savings account Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:58:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png savings account Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 FDIC and SIPC Insurance: What’s the Difference? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/the-difference-between-fdic-and-sipc-insurance/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:37:50 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=10676 You’ve probably noticed when you go to a bank there’s usually a sign or placard announcing that deposits at that bank are FDIC insured. But what does FDIC insurance mean for you, and how is it different from SIPC insurance, the insurance you receive on your brokerage account? Here, we’ll break down what each kind […]

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]]> 7 Things All Couples Should Think About When Creating A Budget https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/budgeting-tips-for-couples/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:49:18 +0000 //wealthfront.x5view.co/?p=10930 These conversations go way deeper than simply “how much should we spend on takeout every month?” They are undeniably an examination of who you both are at your core, how open and accepting you are of each other’s realest selves, and how you function together as a team.

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]]> How To Save Cash Like An Investor — Even Before You Start Investing https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/how-to-save-cash-like-an-investor/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 20:02:07 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=10835 Maybe you don’t tend to think of yourself as the “type of person who invests” or maybe you're just not ready to invest right now. Either way, you need to read this.

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]]> 7 Questions Your Bank Definitely Doesn’t Want You To Ask https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/7-questions-your-bank-definitely-doesnt-want-you-to-ask/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:34:37 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=10808 With banks, most of us vaguely know they’re...not the best, and yet we stick with them. Because it’s just what we’ve always done. But that is changing.

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]]> How The Wealthfront Cash Account Compares to Other Low-Risk Savings Accounts https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/how-the-wealthfront-cash-account-compares-to-other-low-risk-savings-accounts/ Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:00:58 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=10662 Consumers currently have a huge number of low-risk liquid accounts from which to choose, each belonging to financial institutions that will tell you theirs is the best. So how do you know which account is best?

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]]> How To Build the Emergency Fund That’s Right for You https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/build-emergency-fund/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:11:16 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4453 Even the most careful planners can lose their job or experience unusual healthcare costs. So you know you need an emergency fund — but how much of one do you need?

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]]> The “What-If Fund” — What It Is and Why Every Woman Needs One https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/the-what-if-fund-what-it-is-and-why-every-woman-needs-one/ Mon, 20 May 2019 18:20:06 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=10435 You can look at your emergency fund and think of all the bad things it might one day give you the ability to escape, but you can also look at the money and imagine what opportunities or big ideas it might allow you to say yes to.

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