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How should I pick a Daffy investment portfolio?
How should I pick a Daffy investment portfolio?
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Updated over 4 months ago

A Portfolio for Every Member

As a Daffy member, you put money aside for charities and causes that you believe in. Your money can be invested tax-free, giving your contributions the opportunity to grow over time. Our various investment options allow you to match your investment goals, risk tolerance, and giving timeline. Choose from one of our many pre-approved, expertly crafted portfolios, or request a custom portfolio.

Pre-approved portfolios include Conservative, Standard, and ESG options consisting of high-quality, low-cost index funds managed by some of the most trustworthy providers in the industry: Vanguard, Schwab, and BlackRock. Additionally, our Crypto portfolios feature pure crypto coins at Coinbase and diversified options from Bitwise.

Custom portfolios empower you to personalize your allocation from over 460 ETFs supported by our platform. Daffy members can propose a portfolio of up to 10 ETFs, generating over 100 quintillion possible ways to tailor your fund to your specific giving plan.

Unlike many donor-advised funds, Daffy doesn’t charge an additional management fee for these investment portfolios.

Conservative

Conservative portfolios are ideal for members who regularly contribute and donate from their fund, prioritizing capital preservation over long-term returns. These portfolios consist of cash, treasury, and bond funds from reputable providers such as Dreyfus, Goldman Sachs, iShares, Bloomberg, Vanguard, and Schwab.


Standard

For members seeking the best risk-adjusted returns net of fees, our Standard portfolios offer low-cost, globally diversified equity and bond index funds from Vanguard, a trusted industry leader.

ESG

ESG portfolios are ideal for members who want to incorporate sustainable investing into their strategy, focusing on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. These portfolios feature low-cost, globally diversified equity and bond funds from iShares by BlackRock, chosen for both traditional risk and return measures as well as ESG standards.


Crypto

For members who believe in crypto as the future of finance and are willing to embrace more risk, you can choose one of the diversified portfolios from Bitwise, encompassing stocks, bonds, and crypto, or go all-in with a pure crypto portfolio through Coinbase, featuring a Bitcoin/Ethereum split or a single coin option.


Custom

You can tailor your portfolio to match your unique giving goals and maximize your charitable impact. With hundreds of low-cost ETFs from reputable providers like Vanguard, iShares, Fidelity, and Bitwise, you can propose a custom portfolio for your Daffy fund with up to 10 different ETFs.


Expense Ratios

Our investment portfolios have standard expense ratios that are charged by the investment products themselves. You can find these expense ratios in the parentheses next to the ticker symbol.

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