Jeff Rosenberger, PhD | Wealthfront Blog https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/author/jeff/ Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:12:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png Jeff Rosenberger, PhD | Wealthfront Blog https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/author/jeff/ 32 32 Municipal Bonds Belong in Your Taxable Portfolio https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/municipal-bonds-belong-in-your-taxable-portfolio/ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:20:43 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4182 There has been a lot of ink spilled in the last few months about the perilous fiscal state of some US cities. After Detroit declared bankruptcy in July, bond maven Meredith Whitney was quick to point out the seriousness of the event. “The aftershocks of the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history will be staggering,” […]

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]]> Differentiated Asset Location For Young Investors https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/differentiated-asset-location-a-case-for-certain-young-investors/ Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:37:05 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3964 In real estate, the three most important factors are location, location, location. Location is a surprisingly important consideration in investing, too, though I can’t boil it down to an aphorism. Asset Location What I mean by location in this context is Asset Location, or how you should distribute different asset classes across your taxable and […]

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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 To Tell If Your Advisor Eats His Own Cooking And What John Bogle Has To Say About It https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/money-managers-advisors-eat-cooking/ Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:21:26 +0000 /blog/?p=1352 A recent study by research firm Morningstar Inc. found that just 40% of mutual fund managers were doing with their own money what they want you to do with yours: invest in their funds. After the report came out, the digital ink flowed on the question of whether mutual fund managers should “eat their own […]

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