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How To Invest In Your 20s 21 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
Smart savers know it’s never too early to begin a nest egg — and invest for other goals. These 20-something customers are doing it right. Whether it’s $100 a month in an investment account or 10 perc...
Portfolio Optimization: Betterment Adds Cash, Diversifies Bond ETFs 15 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
The combination of adding cash and improving our bond basket should improve returns for every level of risk. At Betterment, we aim to create the perfect investment service. From time to time, we find...
Overconfidence Hurts Your Results: Lessons From The Pool 15 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Don’t let your ego run the show. Overconfidence can reduce your investment returns. Every other morning, I go to my local pool for lap swim before going into work. There are three lanes: slow, medium...
Target Date Funds Are Out Of Date 9 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm
Betterment improves on the basic idea of “set it and forget it” target date funds with intelligent software and data analysis. Go back to 1994: The year brought us the first Playstation, Netscape Nav...
Safety Net Funds: Why Traditional Advice Is Wrong 7 Aug 2013 | 12:39 am
Conventional wisdom says that safety net funds should be held in a savings account or similarly risk-free asset. But is this really the wisest way to manage your rainy day fund? Our analysis finds tha...
Funding A Safety Net: Calculate Your Target Amount 7 Aug 2013 | 12:38 am
This simple formula could mean all the difference in an emergency. A fundamental of good personal finance is to have a backup plan in place — or a stash of money that will buffer you against the bigg...
Staff Picks: Investing Lessons from Hollywood 2 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
Add our Betterment movie picks to your queue and let the popcorn butter melt. The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) Lesson: Diversify, diversify diversify The Smartest Guys in the Room is a document...
College Money: Easy Ways To Keep Your Finances On Track 1 Aug 2013 | 11:27 pm
One of the greatest financial gifts a new high school graduate has is not money but time. An 18-year-old who invests — even a small amount — is not only getting into a good habit, but he or she can ta...
Roll Over A Retirement Account: The Procrastinator’s Guide 27 Jul 2013 | 12:57 am
The longer you delay rolling over an old 401(k), the more savings and returns you lose. I am ‘fessing up: Inertia is threatening to derail my savings plan. When I changed jobs in June, it also meant ...
Betterment’s Story Around The Web 25 Jul 2013 | 02:06 am
‘Our mission is to take the emotional haphazardness out of investing so that you get the best possible result.’ We are delighted that Betterment’s story is reaching an ever-growing number of investor...
