John Costello

Jan 18, 2024

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Vanguard Introduces Enhanced Digital Estate Planning Tools to Investors Through Partnership with Vanilla

Vanguard is introducing new and enhanced intergenerational wealth and legacy planning capabilities through a partnership with Vanilla, an innovative provider of digital estate planning tools and solutions. The offer was successfully piloted to a small cohort of eligible advised clients in Vanguard Personal Advisor Wealth Management over the past year and will scale to provide ultra-high-net-worth Vanguard investors with a powerful visualized approach to help manage and achieve their current and future estate planning objectives. 

Launched in 2015, the Personal Advisor suite of advice offers is Vanguard’s industry-leading hybrid advice service that combines a sophisticated online experience and underlying technology with the unique behavioral coaching and financial planning capabilities of a human advisor. Clients work with advisors to identify investment goals and develop personalized financial plans tailored to help meet those objectives. Estate planning is a critical element of financial planning, but its complexity can often be daunting for investors. A thoughtful, well-designed estate planning approach can empower individuals to manage their legacy planning in accordance with complex federal and state tax rules. 

“Recognizing that some clients have intricate estate planning needs that will span multiple generations, implementing Vanilla’s capabilities supports our commitment to help clients achieve stronger financial and legacy outcomes,” said Massy Williams, Principal and Head of Wealth Management at Vanguard. “Within Personal Advisor Wealth Management, clients are provided a dynamic visualization of their estate plan, identifying opportunities to refine and maximize their ability to achieve their legacy goals.” 

Eligible Personal Advisor Wealth Management clients will work directly with their advisor to leverage Vanilla to build integrated visualizations of their net worth, powerful asset transfer diagrams, estimated tax calculations, ongoing estate monitoring and the ability to model the impact of further estate planning scenarios. 

“With such a sizable amount of wealth set to be transferred to younger generations over the next two decades, there has never been a more important time for advisors to deliver differentiated estate planning advice, and we are excited to partner with Vanguard in support of this critical opportunity,” said Gene Farrell, CEO at Vanilla. “Our platform is purpose built by advisors and estate professionals, combining world class design and cutting-edge technology to help firms deliver a holistic, modern estate planning experience to their clients. We are committed to continuously innovating and building the most complete estate planning platform for wealth management leaders.” 

For more information, contact the Vanguard PR Hotline at 610-669-5002, vanguard_media_relations@vanguard.com or visit pressroom.vanguard.com. View the complete press release here: Vanguard Introduces Enhanced Digital Estate Planning Tools to Investors Through Partnership with Vanilla