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Nuvestan

AI-powered financial education for first-generation wealth builders

226 Tests 87 Categories 6 AI Tools 3-Tier Pricing

I grew up in a household where nobody talked about money

I grew up in a household where nobody talked about money. No investments, no financial planning, no conversations about compound interest. When I started earning, I had to figure it all out from scratch. Budgeting apps showed me where my cash went. Investment apps let me buy stocks. But nothing connected the two -- nothing showed me what my spending habits were actually costing me in lost wealth over time.

Mint shows where money went. Robinhood lets you buy stocks. Neither helps you understand that the $342 you spent on dining this month could become over $200,000 in 20 years if invested instead.

That gap -- between spending awareness and wealth-building potential -- is what Nuvestan was built to close.

Six screens, one mission

Nuvestan dashboard showing spending overview, charts, and AI insights
Your finances at a glance -- spending, income, charts, and AI insights
Nuvestan transactions view with filtering and categorization
Every transaction categorized, filterable by date and category
Nuvestan AI Coach with contextual prompts and regulatory guardrails
Ask anything about your spending -- with regulatory guardrails baked in
Nuvestan budget goals with progress bars and inline editing
Set budgets per category, track progress with visual bars
Nuvestan stock detail view with price chart, fundamentals, and opportunity cost
Research stocks and see what your spending could become
Nuvestan pricing page with Free, Pro, and Premium tiers
Free, Pro ($9.99/mo), Premium ($19.99/mo) -- annual saves 20%

What your budgeting app won't show you

See the real cost of your spending -- not what you paid, but what you gave up.

Monthly spending
$342
Category
Monthly Dining spend
Redirect percentage
Time horizon
Projected Value
$0
if you redirected 25% of $342/mo for 20 years
Hypothetical illustration using 8% average annual return (S&P 500 historical). Past performance does not guarantee future results. Not financial advice.

2021 → 2026

Same idea. Completely different execution.

2021 Django
2026 Next.js 16
Framework
Django 3.2
🗃
Database
PostgreSQL (Heroku)
🎨
Frontend
jQuery + Bootstrap (3.3MB)
Background Jobs
Celery + Redis
📊
Tests
0
🔒
Security
API keys in repo, plaintext tokens
🚀
Deploy
git push heroku master
Email
SendGrid
Framework
Next.js 16 (App Router, Server Components)
🗃
Database
Supabase (RLS on every table)
🤖
AI
Vercel AI SDK v6 + Google Gemini
🎨
Frontend
React 19 + TypeScript (strict mode)
📊
Tests
226 (Vitest)
🔒
Security
Encrypted tokens, Zod validation, pgcrypto
🚀
Deploy
Vercel (Fluid Compute, CI/CD)
Email
Resend
🤖
Development
Rapid full-stack development
💻
Build Time
Full rebuild in days, not months

How it all connects

Data Ingestion
User
Plaid Link
Bank Accounts
Transaction Sync
Supabase
Analytics
Dashboard
Recharts
Analytics Functions
PostgreSQL RPC
AI Layer
AI Coach
AI SDK v6
AI Gateway
6 Data Tools
Monetization
Stripe
Subscriptions
Free / Pro / Premium

What's next

Let's talk about what I can do for you.

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