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M1 Finance
Free investing platform with automated portfolio management
What is M1 Finance?
M1 Finance combines the best of robo-advisors and traditional brokerages. Build a custom portfolio or choose from expert-created pies, then let M1 handle the rebalancing automatically. No trading fees or management fees.
Key Features
Fractional shares
Automated rebalancing
Custom portfolios
Expert pies
Retirement accounts
Borrowing against portfolio
Cash management
Pros & Cons
Pros
- No trading fees
- Automated investing
- Fractional shares
- High-yield cash account
- Flexible portfolios
Cons
- Limited trading windows
- No tax-loss harvesting in free tier
- Learning curve
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