Posted on December 17, 2019
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Ranked #1 for Best Overall Robo
Ranked #1 for Performance at a Low Cost
Ranked #1 for Best Robo from an Incumbent Financial Institution
Overview:
Fidelity Go offers a compelling robo advisor with a history of strong performance at a low cost. In our most recent Robo Ranking, Fidelity Go placed first in three of the six categories that we use to rank robos: Best Overall Robo, Performance at a Low Cost, and Best Robo from an Incumbent Financial Institution. Fidelity Go’s performance has been consistently strong. In our latest Robo Report, Fidelity Go had the best two- and three-year trailing performance above/below the Normalized Benchmark, as well as the best equity performance over the same periods. Its portfolio is constructed entirely of proprietary Fidelity Flex mutual funds.
Posted on December 16, 2019
Wealthfront is Ranked #1 for Digital Financial Planning
Overview:
Wealthfront was founded in 2008 as kaChing, a mutual fund analysis company, before pivoting into wealth management. Wealthfront officially launched in December 2011 and has since raised a total of $205M in venture capital to expand operations. Between its investment management and cash account offerings, Wealthfront is now one of the largest independent robo advisors, with over $13.5 billion in assets under management and an additional $7+ billion in deposits into its high-yield cash account.
Posted on December 11, 2019
Ranked #3 for Complex Financial Planning Needs
Overview
Founded by Wall Street veteran Sallie Krawcheck, Ellevest caters to a historically underserved segment of investors—women. Ellevest is poised to scale quickly, as women are estimated to control north of $11 trillion worth of investable assets in the United States. Since its founding, Ellevest has managed to raise an impressive $78 million in venture capital funding, including support from familiar names including Melinda Gates and Google co-founder Eric Schmidt. Here is our Ellevest review.
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Posted on December 10, 2019
The robo advice industry will soon have a new player: Goldman Sachs. Details are limited but Rachel Schnoll, head of Goldman’s RIA platform, said that the product is built but not yet available to the public. The new robo advisor is expected to pair nicely with Marcus, Goldman’s consumer-facing bank. Both are part of Goldman’s initiative to move away from exclusively serving the ultra-wealthy and instead to bring Goldman-quality products to the mass-affluent.
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Posted on December 6, 2019
Robo advisors are a high-tech solution to investment management, enabling individuals to invest in a professionally managed and diversified portfolio in less than 30 minutes. As robo offerings have proliferated, a select group has stood out for its wide breadth of technology. The startups who brought the technology to the public nearly a decade ago—Wealthfront, Betterment, and Personal Capital—offer easy-to-use platforms packed with integrated technologies.
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Posted on December 4, 2019
Betterment is Ranked #1 for First-Time Investors
Betterment is Ranked #3 for Digital Financial Planning
Overview:
First launched in 2010, Betterment is one of the original robo advisors. They have raised a total of $250 million in venture funding and have grown to be one of the leading digital advice providers. In their most recent annual disclosure, Betterment reports over $16B in assets under management (AUM) on their platform and services nearly 420,000 clients. With no investment minimum and a 0.25% management fee, Betterment’s digital-only product is a strong choice for investors. They also offer various financial-planning packages that provide personal consultations with a financial planner on an as-needed basis, so that users only have to pay for personalized professional help as they see fit. They offer a tiered service model, which allows investors to upgrade as their needs grow. Recently, Betterment has introduced a high-yield savings account to their platform and has announced plans to offer checking accounts in the near future.
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