The Mission

Our Story

Anchor didn't start in a boardroom. It started with spreadsheets, late nights, and one simple realization: Romanian investors deserve better tools.

Summer 2024

Learning the Basics

Like most investors in Romania, we started with local brokers and high-fee funds. We spent nights reading prospectuses and learning why a “10% gain” can feel much smaller after fees and taxes.

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Comparison #1: The Fee Trap
Traditional Mutual Fund (3.6% TER)
Direct indexing (0.9% est.)
Autumn 2024

Outgrowing the Tools

We diversified with ETFs. But our data was everywhere: one broker for BVB, another for US stocks, plus a Google Sheet trying (and failing) to keep up with FX moves and real-time net worth.

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Comparison #2: Data FragmentationHigh Friction
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“Checking my net worth shouldn't feel like a part-time job.”

Spring 2025

Hitting Obstacles

Then came tax season. Calculating capital gains across multiple currencies and local rules was the breaking point. We were trying to build long-term freedom, but the tooling was working against us.

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The "Duct Tape" Era

Custom Python scripts scraping PDF statements into Excel. It worked, until it didn't.

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Today, we build Anchor.

No more manual math. No more broken spreadsheets. We built Anchor to automate the busywork, so you can focus on what actually matters: your future.

Start your journey with Anchor