Vimvest: Invest. Save. Give
Vimvest is an app that helps you invest, save, and give all at once. In an age of “liking”, Vimvest is an app for doing.

In a perfect world, investing for our future, saving for the things that make life sweeter and supporting causes close to our hearts would be as easy and automatic as swiping our card at Starbucks. Vimvest is an app designed to do that and more.
Vimvest is the brainchild of co-founders Margaret Hixon, Phillip Dickson, Stuart Dickson, and Justin Bailey. Margaret, Phillip and Stuart bring decades of wealth management expertise, while Justin brings an expertise in product design and technology.
“Our goal was to bring financial planning into the 21st Century, similar to what Facebook did for communication by building an ecosystem that allowed communication to thrive as never before,” said Phillip Dickson, Vimvest co-CEO. “We have built an ecosystem around financial planning that allows people to easily and enjoyably invest, save, and give money. It really is a revolutionary way to distribute money, think about your future and consider the future of the community.”
With Vimvest, users can establish long-term goals, such as putting money away for retirement or their children’s college education through its Nobel Prize based scientific investing features. Saving accommodates shorter-term goals, such as funding vacations, vehicle purchases, and can serve as a powered wish list. Users also can connect with a database of nonprofits to which they may choose to give. An entire marketplace of goals has been curated to help inspire users to find and shape their future.

The Vimvest Split is a new way to set goal priorities so that “Split Deposits” can be automatically distributed. Depending on circumstances, a user could set investing for retirement as a high priority, saving for a vehicle as a mid-level priority, and giving to a favorite charity as a lower priority depending on the amount of funds they have available. Funds are split automatically, and amounts, goals and priorities are easily changed as someone’s needs shift. The app even allows a user to automatically deposit a certain amount every time they swipe their card to make a purchase.
Vimvest is not intended to simply be a place to check on numbers and charts. Community and inspiration is vital to Vimvest. “We’re trying to create the most holistically balanced financial experience out there,” said Justin Bailey, Chief Technology Officer. “The combination of micro-investing, micro-saving and micro-giving is incredibly powerful. If enough people become vimvestors, then Vimvest could literally change the world.”
Vimvest’s leadership is interested in creating a strong company culture and growing local employment. “We currently have 18 employees, and if we grow at the same rate as last year, we should be around 50 employees by the end of 2018,” Stuart Dickson said. “It’s important for us to create a strong business, a great work culture, and provide employment in our community.”
Hixon, with 30 years of experience in financial planning along with experience starting her own financial company, is excited for Vimvest to bring change. “The entire team is committed to making the financial industry better and for everyone.”
This was an excerpt from Sarasota Scene Magazine.
