Can Clarity track M1 balances?

Yes. Clarity helps monitor M1 account activity and portfolio impact clearly.

Does M1 data stay connected to net worth?

Yes. M1 balances feed into your broader financial picture.

Who benefits from M1 tracking in Clarity?

Investors who want an account-by-account and whole-portfolio view.

Is it safe to connect M1 to Clarity?

Clarity uses read-only access through trusted providers. Your M1 credentials are never stored on our servers, and all data is protected with bank-level encryption.

Does Clarity track M1 cost basis?

Clarity calculates cost basis for your M1 holdings using FIFO methodology and maintains detailed tax lot records. This simplifies year-end tax reporting and capital gains tracking.

Integration

Investments

Curated

M1 Portfolio Tracker for Full Financial Context

Clarity helps M1 investors connect portfolio behavior to cash flow, liabilities, and household net worth.

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Best fit workflows

Use these workflow guides to understand where this integration fits best inside Clarity.

Spending Analysis

Classify merchant activity, recurring charges, and category trends for daily cash-flow control.

Balance Verification

Validate account balances quickly for underwriting checks, onboarding, and account health workflows.

Loan Underwriting

Support underwriting with account-level cash flow, liabilities, and consistency checks.

Tax Reporting

Generate cost basis reports, capital gains summaries, and transaction exports for tax filing workflows.

Net Worth Tracking

Aggregate account balances across banks, brokerages, exchanges, and wallets into a single net worth timeline.

Why track M1 with Clarity

Link M1 to Clarity and track every position, dividend, and realized gain in one portfolio tracker. Automatic cost-basis calculations — including wash-sale adjustments — mean you always know your true investment performance without juggling spreadsheets.

Clarity consolidates your M1 holdings with bank accounts, crypto wallets, and other brokerages on a single net worth dashboard. Real-time sync keeps your asset allocation current, so you can compare performance against benchmarks and rebalance with confidence.

Tax season gets simpler when M1 data flows into Clarity's built-in tax reporting. Capital gains, losses, and dividend income are organized automatically, giving you a head start on Schedule D and helping you identify tax-loss harvesting opportunities throughout the year.

Investment account visibility

Track M1 balances and performance in one unified dashboard.
Compare M1 portfolio movement against other account types.
See M1 allocation in the context of total net worth.

Integration source

Provider: Curated
Category: Investments
Website: m1.com

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How to connect M1 to Clarity

Step-by-step guide to connect M1 and start tracking in Clarity.

1
Create a Clarity account
Sign up with your email or Google account. No credit card is required to start connecting accounts.
2
Open the Connect page and select your institution
Navigate to the Connect page, search for your bank or brokerage, and select it from the Plaid-powered institution list.
3
Authenticate with your institution
Log in with your institution credentials through Plaid Link. Clarity never sees or stores your banking password.
4
Choose accounts to track and sync
Select checking, savings, credit, or investment accounts. Clarity pulls balances, transactions, and holdings automatically.

What Clarity tracks from M1

Account balances

Current and available balances for checking, savings, credit, and loan accounts.

Transactions

Up to two years of transaction history with merchant names, categories, and amounts.

Investment holdings

Securities, positions, and cost basis for brokerage and retirement accounts.

Investment transactions

Buy, sell, dividend, and transfer activity for the last 2 years.

Liabilities

Credit card, mortgage, and student loan balances with APR and payment details.

Recurring streams

Automatic detection of recurring inflows and outflows like payroll and subscriptions.

Security and privacy for M1

Tokenized access

Clarity connects through Plaid using tokenized access. Your banking credentials are never sent to or stored by Clarity.

Read-only permissions

Plaid connections are read-only. Clarity can view balances and transactions but cannot initiate transfers or payments.

Bank-grade encryption

All data in transit uses TLS 1.2+. Stored tokens and account data are encrypted at rest with AES-256.

Institution-specific details

Connection method: Plaid Link — OAuth or credential-based authentication depending on institution support
Product coverage: Transactions, investments, liabilities, and recurring stream detection where supported.
History depth: Up to two years of transaction history. Investment transactions up to 2 years.
Refresh cadence: Automatic daily syncs with on-demand refresh available from the dashboard.
Reauthentication: Plaid notifies when institution access expires. Clarity surfaces reconnect prompts proactively.