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Wealthfront throws engineering at its large-account 'problem'

The Palo Alto-based automated money manager addresses tax slippage from transfers of HNW accounts to its website

Author Sanders Wommack February 23, 2015 at 8:39 PM
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Adam Nash: When you start handling large accounts, you start having to deal the problems that come with them.

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Stephen Winks

Stephen Winks

February 23, 2015 — 9:47 PM

At least Wealthfront is adapting unlike Wall Street.

This is an amateur mistake, but is encouraging in its interest in continuous improvement—the early impediment to not quite ready Robo Advice.

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Matt M

Matt M

July 31, 2015 — 7:59 PM

The last sentence reads “$400 million AUM” and earlier reads “close to $2 billion of managed assets”. Are these the same? What am I missing? Thanks!

brooke southall

brooke southall

July 31, 2015 — 8:08 PM

Matt,

I believe the first amount was Wealthfront and the second was FutureAdvisor.

Brooke

Matt M

Matt M

July 31, 2015 — 8:52 PM

That makes sense! Thanks brooke!


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