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You’re Likely Undervaluing Your Future Net Worth

Andy Rachleff — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:35:08 +0000

If you've done mental math to project your future net worth, your assumptions are probably off. Here, we'll talk about how Wealthfront factors in the impact of compounding, investment returns, inflation, and debt repayments.

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10 Things To Know About Tax-Loss Harvesting

Andy Rachleff and Jakub Jurek — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 15:30:44 +0000

For decades tax-loss harvesting was an obscure tool used to minimize taxes that was only available to the ultra wealthy. That all changed when Wealthfront launched its tax-loss harvesting service in October 2012. Many pundits and industry professionals who were unfamiliar with its benefits thought it couldn’t add much value. One of our competitors even […]

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529 Series, Part 2: The Benefits of Superfunding

The Wealthfront Team — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 16:55:20 +0000

On June 1, 2016, Wealthfront announced its new 529 College Savings Plan. This post is the second in a three-part series updating our previous advice on saving for college using 529 plans. This post is based on an original 2014 post by Adam Nash. One of the largest financial obligations that many parents decide to […]

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