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How are your investments protected?

A clear guide to SIPC insurance coverage

Updated this week

When you open a Wealth account, your investments are protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). SIPC safeguards the actual securities held in your account, such as stocks and ETFs, in the rare event that your brokerage firm fails, but it does not protect against market losses or investment performance fluctuations.

What SIPC insurance covers?

  • Up to $500,000 per account

  • Protection applies in the event of broker-dealer insolvency

  • Protection doesn't apply in the event of losses due to market fluctuations

What is the additional protection with DolarApp?

Our brokerage partner, Alpaca Securities, offers additional insurance via providers at Lloyd’s of London, which provides:

  • Coverage up to $30 million per account

  • Aggregate limit of $150 million across all accounts

  • Again, protection applies in the event of broker-dealer insolvency

To better understand SIPC’s coverage and limits, explore:

Need help? Contact us via the in-app support chat or email help@dolarapp.com.

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