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Why You Should Keep Investing When the Market Is Volatile

Andy Rachleff — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:06:43 +0000

When markets are volatile (as they are right now), investors sometimes get uncomfortable. When your portfolio temporarily loses value, it can be very tempting to try and minimize your losses by stopping your regular investment account deposits. Unfortunately, when it comes to investing in a volatile market, what feels right is often wrong. In this […]

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How Wealthfront’s Tax-Loss Harvesting Could Cover Your Advisory Fee

The Wealthfront Team — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:46:14 +0000

We’ve written before that our Tax-Loss Harvesting service saves Wealthfront clients money when the market is up and when it’s down. But what you might not know is that it renders our high quality investing service basically fee-free by generating tax savings that far outweigh the 0.25% annual advisory fee we charge. According to our […]

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Investing Advice for the 2020 Presidential Election

Andy Rachleff — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:57:28 +0000

On the eve of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, some investors may find themselves worrying about what the coming weeks and months will mean for their portfolios. In a recent blog post, Wealthfront’s Chief Investment Officer Burton Malkiel made some predictions about what could be on the horizon for investors. But should you change your […]

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What You Need To Know About Tax-Loss Harvesting

Andy Rachleff — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 19:42:19 +0000

We don’t need to tell you that global markets have been extremely volatile lately. This can be stressful, especially if you’re checking your portfolio more than usual. There is a silver lining, however. Market volatility presents an opportunity to generate tax losses to offset your taxable gains through a time-proven strategy called tax-loss harvesting. Our […]

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Why You Should Expect More Market Volatility

The Wealthfront Team — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:51:21 +0000

The past two months have been tumultuous for investors. As COVID-19 has spread, global markets have been extremely volatile. In mid-February, the S&P 500 was at an all-time high. In the weeks since February 19, we’ve experienced both the index’s fastest decline (33.9% in a little over a month) and its best three-day period since […]

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Don’t Miss The Best Market Days

The Wealthfront Team — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 21:47:21 +0000

Financial markets are extremely unpredictable in the short term. In mid March the Dow fell into official bear market territory, rattling investors worldwide. Then, on March 24 the Dow had its best day in 87 years. This kind of volatility is exactly why we think you shouldn’t bother trying to time the markets: it can’t […]

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“Stocks Are On Sale” — How Should You Buy?

The Wealthfront Team — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:03:46 +0000

As the coronavirus COVID-19 has spread, the world has experienced an unusually high level of market volatility. Global markets are down, which can understandably feel painful for investors. But it also means that right now the markets are effectively “on sale.” Investing in the markets now is a lot less expensive than it was a […]

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There’s No Need To Fear A Bear Market

Andy Rachleff — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:26:35 +0000

2019 was kind to investors, but 2020 has come with its ups and downs. After a record-setting start to the year, the tides turned quickly as news of the coronavirus COVID-19 made headlines. During a three-week window from February 19 to March 11, the Dow and S&P 500 tumbled into bear market territory. On March […]

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Should You Change Your Investment Strategy Because of COVID-19?

Andy Rachleff — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:04:30 +0000

There’s no doubt that these are unusual times. The coronavirus COVID-19 has been spreading across the globe and the markets have reacted with more volatility than usual. Last week, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates ahead of their scheduled meeting in mid-March, and some companies have revised their earnings outlooks because of concerns about their […]

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How Tax-Loss Harvesting Benefits You Even When The Market Is Up

The Wealthfront Team — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:51:00 +0000

As you likely know from the headlines, 2019 was a strong year for financial markets. The S&P 500, which tracks the performance of 500 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S., was up by 28.9%, marking its largest one-year gain since 2013. The MSCI emerging markets index was up 18.4%. By almost any measure, 2019 […]

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