Wealthfront

I was looking for a good overall investment strategy that would be hands-off, and low-fee. I was considering just going with some index funds in a normal brokerage account when I learned about the world of robo-advisers like Wealthfront. After researching the options as of fall 2018, I selected two, including Betterment and Wealthfront as the current best options and industry leaders. I opened a cash account with each and invested a bit to see how this would work.

I've had my account for about 6 months, in just the first couple of days my account started losing money. After 6 months I was down close to $4000, while the markets were reaching all-time highs. At not one point in the 6 months was my account ever positive. I'm hoping it will recover so I can close my account and get my money back. You could practically buy anything during this timeframe and make money. Stay away from this service, if they can't turn a profit during the crazy bullish market we've been in, what are they actually doing?!

During business hours I repeatedly get a "sorry we are busy and can't answer your call" recording. When I do get through, I am told go to the website even though the transfers I am attempting to do cannot be accommodated through their website. If they want to be taken seriously, then they need to answer the phone and listen to what customers are trying to do so they can help them instead of brushing them off. If they blow me off when I am trying to transfer and consolidate other accounts into my Wealthfront account for them to manage, that is a customer service problem.

I unfortunately had an investment account with Wealthfront for 16 months and ultimately transferred everything out because of their political promotions. Wealthfront promotes and financially supports leftist politics including their main charity that seeks to create a "more evenly distributed workforce" regardless of an individual's qualifications or performance. No one thinks the NBA should seek or be required to have a "more even distribution, or match the population percentages of race and gender groups" among its players. I emailed customer service and questioned their multiple promotions of leftist politics, and customer support didn't respond because I think they're cowards that want to look good. Please do not fund Wealthfront and their leftist ideologies that harm our world.

First and foremost I want to say that out of all of my accounts Wealthfront has performed the worst. Even with an up market this account is in the negative when all other accounts are in the green. My main problem with this company is that I transferred my retirement Roth IRA over to a Wealthfront Roth IRA. Or so I thought. When I tried to transfer the funds over to my other brokerage due to Wealthfront's poor performance I was informed that Wealthfront had opened my account as a Traditional IRA.

They are there and ready to help anytime. They answer all questions fast and don't make you feel like you don't know what you're doing. If there is a investment you want they already are informed. No need to go look things up. All consultants are very knowledgeable. You can spread your assets across multiple areas and they still have all understanding. It's like they do their homework ahead of time so not to waste your time. Very interesting approach to doing business. I like the modern way they do it. Fees are listed upfront not hidden so when your transaction is done you don't get a list of ten new fees you weren't aware of before. They're very transparent about this. Is one reason to do business with them They're upfront. No lies. The automated system is by far the easiest one there is even if you have no experience you can navigate real easy. It's a step by step lesson that even a novice can work. Was designed to be user friendly.

The service is pretty accurate and I received pretty much what I expected from this company. I would highly recommend it to family and friends who are looking for investments. They are very helpful. They help me understand what I am getting myself into financially and are there to help answer any questions that I have about their services. The additional fees really aren't that big of a deal for the service that I received from them. They are worth paying more for and I would expect to pay more for better services. Very easy to use with the help that I received. Before them, I had no idea what I was doing. Now I am better at what I am doing.

They were very nice and patient with me. I enjoyed talking to them, very delightful. They made it known to me that they would do whatever they could to help me through it. I was pleased with what I was seeing and it was cool. I enjoyed it very much. They were moderately priced and covered everything they should've. I wasn't upset about the additional fees at all. It was very easy to use... I knew what was going on and I wasn't confused... Everything was set in steps so I could easily maneuver around.

Whenever I have questions that need to be answered on the phone I always receive high quality service. They are very nice and polite. They have always been able to answer all of my questions in a timely manners. The customization options are quite nice. I am able to choose just the services that I need without any extra stuff I don't. I feel like I get a personalized high quality service. The fees are very low considering the type of service that they provide. Compared to other providers they are quite competitive. I have always been very happy with all of the costs associated with my account. The service is very intuitive and easy to use. Everything works just the way you would want it to. I have encountered no major difficulties and find it to be a very pleasant service to use.

They are there and ready to help anytime. They answer all questions fast and don't make you feel like you don't know what you're doing. If there is a investment you want they already are informed, no need to go look things up, all consultants are very knowledgeable. You can spread your assets across multiple areas and they still have all understanding, it's like they do their homework ahead of time so not to waste your time - very interesting approach to doing business. I like the modern way they do it. Fees are listed upfront not hidden so when your transaction is done you don't get a list of ten new fees you weren't aware of before. They're very transparent about this is one reason to do business with them, they're upfront - no lies. The automated system is by far the easiest one there is even if you have no experience you can navigate real easy. It's a step by step lesson that even a novice can work, was designed to be user friendly.

Customer service was great and they really took the time to explain things out for me whenever I needed help. Whenever I call and have a problem they will always be nice and courteous. The customization is unlike any other I have seen in the business. You can customize your messages and whatnot to fit your needs. They are some of the best in the business. They describe the additional fees that they tack on. There is really no guess work on what you are and aren't paying. It's pretty cut and dry on what you pay each night. It's pretty easy to use the program and whatnot. You can use the program everyday and cater it to your needs. It's a great program and its definitely one of the best.

Had lots of the things I like and made me feel good about the whole thing. Made me realize I made a good call, a good decision so I ended up really happy so I’m glad I made that decision. They had a lot of different plans I could use which all suited me well and I was happy about the whole entire deal. I couldn’t enjoy myself more in any way so it was very beneficial and ideal. They did the things I was looking for them to do and how I liked them to be done and in the amount of time I’d like things to be done. Nothing bad about it whatsoever. It had everything I needed to use and made things so much easier for me and there was lots of assistance in case I needed it which I like and value from a company.

On most occasions the customer service was adequate, but nothing in particular was done to go above and beyond what one would consider as exceptional service. Customization was pretty good overall. Their recommendations were good and the advice I received was pretty much adequate or on par to what I expected from their company. Some of their fees seemed fairly high considering what was being asked of them. They should look into the standard charge for such items and see if they are charging adequate prices. Their system as a whole was pretty easy to use and never remember any problems or issues that occurred at any given point in time.

The service was very fast. The workers were very kind and apologized if they were at least a few minutes late. I was impressed. I was in, then I was out! Great experience. It was very well customized to my needs and I bet to the needs of others as well. I would recommend this to my friends and family. There were not many additional fees. The price was well suited for my wallet and I was very impressed in the lack of fees that would not benefit me. I only payed for what I needed. It was also very easy to use. I love this company as well as the product they give to me. I believe my family and friends would be satisfied with how easy it is as well.