Wealthfront, the Palo Alto-based robo advisor pioneer with about $2.5 billion in assets under management, has dropped one zero from its minimum account balance requirement.
Now, investors will only need $500 to open an online advisory account, as opposed to the previous $5,000 minimum.
"Although $500 can't even purchase one share of Google, now with just $500 you can get exposure to a globally diversified portfolio across multiple asset classes representing thousands of securities, all in a simple, convenient and automated Wealthfront account," wrote Elliot Shmukler, the company's vice president of product and growth, in a blog post.
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