On Stompstart by 15 September 2019 · Toronto · Canada

Planswell.

A Toronto free financial planning startup that shut down in 2019, was relaunched by its CEO months later, and went into receivership in 2026.

Finance

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  1. Directory page saved

    The Wayback Machine saved a directory page showing this listing.

  2. Closed

    Planswell shut down and laid off all 57 employees, BetaKit reported, quoting a statement by CEO Eric Arnold posted on the company website.

    Closure · Announced
    betakit.com
  3. Closed

    Planswell Holdings filed for bankruptcy.

    Closure · Announced
    betakit.com
  4. On record

    Planswell Holdings' assets, bought at the bankruptcy auction by Mobd Inc., were resold to Planswell Corp., a new company formed by Eric Arnold, which relaunched the website on 25 February 2020.

    On record · Announced
    betakit.com
  5. On record

    Wealth Professional reported Planswell 2.0 had partnered with more than 8,000 advisers and agents in Canada and the US.

    On record · Announced
    wealthprofessional.ca
  6. On record

    The Globe and Mail reported that Planswell entered receivership in late April 2026 on an application by lender agent FVP Servicing, owing about US$1.85 million.

    On record · Announced
    theglobeandmail.com
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  8. Listed on Stompstart

    “Building free, unbiased financial plans in under 3 minutes”

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“Building free, unbiased financial plans in under 3 minutes”

Planswell is a free financial planning company. Grow your wealth. Manage your borrowing. Protect your assets. Planswell builds you a free plan that ties investments, insurance and mortgages so you can maintain your lifestyle throughout work and retirement.

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Finance
Location
Toronto · Canada

In our words: Only a directory excerpt of the listing survives. It described Planswell as a free financial planning company that built plans tying together investments, insurance and mortgages so clients could keep their lifestyle through work and retirement.

Stories

FeaturePlanswell closed in 2019, came back in 2020 and went into receivership in 2026Read the story

Sources

  1. betakit.com
  2. betakit.com
  3. wealthprofessional.ca
  4. theglobeandmail.com
  5. planswell.com
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