Wealthfront can close or suspend your account at any time, for any reason, without telling you in advance, and will share your identity and information with law enforcement if requested.
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Your access to the Wealthfront platform can be discontinued without notice, and the company will cooperate with law enforcement information requests about your account activity.
Users and Clients can have their accounts suspended or terminated without prior notice at Wealthfront's sole discretion; for Clients with managed investment portfolios, this creates operational risk around access to account management during any suspension period.
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"We may terminate or suspend your access to Wealthfront, in our sole discretion, at any time for any reason without notice to you. Further, if we believe, in our sole discretion, that a violation of these Terms of Use has occurred, we may take any other corrective action we deem appropriate. We reserve the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms of Use. We may seek to gather information from a user who is suspected of violating these Terms of Use (or from any other user) and you agree to provide us with such information. We will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of anyone posting, publishing, or otherwise making available any User information, emails, or other materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use.Excerpt from Wealthfront's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: For Clients holding managed investment accounts, the ability of the adviser to suspend account access without notice may engage Investment Advisers Act obligations around client notice and the handling of client assets.
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Your access to the Wealthfront platform can be discontinued without notice, and the company will cooperate with law enforcement information requests about your account activity.
Users and Clients can have their accounts suspended or terminated without prior notice at Wealthfront's sole discretion; for Clients with managed investment portfolios, this creates operational risk around access to account management during any suspension period.
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