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Investing Editor & Reviewer
Priya Nair
CFP®; former financial advisor and portfolio analyst
Priya is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ who spent years building portfolios for real households before moving into financial journalism. She reviews brokerages, robo-advisors, and retirement accounts with a planner's eye — fees compound, defaults matter, and the "best" platform is the one you will actually stick with. She also serves as money8020's accuracy reviewer for mortgages and investing content.
What Priya covers
Reviews by Priya (17)
Betterment
Betterment
A 0.25% annual management fee with no account minimum — automated investing for hands-off savers.
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
$0 online stock and ETF trades, $0.65 per options contract, with no account minimum.
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity HSA
A no-fee health savings account you can invest with $0 commissions and a 3.37% cash yield.
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity
$0 commissions on US stocks, ETFs, and options, with no account minimum.
Charles Schwab
Schwab Intelligent Portfolios
No advisory fee, but a $5,000 minimum and a required cash allocation.
Charles Schwab
Schwab Prime Advantage Money Fund (SWVXX)
A 3.47% 7-day yield with no minimum investment — Schwab's flagship prime money fund.
Vanguard
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund (VMFXX)
A 3.56% 7-day SEC yield with a rock-bottom 0.11% expense ratio — Vanguard's default cash fund.
Wealthfront
Wealthfront
A flat 0.25% advisory fee and a $500 minimum, with strong automated tax-loss harvesting.
Bank of America
Bank of America HSA
A bank-backed HSA with Merrill investing above $1,000.
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund (SPAXX)
A 3.43% 7-day yield government money market fund, per the issuer.
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Money Market Fund (SPRXX)
A 3.48% 7-day yield prime money market fund, per the issuer.
HealthEquity
HealthEquity HSA
A large employer-focused HSA custodian with strong service.
Fact-checked by Priya (164)
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