Guides › Financial Advisor Fees
Updated October 3, 2026. Quick answer: Betterment Premium is less expensive at $500,000: $3,250 a year, versus $6,250 a year for Fidelity, computed from each firm’s own SEC-filed fee disclosure. See the full side-by-side table below for $250,000, $1 million and $2 million.
What each firm charges, side by side
| Account balance | Betterment Premium (annual fee) | Fidelity (annual fee) |
|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | $1,625 | $3,750 |
| $500,000 | $3,250 | $6,250 |
| $1,000,000 | $6,500 | $11,750 |
| $2,000,000 | $5,000 | $20,750 |
Betterment Premium discloses a tiered schedule starting at 0.65% (Form ADV Part 2A, Betterment Client Brochure (Betterment LLC), 2026-07-31); Fidelity discloses a tiered schedule starting at 1.50% (capped at $6,250) (Fidelity Wealth Services Form ADV Part 2A Brochure (Strategic Advisers LLC), March 30, 2026).
What the fee includes, in each firm’s own words
Betterment Premium (Form ADV Part 2A, Betterment Client Brochure (Betterment LLC), 2026-07-31): “Retail Clients who receive Betterment Premium Services pay a wrap fee of 0.65% of their account balance in annualized fees, which includes Betterment’s 0.25% annualized wrap fee plus 0.40% for access to Premium Services provided by Betterment’s team of financial consultants (subject to the Discount described in Item 5B. below). Betterment waives the 0.40% fee for Premium Services on account balances above $1 million. … A balance of at least $100,000 is required to be eligible to participate in the Betterment Premium plan.”
This produces a real fee cliff where a $1,000,000 account pays more in dollar terms than a $2,000,000 account, that is a direct, disclosed consequence of the waiver threshold, not an error. The dollar figures in the table apply the schedule’s rates to each balance.
Fidelity Wealth Management (Fidelity Wealth Services Form ADV Part 2A Brochure (Strategic Advisers LLC), March 30, 2026): “ANNUAL ADVISORY FEE SCHEDULE FOR PROGRAM ACCOUNTS: Wealth Management and Private Wealth Management. If Average Daily Assets total $500,000 or less: For Average Daily Assets from $0 to $500,000, 1.50% (up to a maximum of $6,250). If Average Daily Assets total more than $500,000: For the first $500,000, 1.25%; for the next $500,000, 1.10%; for the next $1,000,000, 0.90%.”
This is the Gross Advisory Fee; Fidelity applies a Credit Amount that can lower the Net Advisory Fee a client actually pays, which is not quantified in the public schedule.
How this compares
Our benchmark of published adviser fee schedules puts the weighted median annual cost near $2,000 to $2,500 on $250,000 (the benchmark). At $500,000, Betterment Premium runs $3,250 a year and Fidelity runs $6,250 a year: a difference of $3,000 a year at that balance.
Want the full breakdown for either firm on its own? Read the Betterment Premium fee page or the Fidelity fee page for the complete tier table and source citations.
Thinking about leaving one of these firms instead of pricing what you would pay to stay? See what it costs to leave Betterment Premium or what it costs to leave Fidelity, or read the general mechanics of switching financial advisors.
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- Form ADV Part 2A, Betterment Client Brochure (Betterment LLC) (2026-07-31): https://files.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Content/Common/crd_iapd_Brochure.aspx?BRCHR_VRSN_ID=1053566
- SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Betterment LLC (CRD #149117): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/149117
- Fidelity Wealth Services Form ADV Part 2A Brochure (Strategic Advisers LLC) (March 30, 2026): https://www.fidelity.com/bin-public/060_www_fidelity_com/documents/FWS-program-fundamentals.pdf
- SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Strategic Advisers LLC (CRD #104555): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104555
Methodology. This page was built October 3, 2026, re-pairing figures already archived and independently verified for Betterment Premium and Fidelity from each firm’s own SEC-filed disclosure; sources linked above. Nothing here is personalized financial, tax, legal, or investment advice. See our Editorial Policy, Corrections, Affiliate Disclosure, and Disclaimer.