Davis Janowski, Author at Wealthfront Blog https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/author/davis/ Personal Finance & Investing Insights Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:52:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png Davis Janowski, Author at Wealthfront Blog https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/author/davis/ 32 32 Three Financial Issues to Consider When Getting Married https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/three-financial-issues-for-married-set/ Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:16:44 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=5119 While it is often said that no two things are more certain than death and taxes, marriage can bring a measure of uncertainty to your taxes as well as your finances. Questions have arisen among Wealthfront’s clients about how tying the knot — a milestone in many people’s lives — can impact your financial obligations […]

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]]> When Should You Consider a SEP-IRA? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/when-you-should-consider-sep-ira/ Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:37:36 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4920 If you are a self-employed contract worker or sole-proprietor, there’s a retirement account you may not have heard about that’s worth considering: the Simplified Employee Pension IRA or SEP-IRA for short. The key advantage of the SEP-IRA is the high annual maximum contribution limit, which at $53,000, is much higher than the $5,500 cap associated […]

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]]> 2014 Year End Financial Checklist https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/year-end-financial-checklist-2014/ Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:30:06 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4860 The last few weeks of the year are always a mad rush to wrap up loose ends, often in a frantic fashion. In the spirit of the season, we thought it a good time to share a checklist of important items to consider before the calendar year ends, all related to your investments and finances. […]

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]]> Should You Get an MBA? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/get-mba/ Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:30:23 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4832 If you’re considering an MBA, you face two separate but related questions: ‘Is the degree worth it?’ And, ‘How will I actually pay for it?’ They are important questions because so many people consider pursuing an MBA to advance their careers. But an MBA isn’t an automatic ticket to success, and it carries a high […]

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]]> You Need Renter’s Insurance https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/need-renters-insurance/ Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:30:29 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4496 Most everyone I know who owns their home has homeowner’s insurance, probably because mortgage lenders require it. But few people have renter’s insurance. As a matter of fact Rent.com surveyed 1,000 US renters last year and found that 60% of them had no renter’s insurance. I’m here to tell you — warn you, really — […]

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]]> Tax Issues for Married Same-Sex Households https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/tax-issues-married-same-sex-households/ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:14:32 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4295 Sixteen states and the District of Columbia now allow same-sex couples to legally marry. Late last year, New Jersey joined the states already allowing it, and most recently, Oklahoma and Utah have overturned bans. All this followed on the heels of an IRS ruling in late August that recognizes legally married same-sex couples as married […]

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]]> 8 Important Things to Do for Your Year-End Financial Checklist https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/8-things-to-do-before-the-end-of-the-year-that-are-good-for-your-finances/ Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:00:30 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4229 The last few weeks of the year are always a mad rush to wrap up loose ends, often in a frantic fashion. In the spirit of the season, we thought it a good time to bring together a checklist of important items to consider before the calendar year ends, all related to your investments and […]

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]]> Socially Responsible Investing: Strategy or Luxury? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/socially-responsible-investing-strategy-or-luxury/ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:19:10 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4198 As a follow up to our popular post On What Investors Really Want, we decided to add to our discussion with Meir Statman, behavioral finance expert, author, researcher and professor of finance at Santa Clara University. What do we know about the returns of socially responsible investments or values-based investing? Many studies, including my own, […]

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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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