young investors Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:50:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png young investors Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 How To Build the Emergency Fund That’s Right for You https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/build-emergency-fund/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:11:16 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4453 Even the most careful planners can lose their job or experience unusual healthcare costs. So you know you need an emergency fund — but how much of one do you need?

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]]> Missing the Obvious on Fees https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/missing-the-obvious-on-fees/ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:46:38 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4288 I have a personal confession. For nearly 50 years, I’ve missed the “obvious” reality: Fees for investment management are not low. They are high; very high. When investors recognize this “new reality” — that fees are not trivial but are crucial — the beautiful “inside” world of fund management will experience a powerfully disruptive revolution. […]

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]]> Meir Statman on What Investors Really Want https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/meir-statman-on-what-investors-really-want/ Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:50:37 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4194 Meir Statman, a member of Wealthfront’s investment advisory board, is a leader in the field of behavioral finance. He has researched and written much about investor behavior and its reflection in capital markets. We asked him to talk to us about what investors really want, how they can make smarter financial decisions, and what brought […]

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]]> Burt Malkiel’s Rule for Young Investors: Save Regularly https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/young-investors-timing-market/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:39:21 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3870 Wealthfront CIO and Princeton emeritus economics professor Burt Malkiel sat down with us a few weeks ago to talk about two of his favorite topics: perseverance and patience. In other words, invest regularly, and stay invested. Burt cites a famous essay by Warren Buffett. Buffett uses it in part to explain his practice of placing […]

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]]> Advice On Angel Investing … and Other Advice, Too https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/startup-angel-investment-silicon-valley/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:09:15 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3375 Everywhere I go in Silicon Valley I hear people discussing their angel investments. The conversations remind me of fish stories. People love recounting the one time they caught a big fish, not the many futile hours they spent waiting for a bite. That’s how Andy Rachleff, Wealthfront’s president & CEO, began a recent post on […]

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]]> Preventive Medicine for One Young Doctor’s Growing Portfolio https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/how-to-start-investing-young/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:51:16 +0000 /blog/?p=1561 Amy Batterstein, 25, has a one-word refrain: Save! Though the West Coast medical student has adopted a few other choice philosophies that govern her financial life, the one at the top of the list is simple: Don’t spend it all. Ms. Batterstein only earns about $25,000 a year from a part-time job and as a […]

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]]> People in Their 20s & 30s: Become a Savvy Investor https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/young-investor-getting-started/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:44:37 +0000 /blog/?p=1558 People in their 20s or 30s, you face some of the biggest challenges and the biggest opportunities of any investor. (See Preventive Medicine for One Young Doctor’s Growing Portfolio). If you have a solid income stream, you face a bewildering array of demands on your money. You may want to save to buy a house; […]

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]]> GenY’ers Freeze Up When They Should Be Investing https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/genyers-freeze-investing/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:12:25 +0000 /blog/?p=1539 The extent to which the market’s volatility is contributing to the feeling of uncertainty was clear in a new survey released this week by Guardian, a life insurance company. Some 39% of Americans are overwhelmed by the idea of how to save for retirement, based on the survey of 1,202 people, which also looked at […]

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