Focus, use ‘Manual Entry’ to find and select the appropriate product for your Client.

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  4. Any items can also be removed by clicking on the drop-down button next to the unwanted investment and selecting ‘Remove Plan’;

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  1. To edit an existing plan, select the drop-down icon to the left of the plan name then select ‘Edit Existing Plan’;

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    Once you have edited the plan details, click ‘Save’.  You will be returned to the ‘Details’ page.

  2. To edit the fees for a plan, again select the drop-down icon to the left of the plan name again but this time select ‘Edit Plan Fees’. You will then be able to view or edit any fees by simply clicking the relevant checkbox and editing manually.

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  3. Once completed, click ‘Save’ to go back to the ‘Details’ page.

  4. Other options available from the drop-down menu include the following:

    • View Plan Summary & PDS – Allows you to view a summary of the Plan and download the relevant PDS.

    • Remove Plan – This will remove the existing plan from the Current Situation panel.

 

Proposals Panel

  1. Under the Proposals panel, click ‘Add Proposal’. You can select to add a proposal for Client, Partner or Joint.

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  2. When you select an individual proposal, i.e. Client or Partner, you will see the screen below that provides information on the strategies available to you. Click ‘Select’ on the proposal that applies and you will be taken to the recommendation screen.

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    Note: Strategies not available are greyed out
  3. From the recommendation screen, you can rename your proposal by clicking the dropdown arrow in the title bar and selecting ‘Rename Proposal’. If you do not select a proposal name it will default to Proposal 1, 2, 3 etc...

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  4. You will then be able to make your recommendation. Depending on the strategy to be recommended, you may need to select either the Screen_Shot_2018-11-28_at_9.07.56_AM.png button or make a selection using the ‘Recommendation’ menu, or both.

    For a Rollover from one fund to a new fund, you will need to do both.

    1. From the Recommendation menu select ‘Close/Roll balance out’ for any fund that need to be closed;

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    2. To add the new recommended plan, select ‘Add Proposed Plan’ which will take you to a new plan selection screen.

  5. You can select your plan in ‘Select Mode’ or alternatively, plans can be compared by selecting the ‘Compare mode’. Selecting the plans in this mode will create a short-list of plans that can be compared side by side.

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    The list of plans can be refined through the use of the ‘Filter’ panel on the left side of the page.

  6. When the list of plans has been filtered, click on ‘Select Super/Pension/Investment Plan’ for the recommended fund.

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    Note: Some plans may not be open for new business, which is indicated by a red button underneath the plan's name

  7. Once you have selected your plan, the investment option page will automatically open so the desired investment mix can be selected.

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    Click the ‘Add Investment’ button on the right hand-side of the page;

  8. Under the top panel Add Investment, use the first drop down menu to select the type of investment class you wish to search in

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    The available investment options are:

    • Plan Investment Menu – Displays all funds in that Plan. Use the Search field

    • Listed Securities - Choose the applicable exchange. Use the Search field to search by code or description

    • Manual Fund Entry - Allows creation of a custom investment fund

    • Portfolio Target Set - Allows the use of any pre-existing model portfolio

  9. To choose investments from the platform you have recommended, select ‘Plan Investment Menu’, then either select your investments by ticking the checkbox from the list available, or alternatively, you may type the fund name in the search bar

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    To select the fund, use the tick box next to the investment. This will appear in the ‘Selected Investments’ panel.

  10. The funds Asset Allocation and Performance can be viewed or compared here under the panel ‘Investment Comparison’;

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  11. Once all the funds have been selected, clickScreen_Shot_2018-11-28_at_8.53.27_AM.png.

  12. You can now allocate the funds to the investment option either ‘By Percentage’ or ‘By $ Amount’. You can also select ‘Add to plan’ to auto allocate the funds to the one investment option.

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  13. You can view a summary of the investment option by clicking on the magnifying glass icon next to the fund name. This will display the fund’s Asset Allocation, Fees, and Past Performance, and also provide Research Reports (Lonsec/Morningstar).

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  14. You can input any future contributions in the ‘Contribution Amounts’ tab.

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  15. Some platforms offer family/group discounts. To ensure any fee discounts are applied, complete the ‘Aggregation’ tab.

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  16. Once all funds have been allocated and contributions have been added, select ‘Save’.

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  17. Asset Allocation, Performance History and Fee Comparisons can now be seen from the bottom of the rollover/consolidate page.

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  18. Once you have reviewed this information, click ‘Save’ to return to the Details page. You will see that the Proposals panel has now been updated to include the recommendations.

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  19. You can Rename, Delete or Copy the proposal by clicking on the configuration icon in the top right of the Proposals panel;

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  20. Select ‘Edit Plan Fees’ from the Action icon to edit any upfront or ongoing fees associated with the recommended fund.

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  21. To edit the fees, tick the box next to the fee you wish to amend. This will open the fee boxes and allow you to edit the fees with by % or $ amount.

