# Wealthfront: refer a friend

Canonical: https://dealaka.com/referrals/wealthfront-refer-a-friend

This is what an EXISTING customer earns for referring someone. For what a new customer gets for opening the account, see the offer entry linked below.

- Status: live
- Referrer earns: Up to $781 in total, NOT per referral
- Referred person earns: Up to $781
- Cap: $1,000 per rolling 12 months, per person
- Cap scope: per person
- Requirement: Open and fund an eligible account through the link
- Tax form: None published
- Link sharing: The terms do not say
- Institution: Wealthfront
- Verified: Jul 21, 2026 against wealthfront.com
- New-customer offer: https://dealaka.com/offers/wealthfront-platform-referral
- Note: Dealaka links only the issuer's own program page and takes no share of any referral reward.

## Summary
Wealthfront is the exception in this set: the headline figure is a lifetime total, not a rate per referral. Its terms state that a referrer cannot earn multiple deposit matches by referring multiple people, so the $500 match is once ever. Only the APY boost repeats, and even then it extends the duration rather than raising the rate.

## How the referrer gets their link
Open the Rewards Hub in the Wealthfront app or website and use the Share referral link button for this promotion.

- Share your referral link

## Tax treatment
Wealthfront names no tax form. Its terms say only that all applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of the recipient.

## When it pays
The APY boost starts within 24 hours. The deposit match pays in four quarterly installments.

## Fine print that matters
- This does not pay per referral. Wealthfront's terms state you cannot earn multiple deposit matches as a referrer by referring multiple new clients.
- The maximum stated values are a $281.25 APY boost and a $500 deposit match, for a combined ceiling of $781.25 if you qualify for both.
- Referring more people extends the boost duration rather than increasing the rate. Your APY is never raised by more than 0.75% at once, and total boost duration is capped at 6 months across all promotions.
- The overall limit is $1,000 of total reward value per person on a rolling 12 months. The body of the terms words it as cannot equal or exceed $1,000.
- The APY boost applies to a maximum aggregate balance of $150,000, and the deposit match to $100,000 of net deposits at 0.50%.
- Wealthfront's published terms do not address where you may share your link. They do require you to authorize Wealthfront to disclose to anyone you refer that you are a client and may be compensated.
- Wealthfront Advisers is a registered investment adviser, and participants represent that they are not engaged in the investment advisory or brokerage business and will comply with any securities laws that apply.

## Sources
- wealthfront.com promotional programs terms <https://www.wealthfront.com/promotional-terms> (checked Jul 21, 2026)
- wealthfront.com cash boost promotion page <https://www.wealthfront.com/cash/boost> (checked Jul 21, 2026)

_This entry is reference information, not financial or tax advice. Referral terms change without notice and the figure shown to you may differ from the one shown to someone else. Confirm on the issuer's own page._