by Wealth Optimiser Fanatic | Nov 16, 2025 | Investing & Wealth
★★★★☆ (inferred) 3.8/5 Stash is the training wheels you pay $3-9/month to rent—perfect for absolute beginners who need hand-holding to start investing but expensive if you never learn to ride without them. Start Building Wealth with Stash → 15+ hours of research |...
by Wealth Optimiser Fanatic | Nov 1, 2025 | Investing & Wealth
★★★★☆ 4.2/5 Acorns is expensive training wheels that become competitive at scale—best for chronic non-savers with $1,000+ balances or high-balance users where flat fee beats percentage competitors. Start Building Wealth with Acorns → 19+ hours of research | 3,500+...
by Wealth Optimiser Fanatic | Sep 21, 2025 | Investing & Wealth
★★★★☆ 3.6/5 M1 Finance gives you set-it-and-forget-it automated portfolio management (pie-based rebalancing + fractional shares) with no commissions — but operational weaknesses (slow support and occasional account freezes) make it suitable only for long-term...
by Wealth Optimiser Fanatic | Aug 16, 2025 | Investing & Wealth
★★★★☆ 3.8/5 Stash charges $3–$9/month ($36–$108/year); good for beginners but costly for small balances. Start Building Wealth with Stash → 15+ hours of research | 4,527 user reviews analyzed The Bottom Line I spent 15+ hours analyzing Stash so you don’t have...
