Last fall I met Jon Stein, the founder of Betterment at Finovate East. A few weeks ago I met with Jon to talk about Betterment. Initially I thought it was a dashboard for all your investments similar to Mint, but Jon explained that Betterment is more than that. It is an investment portfolio that any [...]
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Hedgeable
June 9th, 2011 
Nichelle Hedgeable is a financial planning tool to help guide investors with IRAs, 401k and other taxable investment accounts. They offer free consultation which can be a good way to start thinking about your investment options.
Why You Have Both A 401k And An IRA
May 10th, 2011 Nichelle Mint.com has great advice on why you should have both a 401K and an IRA for your retirement. One good reason is that you can diversify taxwise.
Take Five: Betterment, Tax Credits and More
April 4th, 2011 Nichelle Betterment is one of the start-ups that presented at Finovate that I really liked. The New York Daily News talked to Betterment founder Jon Stein about how Betterment makes investing easy. Hospitality is their specialty: Accion is a nonprofit microlender that has seeded small businesses in the food, beverage and hospitality business. The New York [...]
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1 Comment »Startup Advice in Three Words.
January 18th, 2010 Nichelle Startup entrepreneurs are known for being quick and agile, and here’s a great post on quick start-up advice in three words. Here’s one I created: Be Consistently Great. You can read all of them on the blog, On Startups, but I posted a few here: Startup Triplets: Startup Advice In Exactly Three Words 1. Watch your cash. [...]
