minimize taxes Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:53:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png minimize taxes Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 Let Wealthfront Help You Save for College https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wealthfront-529-plan/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 17:50:59 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7058 We are pleased to announce that after weeks of internal testing we are ready to make the Wealthfront 529 College Savings Plan available to everyone. We are so excited about this new plan because we think 529s are the best type of account Congress has provided to parents who are saving to help pay for […]

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]]> Not All Software Is Created Equal https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/tax-loss-harvesting-comparison/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:50:59 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7039 I am constantly amazed at how often people ask me, “Why can’t any bank or broker with a large budget hire a bunch of engineers and easily replicate Wealthfront?” The answer is simple: not all software is created equal. If it were, you probably wouldn’t be doing all your searches on Google and buying most […]

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]]> Introducing the Wealthfront 529 College Savings Plan https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wealthfront-529-college-savings-plan/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:00:04 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=5544 On December 31, 2015, my wife Katharine and I welcomed our first child Beatrix into the world. As anyone who has had the privilege of becoming a parent knows, we found ourselves overwhelmed by both the indescribable joy that comes with the birth of a child and a certain trepidation about the enormous responsibility for […]

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]]> Which Is More Important: Minimizing Taxes or Minimizing Fees? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/important-minimizing-taxes-minimizing-fees/ Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:00:46 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=5161 Our goal at Wealthfront is to maximize your net-of-fees, after-tax returns. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know that we say that phrase over and over again. Our chief investment officer, Burton Malkiel, is famous for pointing out that there are only three things you can control when investing – your costs, […]

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