Vested Interest: Why the Stock Market Loves Skyrocketing Electricity Bills

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Don’t Miss the Market Rebound

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How Can I Minimize Taxes When I Invest?

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Our Thoughts on Investing in Cryptocurrency

How and Why to Diversify Your Portfolio

Diversification is the practice of buying a variety of different investments with the goal of balancing risk and reward in your portfolio. A well-diversified portfolio can help you maximize your expected returns without taking on unnecessary or unwanted risk. This is known as improving your “risk-adjusted returns.” You can think…

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What Many People Misunderstand About Inflation

Inflation might sound straightforward on its surface—goods and services get more expensive. But some aspects of inflation are surprisingly counterintuitive, and as a result, there are a lot of widely held misconceptions about how it works. Some of my research has focused on this area specifically, as well as how…

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Volatility As an Opportunity: How Direct Indexing the Nasdaq-100® Unlocks Tax Savings

Note: This piece originally appeared on Nasdaq’s website following the launch of Wealthfront’s Nasdaq-100 Direct. We are publishing it here with their permission. For decades, the broad U.S. stock market has rewarded many investors with steady long-term growth—and concentrated exposure to some of the most innovative, growth-oriented companies has…

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Our Experts Explain What a Government Shutdown Means for Investors

At midnight on Wednesday, October 1, the US government shut down when members of Congress were unable to reach an agreement about continued funding. Government shutdowns aren’t exactly rare—there have been 14 others since 1980, with the last one starting in December 2018 and lasting into the following month. But…

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Inflation Explained: An Interview with Francesco D’Acunto, PhD

Inflation affects all of us—and not just in the ways you might expect. That’s why we asked Wealthfront Investment Advisory Board member Francesco D’Acunto, a Georgetown Professor and published expert in the field, to answer our questions about this important topic that’s been making headlines. In this Q&A, he shares…

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Why Does the Fed Raise or Lower Interest Rates?

When the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC, or the “Fed”) meets to weigh changing the federal funds rate, as it does eight times each year, the resulting decision invariably makes headlines. That’s because the federal funds rate (or the rate at which banks loan money to one another) can have…