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Probably not worth it unless you have a very large portfolio and you're too lazy to do the tax loss harvesting yourself. It's especially not worth it if you're correctly holding most of your retirement savings in tax-advantaged accounts (401k/403b/IRA/HSA). You are, right?

Also, it's worth noting that Schwab is launching a free robo-advisor service early next year[0] so that may be the nail in the coffin for startups like Betterment.

[0] http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/03/us-charles-schwab-...




Thanks for the tip about Schwab, looks interesting, especially the 'free' part.

Thinking about it, basis points feel too expensive for something that's done entirely in software. I suspect competition from existing players will drive the price right down.




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