Operators
Operating companies
Businesses carrying $50K to $2M in reserves, seasonal float, or retained earnings in non-interest-bearing accounts.
The Vantage Saver practice
Yield-bearing accounts and short-duration Treasuries, for businesses ready to earn on idle cash.
Sweep accounts, T-bill ladders, and yield-bearing operating accounts, configured against your actual cash reserve, operating cycle, and liquidity needs. Not a bank product. A matched configuration.
Idle cash · what it could earnLive
What it earns today
Earns today / yr—
Configured / yr—
Difference / yr—
Illustration with simple monthly compounding. Yields depend on the rate environment and are not guaranteed.
50+Operating businesses configured
4–5%APY on idle balances, depending on the rate environment
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Who this is for
Cash that is earning nothing.
Operating companies holding reserves in checking accounts that pay close to zero.
Services
Service firms & contractors
Professional services, contractors, and project-based businesses with a predictable cash cycle.
Events
Owners near a capital event
Proceeds from a sale, refinance, or capital raise waiting on a deployment decision.
Three configurations
Matched to how your cash actually moves.
Operating float stays liquid. Identified reserve goes to work. Your specialist sizes each piece separately.
Liquidity
Holds
Fits
How a ladder works
Reserve in rungs. Cash back every month.
A T-bill ladder splits a locked reserve across 4-week, 8-week, and 13-week bills, so a tranche matures every month. Set the reserve and see the schedule from today.
Sized against reserve you have identified as locked, never against operating float. Bills are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Interest across one 13-week cycle
$0
Illustration only. Actual bill yields are set at auction and change with the rate environment.
Configuration fit
Which setup fits your reserve?
Two answers and a directional read. No product pitch and no contact info required.
Reserve size
How much cash sits idle beyond what you need this month?
Access
How fast could you need that cash?
Where idle cash usually sits
Why savers choose Vantage.
The default places for business cash are built for convenience, not for what a reserve could earn.
| Where the cash sits | What usually happens | With a Vantage configuration |
|---|---|---|
| Bank savings or checking | ✕Yield near zero on balances that never move | ✓Yield-bearing operating account or overnight sweep |
| Generic brokerage sweep | ✕Cash lands in a default fund nobody chose | ✓Government money market or T-bills, chosen on purpose |
| Reserve held for "someday" | ✕Sits fully liquid when it doesn't need to be | ✓Laddered so a tranche matures every month |
Direct line
Put the reserve to work.
A specialist reads your cash cycle and responds within one business day with a directional configuration.
FAQ
What businesses ask first.
Cash management first, then the retirement-plan questions owners raise on the same call.
Cash management
Is this investing?
It is cash management. T-bills are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and mature in weeks. The practice does not place equities, mutual funds, ETFs, or long-duration bonds.
What's the minimum reserve to make this worthwhile?
Directionally: $50K or more in idle reserve earns meaningfully. $250K or more justifies a T-bill ladder. Under $25K is usually best served by high-yield checking alone.
Will I lose access to the cash?
Sweep accounts are fully liquid overnight. Ladders are sized so a tranche matures every month, and only against reserve you've identified, never your operating float.
How are you compensated?
Through performance-based referral arrangements with institutions. There is no upfront fee to the business, and compensation is disclosed in writing before any account opens.
What if rates change?
Configurations are reviewed annually and on request. Short-duration instruments reset at maturity, with no multi-year rate lock.
Small-business retirement plans
Which plan types are there?
Solo 401(k) covers the owner and spouse. SEP-IRA and SIMPLE IRA cover employees who meet age and service thresholds. A 401(k) fits larger teams; see Vantage Payroll for plan administration.
What are the contribution limits?
Limits are set by the IRS and change each year. Your specialist works from the current year's figures for each plan type, including catch-up contributions for owners 50 and older.
Is an employer match required?
Not for Solo 401(k) or SEP-IRA, where contributions are discretionary. A SIMPLE IRA requires either a dollar-for-dollar match up to 3% or a flat 2% non-elective contribution.
How does vesting work?
SEP-IRA and SIMPLE IRA contributions vest immediately. A 401(k) can apply a vesting schedule set against retention goals.
Can participants take money out early?
Distributions before age 59½ are generally subject to income tax plus a 10% penalty, with limited exceptions. A 401(k) can optionally allow loans up to 50% of the vested balance, capped at $50,000.
Can existing plans be rolled over?
Generally yes. Prior employer 401(k)s, traditional IRAs, and qualified plans can move by direct trustee-to-trustee transfer, or within 60 days, without a taxable event.
Idle cash is a decision. Make it on purpose.
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