Betterment vs Acorns

Betterment is a great robo-advisor for beginners with low fees, good tools, and tax strategies. How does it compare to Acorns? Read our comparison chart below.

Betterment offers automatic investing starting at an annual fee of 0.25% of your account balance. There is no fee to open an account and no minimum deposit required. All balances get automatic rebalancing, tax loss harvesting, and access to financial experts.

While Acorns is geared towards young investors who have trouble saving. This investment app automatically rounds up and invests your spare change whenever you make a purchase. The service fee starts at $1/month for accounts under $5,000. There is no minimum to open.

Compare Betterment with Acorns, side-by-side. Read on for an in-depth look, including ratings, reviews, pros and cons.

	Betterment	Acorns


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	Benefits and Features
Stock Trading		Part of service fee. No add-on trading fees.
Savings		No
Annual Fee	0.25% for accounts under $100,000; 0.40% for accounts $100,000+	$1/mo for Acorns Lite (taxable account only) $3/mo for Acorns Personal (includes IRA and checking account) $5/mo for Acorns Family (includes investment accounts for kids)
Minimum Deposit	$0	$0
Checking	No-Fee Checking	Yes
Phone Support	Yes	Yes
Live Chat Support	No	No
Email Support	Yes	Yes
Human Advisors	Yes ($100k minimum)	No
Robo Advisor
Assets Under Management	$14 Billion	$1.2 Billion
Tax Loss Harvesting	Yes	No
Goal Tracker	Yes	Yes
Automatic Deposits	Yes	Yes
Online Platform	Yes	Yes
iPhone App	Yes	Yes
Android App	Yes	Yes
Banking		$3/mo for Acorns + Acorns Later + Acorns Spend checking. Free debit card, no minimum balance, no overdraft fees, and unlimited free or fee-reimbursed ATMs nationwide.
Mobile App	Yes	Yes
Single Stock Diversification	No	No
Fractional Shares	Yes	Yes
Taxable Accounts	Yes	Yes
401k Plans	Yes	No
IRA Accounts	Yes	Yes
Roth IRA Accounts	Yes	Yes
SEP IRA Accounts	Yes	Yes
Trust Accounts	Yes	No
529 Plans	No	No
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Annual Fee
Minimum Deposit
Human Advisors
Customer Service
Pros & Cons	Pros: No minimum investment Many customized portfolios Automatically invest extra funds Cons: Limited investment options High fees for large investors	Pros: No minimum investment Invest with spare change Cash-back program Cons: Fees are high for small balances No tax benefits Limited investment options
Bottom Line	Great robo-advisor for beginners with low fees, good tools, and tax strategies... Read full review	Investment app that automatically invests your spare change. Good for young investors to get into the habit... Read full review

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Comments

Olivia Tabor
on April 2019 said about Acorns:
I have both Acorns and Robinhood and even though they each serve a different purpose I don't have the freedom of stock purchase that I really like. I believe Acorns diversifies for my needs more effectively.

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