Yes. When investing in financial markets, your account value goes up and down with the market value of the investments. If you sell with a drawdown<\/a> in your account, you will lose money. Historically, over decades, the returns on a well-diversified portfolio have been positive. The portfolios constructed by both Wealthfront and Betterment are meant to show positive growth over time, but they can experience periods of negative returns depending on when they were funded and how the market has performed since.<\/p>"
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "Does Betterment or Wealthfront Have Better Returns?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": " The returns for each platform depend upon when you invest and which portfolio you choose. It is difficult to compare returns in a head-to-head comparison. In general, digital investment managers have returns that align with those of the ETFs included in the portfolio. More aggressive portfolios at either robo-advisor will have generally higher returns than the more conservative ones, but they also come with more risk.<\/p>"
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