traditional advisor Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:12:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png traditional advisor Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 It’s About Automation, Not Fees https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/what-is-automated-investing/ Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:23:48 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=6892 Automated investment services are successful because they are automated, not because they are low priced. They are low priced because they are automated, but that’s not why most people choose them. Broadly, preference for automation is a generational thing, much like music. Baby Boomers who grew up on rock ‘n roll didn’t transition their musical […]

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]]> Not Everyone Wants to Manage Their Own Investments https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/everyone-wants-manage-investments/ Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:46:28 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=5204 One of the biggest lessons I teach my MBAs at Stanford Graduate School of Business is to not project their tastes onto others when evaluating a business idea. That’s very hard advice to take because human nature leads us to think others must share our views. A product or service’s success doesn’t depend on whether […]

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