SmartAsset

SmartAsset

Personal finance resources and advisor marketplace

Overview

SmartAsset provides online personal-finance resources and a national marketplace that connects consumers with fiduciary financial advisors. It offers free educational content, calculators, and tools for topics like retirement, home buying, and taxes, with SmartAsset AMP matching users with up to three suitable advisors using an algorithm. For advisors, the SmartAsset Advisor Marketing Platform delivers client leads, automated marketing campaigns, and tech-enabled communication, funded by a subscription model for referrals and marketing tools. The goal is to help people make informed financial decisions while helping fiduciary advisors grow their client base and assets under management.

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About SmartAsset

Simplify's Rating
Why SmartAsset is rated
C
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Fintech

Financial Services

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$161.5M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • March 2025 AMP surpassed 89,000 referrals, proving advisor demand for paid leads.
  • June 2025 site updates and August 2026 press show active content distribution and relevance.
  • SmartAsset still publishes high-volume tax and retirement tools, sustaining consumer traffic.

What critics are saying

  • The 2022 FDIC letter accused SmartAsset of misleading deposit-insurance statements, harming trust.
  • SmartAsset's Terms force confidential individual arbitration, signaling customer dispute friction.
  • If Google prioritizes AI answers, SmartAsset's content traffic and lead supply collapse by 2027.

What makes SmartAsset unique

  • SmartAsset combines free personal-finance content with advisor matching across mortgages, taxes, retirement.
  • June 2025 FAV Calculator quantifies advisor value, tightening SmartAsset's advisor-sales funnel.
  • AMP uses marketplace traffic to deliver referrals, linking media SEO and lead generation.

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Funding

Total Funding

$161.5M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

8 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series D funding is typically for companies that are already well-established but need more funding to continue their growth. This round is often used to stabilize the company or prepare for an IPO.
Series D Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$77M
$70M
Twilio
$80M
Handshake
$100M
Affirm
$110M
SmartAsset

Benefits

Remote flexibility

Medical, dental, & vision coverage

Life/AD&D insurance

FSA

401K

Equity packages

PTO

Parental leave

EAP

Pet insurance

Home office stipend

Health & wellness stipend

Monthly food delivery stipend

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
The Topeka Capital-Journal
Dec 23rd, 2024
How a financial tech company ranked colleges in Kansas for best value

Washburn University was among Kansas's top 10 "best value colleges," according to SmartAsset, an American financial technology company.

Citywire
Nov 4th, 2024
SmartAsset launches two client prospecting tools

New York City-based RIA referral platform SmartAsset has announced the launch of two tools designed to help advisors monitor the engagement of prospective new clients.

Carolina Coast Online
Aug 30th, 2024
CCC makes top 10 in America's Best Community Colleges study

SmartAsset, a financial technology company, ranked CCC number 9 in the online ranking of America's Best Community Colleges for 2024, according to a press release issued Aug. 29.

Citywire
Aug 13th, 2024
SmartAsset launches marketing platform extension for new advisors

SmartAsset, an RIA referral company that connects individual investors to financial advisors, has launched a new platform aimed at recently-established RIAs.

PennLive
Jul 22nd, 2024
This Pa. county has the 'most purchasing power' in the state

SmartAsset - which is described by its about page as "committed to publishing the most accurate and actionable advice, personalized calculators and education tools to help people navigate life's big personal finance decisions" - annually releases its "Cost of Living Calculator" that allows for people to compare and contrast just that across the United States.

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