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Investment Risk Disclaimer — No Guaranteed Returns

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What it is

Acorns explicitly states that investing through their platform can lose you money, and they make no promise about returns or performance.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This disclaimer allocates investment risk to the user and defines the scope of Acorns' performance obligations as limited to service provision rather than outcome guarantees. The provision establishes the baseline understanding that investment outcomes depend on market conditions rather than platform performance.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

All investment risk is borne solely by you as the user — Acorns takes no responsibility for losses, and this disclaimer may limit your ability to claim damages from investment losses in any arbitration or legal proceeding.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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INVESTING INVOLVES RISK. THE VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT WILL FLUCTUATE AND CAN GO DOWN AS WELL AS UP. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. ACORNS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE A PARTICULAR LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OR THAT YOU WILL NOT LOSE THE MONEY YOU INVEST.

— Excerpt from Acorns's Acorns Terms of Service

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Investment risk disclaimers are required under SEC and FINRA regulations for registered investment advisers (Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Rule 206(4)-1 advertising rules) and broker-dealers (FINRA Rule 2210 on communications with the public). The SEC's Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI, 17 C.F.R. § 240.15l-1) requires broker-dealers to act in customers' best interests, which may interact with a broad risk disclaimer that disclaims all performance responsibility. (2)

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Applicable agencies

  • SEC
    The SEC regulates investment risk disclosures and performance representations by registered investment advisers and broker-dealers under the Investment Advisers Act and FINRA rules.
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Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Acorns Terms of Service
Entity
Acorns
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
April 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002887
Document ID
CA-D-00171
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
April 18, 2026 10:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Acorns
Document: Acorns Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-002887
Captured: 2026-04-18 10:31:41 UTC
SHA-256: 3556a6294c711a9f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/acorns/acorns-terms-of-service/investment-risk-disclaimer-no-guaranteed-returns/
Accessed: June 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Acorns's Investment Risk Disclaimer — No Guaranteed Returns clause do?

This disclaimer allocates investment risk to the user and defines the scope of Acorns' performance obligations as limited to service provision rather than outcome guarantees. The provision establishes the baseline understanding that investment outcomes depend on market conditions rather than platform performance.

How does this clause affect you?

All investment risk is borne solely by you as the user — Acorns takes no responsibility for losses, and this disclaimer may limit your ability to claim damages from investment losses in any arbitration or legal proceeding.

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