diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8d350e1..a9638db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/packages
 /.phpunit.cache
 /node_modules
 /public/build
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index eaf85d7..be58b82 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class User extends Authenticatable implements MustVerifyEmail
     ];
 
     protected $hidden = [
+        'admin',
         'password',
         'remember_token',
         'two_factor_recovery_codes',
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_11_05_000001_add_user_admin_column.php b/database/migrations/2024_11_05_000001_add_user_admin_column.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..101a8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_11_05_000001_add_user_admin_column.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('admin')->nullable()->after('profile_photo_path');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('admin');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/ai-chat-window.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/ai-chat-window.blade.php
index a5f59bc..d6fe035 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/ai-chat-window.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/ai-chat-window.blade.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ new class extends Component {
                                         "properties" => [
                                             "text" => [
                                                 "type" => "string",
-                                                "description" => "The prompt question (no more than 5 words)"
+                                                "description" => "The suggested prompt question (no more than 5 words)"
                                             ],
                                             "value" => [
                                                 "type" => "string",
@@ -140,20 +140,21 @@ new class extends Component {
                 ],
                 'messages' => [
                     ['role' => 'system', 'content' => "
-                        Your role is to assist investors in asking thoughtful questions to their investment advisors. 
+                        Your role is to assist investors in asking thoughtful questions of their investment advisors. 
                         
-                        When you help investors ask good questions, you should ensure the questions are based on the 
-                        provided context. Be sure to keep the questions short! 
+                        When you help investors ask good questions, you should ensure the you questions you recommend 
+                        are based on the provided context. Be sure to keep the questions short! 
 
                         The questions you recommend might be based on natural follow up from the given context, requests 
-                        to clarify undefined terms, common decision frameworks, possible risks or benefits, or commonly 
-                        understood investing concepts.
+                        to further refine a previous response, clarify undefined terms, common decision frameworks, 
+                        possible risks or benefits, or commonly understood investing concepts that may require additional
+                        explanation.
 
                         Your response should only include valid JSON.  
                     "],
                     ['role' => 'user', 'content' => "
-                        Generate a list of ". rand(1,5) ." follow up questions a savvy investor might ask their advisor 
-                        based on the following conversation:
+                        Generate between 1 and 5 (no more than 5) follow up questions a savvy investor might ask their 
+                        advisor based on the following conversation:
                         \n\n
                         ".json_encode(array_slice($this->messages, -4))
                     ],
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ new class extends Component {
                     </div>
                     
                     <div class="w-full mt-2">
-                        <p class="text-xs text-secondary leading-tight">{{ __('Advice generateCompletiond by AI may contain errors. Use at your own risk. Always consult a licensed investment advisor.') }} </p>
+                        <p class="text-xs text-secondary leading-tight">{{ __('Advice generated by AI may contain errors. Use at your own risk. Always consult a licensed investment advisor.') }} </p>
                     </div>
                 </form>
             </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/manage-portfolio-form.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/manage-portfolio-form.blade.php
index 5899952..7dc9e20 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/manage-portfolio-form.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/manage-portfolio-form.blade.php
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Rule;
 use Livewire\Volt\Component;
 use Mary\Traits\Toast;
+use App\Traits\WithTrimStrings;
 
 new class extends Component {
     use Toast;
+    use WithTrimStrings;
 
     // props
     public ?Portfolio $portfolio;
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/manage-transaction-form.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/manage-transaction-form.blade.php
index b18a937..0d9850f 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/manage-transaction-form.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/manage-transaction-form.blade.php
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ use Livewire\Attributes\{Computed};
 use Livewire\Volt\Component;
 use Mary\Traits\Toast;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
+use App\Traits\WithTrimStrings;
 
 new class extends Component {
     use Toast;
+    use WithTrimStrings;
 
