The answers sounded convincing. But facts, assumptions, and shaky math all blurred together.*
* 35 of 100 ChatGPT Search finance answers were incomplete, misleading, or wrong. In another test, a CFP® professional found a retirement plan more than $500K short. Read the analysis →WHY ASK LINC EXISTS
I needed to answer one hard money question.
Financial planning should start with the decision you are trying to make—not a dashboard you have to interpret or a model you have to build first.
Ethan TengFOUNDER · ASK LINC
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Connect on LinkedInTHE ORIGIN
It started with a layoff—and a bad idea.
After I got laid off, I pasted my bank statements into ChatGPT to figure out how long my savings would last without a job.
Not another dashboard. I needed my whole financial picture in one answer—and a way to inspect the work.
THE RESULTSo I built Ask Linc.
HOW WE BUILD
The product follows four simple rules.
Start with the decision
Ask what you are trying to decide before asking you to learn a new financial planning workflow.
Keep the whole financial picture in view
A house, a career break, a child, investments, and retirement share the same money.
Show the tradeoffs
A useful answer says what works, what feels tight, and what could change the result.
Show the math
You should be able to see the numbers, assumptions, calculations, checks, and sources behind the answer.
See how answers are checked →START WITH THE DECISION