The chart assumes the hypothetical growth of $100,000 over 30 years with annualized returns of 5% and 8%. The returns and this chart are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual investment returns, trading activity, or performance. The increase of 3% may be achievable by investment advisors who implement best practices and strategies for serving their clients. Specifically: suitable asset allocation using broadly diversified funds / ETFs, cost-effective implementation (expense ratios), rebalancing, behavioral coaching, asset location (allocation of assets between taxable and tax-advantaged accounts), spending strategy (withdrawal order), total-returns versus income investing. A link to the white paper supporting this claim can be found below. Altruist Corp and its affiliates believe that our software and product offerings align with these best practices by either providing features that allow for them (i.e. offering commission-free, low-expense-ratio ETF trading, rebalancing, and tax advantaged accounts) and/or creating efficiencies for investment advisors through streamlined software so that they can spend more time on best practices such as the ones described by Vanguard, listed above.
Source: Vanguard, Putting a value on your value, February 2019