     // props
     public ?Portfolio $portfolio;
diff --git a/resources/views/welcome.blade.php b/resources/views/welcome.blade.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fca232..0000000
--- a/resources/views/welcome.blade.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-@extends('layouts.main-layout', ['attributes' => null])
-
-@section('body')
-<div class="flex flex-col min-h-[100dvh] bg-gradient-to-br from-[#03255B] to-[#011638] text-white">
-    <header class="px-4 lg:px-6 h-14 flex justify-between items-center ">
-        <div class="w-10">
-            <x-glyph-only-logo class="text-white" />
-        </div>
-        @auth
-            <a href="{{ route('dashboard') }}">Dashboard</a>
-        @endauth
-        
-    </header>
-    <main class="flex-1 flex flex-col items-center justify-center px-4 md:px-6 gap-8">
-        <div class="text-center space-y-4">
-            <h1 class="text-4xl sm:text-5xl md:text-6xl font-bold tracking-tighter">A better portfolio</h1>
-            <div class="flex justify-center items-center gap-4" title="Yeah, that's halloween.">
-                <div class="bg-white/10 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg text-2xl font-bold" x-data="countdown"
-                    x-init="startCountdown" id="countdown">
-                    <span x-text="days"></span>d
-                    <span x-text="hours"></span>h
-                    <span x-text="minutes"></span>m
-                    <span x-text="seconds"></span>s
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="max-w-lg space-y-4">
-            <p class="text-md text-center">
-                Investbrain is a smart open-source platform that consolidates your portfolios from different brokerages,
-                tracks market performance across your portfolios, and gives you an AI-powered investment best friend.
-            </p>
-            <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 pt-7">
-                <p class="text-lg font-medium">Stay up to date on our progress!</p>
-                <form class="flex gap-2 w-full"
-                    action="https://mail.lumifylabs.com/subscribe/0dcb1b4e-8a73-46f6-b9b5-6a6c12ef2f73" method="post">
-
-                    <input
-                        class="flex rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-md ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:cursor-not-allowed flex-1 bg-white/10 text-white placeholder:text-white/50"
-                        placeholder="steve@savvyinvestor.com" name="email" type="email" />
-                    <div style="position: absolute; left: -9999px">
-                        <label for="website-robot">Your Website</label>
-                        <input type="text" id="website-robot" name="robot" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="nope" />
-                    </div>
-                    <input type="hidden" name="tags" value="coming-soon-page" />
-                    <button
-                        class="rounded-md text-md font-medium ring-offset-background transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90 h-10 px-4 py-2"
-                        type="submit">
-                        Join Waitlist
-                    </button>
-                </form>
-            </div>
-            <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 pt-7">
-                <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain" title="We're open source!" class="">
-                    <x-github-icon />
-                </a>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </main>
-    <footer
-        class="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row py-6 w-full shrink-0 items-center px-4 md:px-6 border-t border-white/20">
-        <p class="text-xs text-white/50">© {{ date('Y') }} Investbrain. All rights reserved.</p>
-        <nav class="sm:ml-auto flex gap-4 sm:gap-6">
-            <a class="text-xs hover:underline underline-offset-4 text-white/50" href="{{ route('terms.show') }}">
-                Terms
-            </a>
-            <a class="text-xs hover:underline underline-offset-4 text-white/50" href="{{ route('policy.show') }}">
-                Privacy
-            </a>
-        </nav>
-    </footer>
-</div>
-
-<script>
-    function countdown() {
-        return {
-            days: 0,
-            hours: 0,
-            minutes: 0,
-            seconds: 0,
-            countdownDate: new Date("Oct 31, 2024 00:00:00").getTime(),
-
-            startCountdown() {
-                this.updateCountdown();
-                setInterval(() => this.updateCountdown(), 1000);
-            },
-
-            updateCountdown() {
-                const now = new Date().getTime();
-                const distance = this.countdownDate - now;
-
-                if (distance < 0) {
-                    clearInterval();
-                    document.getElementById("countdown").innerText = "Coming Soon!";
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                this.days = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
-                this.hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
-                this.minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
-                this.seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);
-            }
-        };
-    }
-</script>
-@endsection
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index aaee97e..0c120b9 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use App\Http\Controllers\HoldingController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\DashboardController;
@@ -11,16 +12,12 @@ use Laravel\Jetstream\Http\Controllers\Livewire\PrivacyPolicyController;
 use Laravel\Jetstream\Http\Controllers\Livewire\TermsOfServiceController;
 
 Route::get('/', function () {
-    if (config('investbrain.self_hosted', true)) {
+    if (config('investbrain.self_hosted', false) && View::exists('landing-page::index')) {
         
-        return redirect(route('dashboard'));
+        return view('landing-page::index');
     }
 
-    return view('welcome');
-});
-
-Route::get('/test', function () {
-    //
+    return redirect(route('dashboard'));
 });
 
 Route::middleware(['auth:sanctum', config('jetstream.auth_session')])->group(function () {