Vanguard Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 13 Dec 2023 22:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png Vanguard Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 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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]]> If You Like Vanguard, You’ll Love Wealthfront https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/vanguard-versus-wealthfront/ Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:38:43 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7120 Vanguard versus Wealthfront - how do the two compare? In this post, we compare the two services and explain the relative advantages of Wealthfront.

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]]> Why Do Vanguard ETFs Dominate Low-Cost Portfolios? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/vanguard-etfs-low-cost-portfolio/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:00:13 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=5193 The rise of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, has been a critical factor in the rise of automated investment services like Wealthfront. ETFs are on average cheaper, more tradable and more tax-efficient than traditional index funds (see Why Index ETFs Are The Automated Investment of Choice). They allow everyday investors to access the same high quality […]

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]]> Indexing and the 2014 “Stock-Picker’s” Market https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/indexing-2014-stock-pickers-market/ Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:22:46 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4587 In January of this year it was widely believed 2014 would be a “stock-picker’s” market. While the S&P 500® index of large U.S. stocks produced an extremely generous return of more than 30% in 2013, an indexing strategy was deemed unlikely to be effective in 2014 — or so active managers argued in an attempt […]

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]]> Burton Malkiel Joins Wealthfront As CIO https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/burton-malkiel-joins-wealthfront-as-cio/ Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:30:18 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3448 We’re honored to announce that famed economist Burton Malkiel, who helped launch the low-cost investing revolution with A Random Walk Down Wall Street, has joined Wealthfront as our Chief Investment Officer. Dr. Malkiel is one of the most important public voices in investment management and a leading light in the index investing movement. He’s an […]

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]]> If ETF Fees Are Falling, Why Do Advisors Cost So Much? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/etf-price-cut-lower-advisor-fees/ Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:43:57 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3403 In the last few weeks, there have been two new developments in the ETF price wars that are important to Wealthfront clients and investors in general – moves by Vanguard and BlackRock that will significantly lower ETF fees. At the same time, we’re starting to see the media raise the question that’s been on my […]

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]]> The Schwab and Vanguard ETF Price War https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/compare-schwab-and-vanguard-etfs-price-war/ Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:08:03 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=2896 There they go again … Last week, Vanguard announced another reduction in its ETF and index fund fees. It was the Valley Forge, Pa.-based company’s 3rd such announcement since the beginning of the year. Four of the ETFs Wealthfront uses (VTI, BND, VWO and now VNQ) have seen their fees lowered in that series of […]

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]]> How Target Date Funds May Mislead Investors https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/rebalance-401k-target-date-funds/ Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:34:29 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=1915 Q: I have a target date fund in my 401(k) plan. Can I rely on it to keep me rebalanced? (This question came from a young investor attending a seminar given by Wealthfront CEO Andy Rachleff at New York University). Because target date funds are specifically sold as a way to keep people rebalanced as […]

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]]> Are There Socially Conscious Ways To Invest? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/socially-responsible-investing/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:27:24 +0000 /blog/?p=1682 If you have a question for The Upfront Blog, please leave it in our comments section, e-mail betsy@wealtfront.com or send it via our twitter feed: @wealthfront. Are there socially conscious ways to invest? -Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke, 26 The short answer is yes. But before you decide to practice socially responsible investing, you should carefully consider what […]

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]]> Introducing Wealthfront, The Online Financial Advisor https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/introducing-online-financial-advisor-built-silicon-valley-silicon-valley/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:01:25 +0000 /blog/?p=1611 Today we’re unveiling our Online Financial Advisor service, which for the first time makes sophisticated investment advice accessible and inexpensive. Six months ago, we started hearing complaints from our Silicon Valley-based customers about the wealth managers lined up in their lobbies. These “suits” were taking advantage of the new wealth being created by the surge […]

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