My startup is working on exactly this problem. Our customer development reinforces that people - of all ages - know intellectually that they're supposed to save. But they have no idea how to start, or if they've started, if they're actually on track to have a decent retirement.
You can request an invite for our preview at http://www.blueleaf.com and shoot me an e-mail to [email protected] with HN in the subject and I'll make sure you get in before we launch. If there are any pony requests - "someone should really do [x]" - I'd love those too, even if you're not interested in our preview.
So this is cool, looks like a great app. Will it be as a service only, or will you offer customers the chance to buy the software and run it on their own hardware? I for one am leery of giving out all of my financial data.
Webapp only for the foreseeable future. The security/privacy is something we've spent a lot of time and effort on. (Our CTO is a crypto by trade with a focus on financial applications: http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~cat/ ) Thanks!
Mint.com has millions of users who have provided that information. That said, in the medium to long term we're working on a unique solution that will permit you to keep your usernames and passwords only on your local computer while keeping the less sensitive data (transaction history, balances, etc.) on our servers.
You can request an invite for our preview at http://www.blueleaf.com and shoot me an e-mail to [email protected] with HN in the subject and I'll make sure you get in before we launch. If there are any pony requests - "someone should really do [x]" - I'd love those too, even if you're not interested in our preview.