Tag: The Robo Report
Posted on May 24, 2021
- Not all robos implemented tax-loss harvesting to the same extent. While some realized net losses of over 8% of the account value on the year, others did not realize any losses at all
- TD Essential Portfolios and Schwab Intelligent Portfolios were top choices for tax-loss harvesting over the year
- SigFig, UBS, and Citizens were at the bottom of the pack with virtually no net realized losses on the year
Posted on December 4, 2020
Welcome to the Backend Benchmarking company update. In this email, we share news of our most recent Robo Report, the work our Development team is doing polishing the user interface and fixing bugs, an update on our most recent media appearances, and exciting results from our market research study with Columbia University.
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Posted on October 13, 2020
Welcome to the Backend Benchmarking company update. In this article, we share news of our Research team preparing to write the Q3 Robo Report and testing our application for bugs, our Development team getting closer to the finish line, Backend’s media appearances since the Barron’s feature, and exciting news on a partnership with an Ivy League university professor.
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Posted on August 18, 2020
Welcome to the Backend Benchmarking company update. In this post, we share news of the latest release of our Robo Report and Robo Ranking, our most recent Barron’s feature story (our 4th!), an update from our Development team on their progress, and an exciting analysis of Personal Capital’s acquisition for $1 billion and why it is relevant to Backend.
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Posted on July 2, 2020
Welcome to the Backend Benchmarking company update. In this article, we share news of our cover story in the American Association of Individual Investors Journal, an update on the research team’s preparations for the 2Q Robo Report and Robo Ranking, notes on the development team’s work on custom benchmarking, and a link to our updated home page.
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Posted on June 12, 2020
In the first quarter of 2020, Backend Benchmarking had the opportunity to see how the robo-advice landscape reacted during a major sell-off. From a performance perspective, our Q1 Robo Report noted that our robo accounts generally declined in proportion to their equity percentage, albeit with some interesting exceptions. However, there has been an unexpected surge in new-account openings in robos even in spite of the market decline.
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