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/finplan:checkup

Review your financial plan for life changes, update your profile, accounts, and goals, and identify gaps or new opportunities.


Usage

Type /finplan:checkup to start a guided review.


What It Does

The checkup walks through your entire financial plan section by section:

1. Current Snapshot

Displays a concise overview of your profile, account totals, and goal progress.

2. Profile Review

Checks for life changes that affect planning:

  • Income changes
  • Employment changes (new job, retirement)
  • Marital status changes
  • New dependents
  • Relocation (new zip code)

3. Account Review

Walks through existing accounts:

  • Balance updates
  • New accounts to add
  • Accounts to close
  • Allocation changes
  • Employer match updates

4. Goal Review

Reviews each active goal for progress and relevance:

  • Goals still on track vs. falling behind
  • Target or timeline changes
  • Goals to pause or abandon

Suggests new goals based on life changes:

Life change Suggested action
New child Education fund (529)
Marriage Joint retirement planning
Income increase Higher contributions, new goals
Approaching 50+ Catch-up contributions, Social Security
New job Review 401(k), rollover old accounts

5. Summary & Recommendations

  • All changes made during the checkup
  • Updated snapshot
  • Monthly cashflow check (contributions vs. income)
  • Recommendations for gaps and upcoming milestones
  • Next steps

Prerequisites

Requires an existing state file. If none exists, you'll be directed to /finplan:setup instead.