ETFs Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:12:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png ETFs Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 You Can Now Use Wealthfront to Build and Automate Your Own Portfolio https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/you-can-now-use-wealthfront-to-build-and-automate-your-own-portfolio/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:59:10 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=13992 Maybe you’re bullish on TSLA, but you still want to invest in index funds. Maybe you’re passionate about building a better future, and you want an entire portfolio of socially responsible investments. Maybe you like Wealthfront’s recommended portfolios, but there’s one asset class you’d like to tweak. Investing is personal, and your preferences matter. We […]

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]]> How The Wealthfront Cash Account Compares to Other Low-Risk Savings Accounts https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/how-the-wealthfront-cash-account-compares-to-other-low-risk-savings-accounts/ Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:00:58 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=10662 Consumers currently have a huge number of low-risk liquid accounts from which to choose, each belonging to financial institutions that will tell you theirs is the best. So how do you know which account is best?

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]]> Following the Rules https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/following-rules/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 19:14:24 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=8311 Note: Wealthfront’s Stock-level Tax-Loss Harvesting is now called US Direct Indexing. There’s not much debate that computers are better at routine tasks than people. But most people don’t realize that good investing is incredibly routine. And by routine I mean rules-based. Time and time again academic research has shown that rules-based approaches outperform judgment-based approaches […]

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]]> Playing the Real Estate Game (part 1) https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/playing-real-estate-game/ Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:42:17 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7787 We often get questions from our clients about investing in real estate beyond the home they live in. Many want to put money into investment properties because of the income opportunities or the perception that they know how to pick rental properties based on their experience buying their own home. This interest becomes even more […]

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]]> The New ETF on the Block https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/new-etf-block/ Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:05:34 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7732 At Wealthfront we take pride in lowering our clients’ expenses wherever possible. As our Chief investment Officer Burt Malkiel likes to say, there’s nothing like saving fees because it represents a guaranteed increase in returns. So today we’re excited to announce we have replaced our Municipal Bond ETF with a lower cost alternative, Vanguard’s Tax-Exempt […]

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]]> Happy Birthday, Tax-Loss Harvesting https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/tax-loss-harvesting-improvements-intelligent-recovery-predictive-deposits/ Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:00:25 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4812 Note: Wealthfront’s Stock-level Tax-Loss Harvesting is now called US Direct Indexing. Back in October 2012, Wealthfront became the first automated investment service to introduce tax-loss harvesting. While tax-loss harvesting has been around for a long time, it traditionally has only been offered to the ultra-wealthy and it was almost always done just once a year […]

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]]> Wealthfront Named ETF Strategist of the Year https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wealthfront-etf-strategist-of-the-year/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:06:30 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4366 Today I am proud to announce that Wealthfront has been named the “ETF Strategist of the Year” by ETF.com (formerly IndexUniverse), the world’s leading authority on exchange-traded funds. We are especially gratified to be chosen for this award from among all investment management firms that use ETFs, not just new entrants. At Wealthfront, we strive […]

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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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]]> The Unexpected Impact of Commissions https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/unexpected-impact-of-commissions/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 00:48:56 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4247 The recent enhancement to our tax loss harvesting service prompted a few readers to privately ask if it’s possible for us to use Dimensional Fund Advisors’ (DFA) mutual funds rather than ETFs to implement our service. Prior to our launch in December 2011, we considered both Vanguard and DFA products as they offer what we […]

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]]> Five Ways ETFs Surpass Index Funds https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/passive-investing-etfs-vs-index-funds/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:13:59 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3539 We often get the question from clients: What is the difference between an index fund and an ETF? Even people who understand ETFs don’t understand the difference between these two kinds of investment products. We believe ETFs are index funds, evolved. To understand why ETFs represent such an advance over index funds, you have to […]

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