<![CDATA[Mint.com's Plans For Portfolio Recommendations - Consumerist Comments]]> <![CDATA[Mint.com's Plans For Portfolio Recommendations - Consumerist Comments]]> <![CDATA[Mint.com's Plans For Portfolio Recommendations]]> @facted: Given Mint's track record of not responding technically to technical questions, I wouldn't take their word for it. Yodlee has access to personal data, why would Mint not? You can potentially get this at other sites that use Yodlee.

dalejo

]]> <![CDATA[Mint.com's Plans For Portfolio Recommendations]]> @dalejo: Your monetary transactions are available. However, your identifiable personal information is not avialable. All of your personal information is stored on Yoddle and Yoddle takes care of passing the data.

For more info: [forums.mint.com]

facted

]]> <![CDATA[Mint.com's Plans For Portfolio Recommendations]]> @facted: But all your data and identifiable personal information is visible to Mint since they obviously use that data to make their recommendations.

I definitely don't get why Gawker falls all over themselves on this site - how about some full disclosure?

dalejo

]]> <![CDATA[Mint.com's Plans For Portfolio Recommendations]]> @Corydon: Also, mint doesn't store your login and passwords at all. That info is stored by Yoddle, which is the backend that is used by many banks including Bank of America.

facted

]]> <![CDATA[Mint.com's Plans For Portfolio Recommendations]]> @Dave-O: Can't you mark them as educational? As you're learning how to fly.

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]]> <![CDATA[Mint.com's Plans For Portfolio Recommendations]]> Investment tracking is all well and good, but when are they going to let us make our own personalized categories. It seems like an easy and obvious and very helpfull feature. And I just feel silly marking my piloting lessons as "Veterinary" expenses to keep them seperate from air travel expenses.

Ok, I'm done ranting.

Dave-O

]]> <![CDATA[Mint.com's Plans For Portfolio Recommendations]]> @Corydon: Mint makes their money off recommendations. For example, they could recommend that you switch from AT&T to Verizon to save a little on your wireless bill, and if you make the switch, they get a commission. Now, with the investing part, they'll be able to make those same commissions if you move your 401k or IRA or other investments to a different brokerage house.

B

]]> <![CDATA[Mint.com's Plans For Portfolio Recommendations]]> Um...am I the only one who's a bit concerned about providing full and complete access to all of your financial information to some website?

Is this really wise? Where are they making their money if the site is "free"?

And if this hasn't been thoroughly checked out, why is the Consumerist shilling for them?

Corydon

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