Stash: Investing made easy

Name: Stash: Investing made easy
Author: Stash Financial

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Stash: Investing made easy with managed portfolios

By Mei-Lin Chua

Contributing editor, apps and storefronts

Diversified portfolios built and managed by experts
Smart Portfolio: automated investing with expert advice
Automatic rebalancing aimed at your goals
Personalized guidance alongside your portfolio
Goals listed: retirement, a safety net, or a first investment

What Stash is and who it is for

Stash is an investing app from Stash Financial. The listing says the company is a Registered Investment Advisor and that it acts in the user's best interest. The app is pitched at people who are not wealthy but want the kind of long-term, professionally managed approach usually reserved for higher-net-worth clients.

The listing names three situations it is built for: saving for retirement, building a cushion for the future, and making a first investment. Each one is handled through the same managed portfolio rather than through separate products.

Smart Portfolio and expert-managed investing

Smart Portfolio is the feature the listing leads with. Stash builds a diversified portfolio and manages it on the user's behalf, so the user does not choose individual holdings. The listing describes the aim as building wealth over time rather than trading in response to short-term market moves.

The portfolio is described as automated. The developer says it is managed by its experts, and the user's role is to fund it and follow the results.

Rebalancing and optimizing toward your goals

According to the listing, Stash rebalances the portfolio automatically and optimizes it against the goals the user has set. Rebalancing means shifting holdings back toward their target mix as their values drift apart over time.

The listing describes this as a way to stay on track without watching the markets day to day. It does not describe how often rebalancing happens or what triggers it.

Personalized guidance and the advisor role

Alongside the managed portfolio, the listing says Stash offers personalized guidance. It does not say what form that guidance takes, so the exact scope is not described here.

The Registered Investment Advisor status is the basis for the advice side of the app. Under that status, the listing says the company is obliged to act in the client's best interest.