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Wealthfront

Wealthfront

UNVERIFIED PLATFORM

4.5

(2 Reviews)

Robo Advisor

Wealthfront

Wealthfront

Open a new Cash Account, then Boost your APY to 4.50 5.00%!

 

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Asset Class Return30d

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Overview

Wealthfront is your all-in-one financial app. Link your accounts to get your current and projected net worth, track your savings rate, and monitor your account activity. Say goodbye to multiple apps, and take the guesswork out of your money. Unlike banks that let your cash sit idle in your accounts, Wealthfront uses technology to help you grow all your money effortlessly. Optimize your money across spending, savings, and investments — effortlessly. Grow your long-term wealth with an automated portfolio of globally diversified index funds. No manual trades, no unnecessary risk, personalized to you.

Things to Know

  • You make money on

    Value + Dividends

  • Fees

    0.25%

  • Min Investment

    $500

  • Payout frequency

    Quarterly

  • Term of investment

    Zero

  • Target Return

    4.50%%

  • Liquidity

    Easy

  • Open to

    All Investors

  • Mobile Application

    iOS, Android

Top Perks

  • Up to $8M FDIC insurance

  • No account fees or minimums

  • Boost your APY from 4.50% - 5.00% for 3 months!

How you make money

With Wealthfront you get a personalized portfolio of diversified, low-cost index funds. With 10 global asset classes, their portfolios are made to weather market conditions for the long-term. They use Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) to identify the portfolio that has the maximum expected return for your chosen level of expected risk. You can also earn using their cash account which returns 4.50% APY. Their Tax-Loss Harvesting strategy can also lower the taxes you pay as you invest.

How Wealthfront makes money

For their investment accounts, they charge an annual advisory fee of 0.25% on all assets under management deducted monthly. Wealthfront does not charge any account-opening fees, withdrawal or account-closing fees, trading/commission fees, or account transfer fees. Wealthfront receives a portion of the interest earned on the money in your cash account, just like a traditional bank. However, they keep operating costs lower than a traditional bank by only building products that they can automate. This means they can provide a higher interest rate with their cash account. They also receive money through debit card transactions and interest for lending.

Is it safe?

Wealthfront Brokerage Corporation is a member of SIPC, which protects securities customers of its members up to $500,000 (including $250,000 for claims for cash). They partner with third-party providers to establish and maintain secure, read-only links on your behalf. These providers specialize in tracking financial data; they employ robust, bank-grade security and follow data protection best practices. Wealthfront does not store your account password. They use this data to provide you with financial advice, including recommendations on how to best manage your cash and investments. They will not share your data with anyone.

  • Established

    2008

  • Country Available

    US Only

  • Assets Managed

    $20B

How You’re Taxed

Capital Gains

Capital Gains

As with any stock realized stock gains, investors are subject to capital gains tax. If gains are realized within one year, you are taxed at your income tax rate. If gains are realized after one year, you are subject to a long-term capital gains tax of 0% to 20%. A common service that some robo-advisors offer through their systems is automatic tax-loss harvesting. Tax-loss harvesting is a deliberate strategy whereby any loss from the sale of a security in a taxable account is used to offset a capital gain or taxable income, thereby reducing the tax paid.

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Reviews (2)
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RiccyM

Good for passive, safe investing. It won’t boom or flop during peaks and troughs so I’ve found it good to park capital I don’t really want to risk but also don’t want sitting in a savings account

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Richard

I’ve been investing with Wealthfront for about 2 years. Their Robo investing is as you’d expect - it pretty much tracks inline with the large indexes / S&P. The expectation really isn’t to out pace the market but it’s a great hands off investment option. What I’m most enjoying is their high yield savings account. Great to just park cash earning between 1.8 - 2% interest vs sitting in my Wells Fargo account dribbling out a measly 0.01% or whatever it is. I enjoy Wealthfront for the above so recommend it.

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