Elliot Shmukler | Wealthfront Blog https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/author/elliot/ Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:12:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png Elliot Shmukler | Wealthfront Blog https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/author/elliot/ 32 32 Bringing Sophisticated Financial Advice to More Investors https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/minimum-investment-lowered-500/ Tue, 07 Jul 2015 17:00:44 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=5183 Today, I’m proud to announce that we’re opening Wealthfront to even more investors by lowering the minimum amount required to open a Wealthfront account to just $500. Our simple and transparent pricing structure continues unchanged: We only charge a low 0.25%annual advisor fee. As always, Wealthfront has no trading commissions, no account maintenance fees and no […]

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]]> Introducing Tax-Minimized Brokerage Account Transfers https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/introducing-tax-minimized-brokerage-account-transfers/ Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:33:22 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4940 Note: Wealthfront’s Stock-level Tax-Loss Harvesting is now called US Direct Indexing. Many investors would like to migrate the management of their portfolio to a low-cost automated investment service but don’t make the leap out of fear over the taxes they’ll have to pay when they liquidate their current portfolio. At Wealthfront, we’re always seeking new […]

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]]> Why Employee Stock Options are More Valuable than Exchange-Traded Stock Options https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/employee-stock-options-versus-exchange-traded-options/ Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:21:22 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4604 Editor’s note: Interested in learning more about equity compensation, the best time to exercise options, and the right company stock selling strategies? Read our Guide to Equity & IPOs A few years ago, as I was delivering a job offer to a candidate at my previous employer (LinkedIn), I received a question that surprised me. […]

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]]> Announcing Wealthfront for iPhone https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wealthfront-iphone-app/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:00:55 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4346 Wealthfront became the largest and fastest-growing software-based financial advisor—with over $700 million in assets under management— by providing a simple, automated service for managing your long-term investments. Wealthfront monitors your investments for opportunities to rebalance your portfolio and harvest tax losses every day so you don’t have to. Unlike most investment applications for the iPhone, […]

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]]> 100 Career Launching Technology Companies https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/hot-start-up-technology-companies/ Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:00:24 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4054 Editor’s note: To see this year’s updated list, visit The 2021 Wealthfront Career-Launching Companies List. If there is one thing we have learned from Wealthfront’s clients and our own experience in Silicon Valley, it is that picking the right place to work is the key to success. Getting equity in a mid-size, high-growth company is one […]

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