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Willow Wealth

$5,000 multi-asset alternatives platform (formerly Yieldstreet), mostly for accredited investors

Rates verified July 23, 2026View platform
Tracked since2026
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The Bottom Line

Minimum investment
$5,000 (verified Jul 23, 2026). All rates and fees

Key facts

  • Target return: 9-12%
  • Liquidity: Mostly illiquid, 1-5+ year terms

Pros

  • Broadest alternative-asset menu available to individuals
  • Pivot to brand-name institutional managers de-risks the product shelf
  • New leadership (E*TRADE's former CEO) installed May 2025

Cons

  • Settled SEC charges in September 2023 over undisclosed risks in a vessel-deconstruction offering (more than $1.9M in penalties, disgorgement, and interest)
  • $6.2M investor class-action settlement, final court approval February 2025
  • Legacy deals still working out; mostly illiquid 1-5+ year terms

At a glance

Rates verified July 23, 2026
Minimum investment
$5,000
Accreditation
partial
Fees
Embedded fund fees roughly 1-4% by vehicle; Willow 360 advisory fee 1.25% flat plus ~0.175% expenses
Target return
Historically advertised 9-12% target IRRs (platform-reported)
Liquidity
Mostly illiquid, 1-5+ year terms; evergreen funds have periodic redemption windows
Founded
2015

Is it worth it?

~$1,200 a year on $10,000, if the target holds

A $10,000 stake at the platform-reported 12% target would generate roughly $1,200 a year before fees. Returns are not guaranteed: fees, defaults, and illiquidity reduce this, and platform-reported figures are not audited.

What is Willow Wealth?

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Willow Wealth is the platform formerly known as Yieldstreet, rebranded on October 22, 2025. It offers one account across private credit, real estate, legal finance, and art, and its current shelf leans on institutional evergreen funds from managers such as Carlyle, Goldman Sachs AM, and StepStone. Its legacy Yieldstreet record includes a settled SEC enforcement action and a class-action settlement, described below. Typical fund minimums start at $5,000; the Carlyle, Goldman Sachs AM, and StepStone private credit funds (about $11.7B combined) require $10,000; Willow 360 managed portfolios require $25,000 (taxable) and charge a 1.25% flat advisory fee plus roughly 0.175% expenses. Embedded fund fees run roughly 1-4% depending on vehicle. The platform historically advertised 9-12% target IRRs (platform-reported). Most offerings require accreditation; the Alternative Income Fund (formerly Prism) was the non-accredited route. Terms run 1-5+ years and are mostly illiquid; evergreen funds have periodic redemption windows. Founded in 2015, with over $6B cumulatively invested and 500k+ members (platform-reported). In September 2023, YieldStreet Inc. and its adviser subsidiary YieldStreet Management settled SEC charges that they failed to disclose material risk information to investors in a $14.5 million vessel-deconstruction offering; without admitting or denying the findings, they agreed to pay more than $1.9 million in penalties, disgorgement, and interest ([SEC](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023-175)). Separately, in February 2025 the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered final judgment approving a $6.2 million class-action settlement with Yieldstreet investors ([Tecku v. YieldStreet, No. 1:20-cv-07327](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18420272/tecku-v-yieldstreet-inc/)). The pivot under E*TRADE's former CEO Mitch Caplan (installed May 2025) toward brand-name institutional managers de-risks the product shelf, but legacy deals are still working out.

Key details

One account across private credit, real estate, legal finance, and artInstitutional evergreen funds from Carlyle, Goldman Sachs AM, and StepStone (~$11.7B combined)Willow 360 managed portfoliosIRA supportEvergreen funds with periodic redemption windows

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Willow Wealth FAQ

What is the minimum investment on Willow Wealth?

$5,000 is the typical fund minimum. The Carlyle, Goldman Sachs AM, and StepStone private credit funds require $10,000, and Willow 360 managed portfolios require $25,000 for taxable accounts.

Is accreditation required on Willow Wealth?

Yes for most offerings. The Alternative Income Fund (formerly Prism) was the platform's non-accredited route.

What are the risks of investing on Willow Wealth?

Most terms are illiquid for 1-5+ years, embedded fund fees run roughly 1-4%, and legacy Yieldstreet deals are still working out. The platform also has a regulatory and legal record: in September 2023 YieldStreet settled SEC charges over undisclosed risks in a $14.5 million vessel-deconstruction offering, paying more than $1.9 million in penalties, disgorgement, and interest without admitting or denying the findings (SEC), and in February 2025 a federal court approved a $6.2 million class-action settlement with Yieldstreet investors (court docket).

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