Tag: SigFig
Posted on February 21, 2020
Backend Benchmarking is the only place to see accurate performance data sourced from real accounts we have open at each provider. See which robos have performed best and why!
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Posted on November 11, 2019
Cash Products Attract Assets
Wealthfront and Betterment have both hit $20 billion worth of assets on their platform. On its website, Wealthfront boasts that its “clients trust [it] with more than $21 billion” as of November 2019. However, regulatory filings suggest that most of this growth has been the result of cash moving into high-yield savings accounts.
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Posted on November 1, 2019
Top Performers:
2-Year Trailing Top Performers (annualized):
- Fidelity Go IRA
- T. Rowe Price IRA
- Axos Invest IRA
Posted on September 4, 2019
After faltering at the end of last year, U.S. and global markets have returned to a period of strong growth in 2019, with the S&P 500 returning 4.30% in the second quarter. While this was considerably less than the first quarter’s return of 13.65%, due largely in part to markets rebounding sharply following a December selloff, the combined return marks the best first half-year performance for domestic markets since 1997. Many trends from the first quarter continued through the second quarter, as mid-cap continued its outperformance and growth once again outperformed value. Growth has experienced a multi-year dominance, outperforming value YTD, as well as over the trailing one-, two-, and three-year periods.
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Posted on May 23, 2019
Cash management products spread across direct-to-consumer fintech platforms
The digital advice industry continues to evolve in 2019. Cash management apps, linked debit cards, and high-yield savings accounts are sweeping across direct-to-consumer fintech companies. Wealthfront announced their high-yield savings account this quarter, following Betterment’s cash management program announcement late last year. Meanwhile, Robinhood released their high interest account last December, although it was quickly shelved after regulagatory pushback.
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Posted on May 18, 2019
Robos expand into banking and cash management, as high yield account options have proliferated among direct to-consumer fintech platforms
Wealthfront joined the growing trend of fintech companies that offer high-yield accounts designed for cash savings. Betterment announced their cash management program late last year, as did trading app Robinhood. Robinhood launched its product with an aggressive 3% interest rate, but made a regulatory miscalculation and quickly pulled their product offline to reconfigure. Although these savings vehicles often appear very similar, there can be important differences. For example, Wealthfront places funds in FDIC insured bank accounts, while Betterment’s product invests funds in a conservative fixed income portfolio.
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