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    Once completed, click ‘Save’ to go back to the 'Details' page.

  22. If you are recommending the replacement of any product, you will need to select ‘Replacement Advice’ from the Action icon.

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    The Replacement Advice screen allows you to tick the product that is to replace the existing plan and select the Differences in Features.

  23. Tick the box of the fund that will be replacing the existing fund under each plan that is to be replaced, then tick any features gained or lost in the ‘Differences in Features’ tab.

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    Ticking these options will enable the replacement details to feed automatically into your Statement of Advice. Then click ‘Save’.

    Other options available from the Action menu are:

    • View Plan Summary & PDS – Allows you to view a summary of the Plan and download the relevant PDS; &

    • Remove Plan – This will remove the Proposal.

  24. In order to model for a partner or joint investment, select the appropriate proposal from the ‘Add Proposal’ button.

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  25. When you select a proposal for a partner, you will go through the same process as for the client. When you select Joint, however, you will not see the initial recommendation selection screen, but rather will need to manually edit the proposals from the Proposals panel.

    This can be done by clicking the ‘Edit Proposal’ option from the Action icon or by clicking ‘Plan Review’ under Proposal Type.

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Compare

The ‘Compare’ page provides you with the ability to compare your proposals against each other and also compare the proposals to the client’s current situation. The comparison includes Fees, Asset Allocations and Performance of the underlying Investment Options.

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  1. You can switch between the Client, Partner and Joint ‘Compare’ screens by selected which entity you would like to view at the top of the screen.

  2. Click on the expansion arrows button to view the investment option allocation within the Plan.

  3. Changes can be made to proposals within this page by clicking on the proposal name under the Proposals panel. Once changes have been made, clicking ‘Save’ returns you to the Compare page.

  4. Scroll down the page to view the difference in Fees, Investment Allocations and Past Performance.

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Projection Analysis

The ‘Projection Analysis’ page shows projections of the recommended super proposals compared with the Existing Plan/s and funds.

  1. Use the tabs across the top of the screen to make your selections for the graph image.

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  2. A description of the graphs has been provided below:

    • Wealth Projection - Shows the increase in super balance until retirement age. Can also be viewed in Present Value (PV) Terms.

    • Accumulated Fees Projection - Shows the accumulated cost of fees until retirement age.

    • Fees Comparison - Puts the Current and Proposed fees next to each other to show the difference until retirement.

  3. To view and/or edit the Assumptions for these charts, click on theScreen_Shot_2018-11-28_at_9.47.15_AM.png configuration icon.

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Summary

The ‘Summary’ page will display the proposals.

  1. Click Screen_Shot_2018-11-28_at_9.48.14_AM.png to view the details of your proposal/s.

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  2. Using the dropdown menu under Status, ensure that you select ‘Recommend and Acquire’.

  3. Once you have selected ‘Recommend and Acquire’, the Implement button will become active. Click on the red light dropdown Screen_Shot_2018-11-28_at_9.48.20_AM.png and select ‘To Portfolios’.

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    Important: This will push this recommendation into the Investment Recommendations panel inside Portfolios > Model > Recommend and ensure that the recommendations will feed correctly into your Statement of Advice.

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    Note: Once you have selected ‘To Portfolios’, the scenario will be locked. If you need to make any additional changes, you will need to return to the Scenario page and replicate the scenario by clicking the Screen_Shot_2018-11-28_at_9.49.24_AM.png button next to the scenario name and selecting ‘Save As’. 

 

Getting Your Scenario into the Advice Wizard

Once recommendations have been made in WealthSolver and IPS, you will want to ensure that everything flows correctly through to your advice document.

 

Advice Details

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  1. On the Advice Details screen, under the ‘Advice Modules to Incorporate’ panel, ensure that both ‘Incorporate Portfolios (IPS)’ and ‘Incorporate WealthSolver’ have been selected as ‘Yes’.

  2. In the ‘WealthSolver Configuration’ panel, under ‘WealthSolver Recommendations’ ensure you choose ‘Use an Existing Scenario’ and then enter the exact name of your scenario in WealthSolver. The scenario name is case sensitive.

Note: The ability to create your WealthSolver within the Advice Wizard will soon be removed.

 

Investment Products

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  • Important: On the ‘Investment Products’ page, you must set the ‘Are any investments being redeemed or replaced’ field to ‘Yes’ if you want the product replacement comparison tables to come through.

    Once you have done this, click ‘Next’ and the Replacement Investments page appears.

 

Replacement Investments

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  1. On the ‘Replacement Investments’ page, under the ‘Replacement Options’ panel, set the ‘Replacement Table Options’ field to ‘WealthSolver

  2. Set the ‘Type of Replacement’ field to ‘Redeeming and or Replacing’.

  3. You can now complete the rest of the Advice Wizard and merge your advice document. 

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