Reddit · r/investing · Sep 28, 2025
NegativeSummary of a Reddit post
Finds Wealthfront's ETF choices in retirement and automated accounts extremely limited, with no VOO or IVV and few factor or momentum options.
Wealthfront Automated Investing Reviews
Robo-advisor
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Real customer experiences (26)
Add your reviewReddit · r/Bogleheads · Jan 3, 2025
NegativeSummary of a Reddit post
Using Wealthfront and Betterment for years, no longer thinks the 0.25% fee is worth it as their portfolio grew and tax-loss harvesting no longer makes up for it.
Common questions about Wealthfront Automated Investing
Is Wealthfront Automated Investing worth it?
Of the 26 reviews with a clear verdict, 69% are positive, 23% mixed and 8% negative. The praise mentioned most is low fees. The most common complaint is poor support.
What do people like about Wealthfront Automated Investing?
The praise reviewers mention most: low fees (7 reviews), easy to use (5 reviews) and reliable (5 reviews). For example: Thinks Wealthfront's direct indexing is a great product that pushes major brokerages to compete on fees.
What are the most common complaints about Wealthfront Automated Investing?
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (1 review).
What does the signal score of 68 mean?
It's how well reviewed Wealthfront Automated Investing is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a product needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed products here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Wealthfront Automated Investing?
Category: Robo-advisor. Type: Robo-advisor. Fees: 0.25% annual advisory fee. Rates & rewards: Automated tax-loss harvesting; direct indexing for accounts over $100,000. Minimum: Invest with as little as $500.
Where do these Wealthfront Automated Investing reviews come from?
26 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.