Product News

We're always working to deliver new, innovative financial tools to help you be a better investor. Read about the latest ways we're enhancing our investing features, optimizing our financial advice, and our improving our user experience.

Do More With Our Redesigned Mobile App

Manage your financial life with our completely redesigned mobile app. We took feedback from customers like you and turned our app into a hub for your financial life.

Is Betterment Worth It? Estimating the Added Value of a Robo-Advisor

Based on our estimation, using Betterment’s retirement recommendations could earn you 38.8% more after-tax money in retirement compared to investing on your own.

How to Use Smart Saver for Market Downturns

Market downturns can lead some investors to make hasty decisions with their money. Learn how to use Smart Saver to help manage your downturn decisions more effectively.

Smart Saver Gets Smarter with Cash Analysis

Cash analysis is Betterment’s tool for helping you decide how much extra cash you have to move into Smart Saver.

Smart Saver: A Low-Risk Account for Extra Cash

Providing a clearer answer for what to do with extra cash sitting in your checking and savings accounts: Smart Saver.

Redesigning How You Manage Your Finances at Betterment

Our new design represents a synthesis of a large body of customer feedback. We hope it meets your expectations.

Take on More Control with Flexible Portfolios

You may be an experienced investor who enjoys Betterment but would like to change aspects of our recommended portfolios. Enter Flexible Portfolios.

8 Ways We Advanced Betterment’s Advice in 2017

Here are a few members of the Betterment team to talk about why they're excited about the products you've been part of this year.

Introducing Charitable Giving by Betterment

Starting Giving Tuesday, Betterment customers will be able to donate shares from taxable accounts to charitable organizations.

Understanding Our Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) Portfolio

Betterment is moving the category forward for socially responsible investors by offering an SRI portfolio that is fully diversified and keeps costs low.

Introducing Betterment’s “Better Off” Podcast with Jill Schlesinger

Today, we’re announcing the launch of “Better Off,” a podcast hosted by Jill Schlesinger, CFP®, that tackles controversial money issues—without the jargon.