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Robinhood ACAT Bonus: 1% of Taxable Brokerage Assets Transferred w/ No Cap, 2-Year Hold

Offer is back, new deadline is June 28th. Robinhood has brought back their 1% ACAT Transfer bonus of a flat 1% of the transferred amount with no cap. That means a transfer of $10,000 in asset value from an external brokerage account will earn a … [Read the rest]

Merrill Edge + BofA Preferred Rewards = Up to $1,000 ACAT Transfer Bonus, Improved Credit Card Rewards

Updated May 2024. Merrill Edge is the self-directed brokerage arm formed after Bank of America and Merrill Lynch merged together. They are currently offering an increased cash bonus of up to $1,000 for moving "new money" or assets over to them from … [Read the rest]

Vanguard Adds New $100 Account Closure and Outgoing Transfer Fee

Vanguard recently announced some new and/or increased fees for their brokerage accounts. Here is their updated full commission & fee schedule. The following are effective July 1, 2024: Account closure and ACAT outgoing transfer fee: A $100 fee … [Read the rest]

Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card: 60,000 Bonus Points (Worth $900 Toward Travel), $300 Annual Travel Credit, Airport Lounge Access

The "ultra-premium" Chase Sapphire Reserve® is offering an opening incentive of 60,000 Ultimate Rewards points which can be redeemed for at least $900 of travel when you redeem through Chase TravelSM, but can also be used in many other ways which can … [Read the rest]

Evergreen Money “Liquid Treasuries” Review: Checking Account + T-Bill Combo, $250 Bonus

Evergreen Money is a new fintech startup focused on tax-smart money management by Bill Harris, previously CEO of Intuit, PayPal, and Personal Capital (now Empower). Here a short video clip of his Bloomberg TV appearance. They are starting out … [Read the rest]

Savings I Bonds May 2024: 1.30% Fixed Rate, 2.98% Inflation Rate (4.28% Total for First 6 Months)

Update: Savings I Bonds bought from May 1, 2024 through October 31, 2024 will have a fixed rate of 1.30%, for a total composite rate of 4.28% for the first 6 months. The semi-annual inflation rate was 1.48% as predicted (2.96% annually), but the … [Read the rest]

Vanguard Sells All Solo 401(k) Accounts to Ascensus

Vanguard recently announced that they are selling their individual 401(k), multiple-participant SEP, and SIMPLE IRA plan business to Ascensus (press release). They've already updated their small business retirement plan page. One-person SEP IRAs … [Read the rest]

SoFi Invest ACAT Transfer Bonus Promotion: $100 to $10,000, Both New and Existing Accounts

SoFi Invest is offering an increased ACAT transfer bonus up to $10,000 for transferring in new assets. Some of the tiers are double what they used to be, but the minimum holding period was also increased. Valid for both taxable brokerage accounts … [Read the rest]

E-Trade ACAT Transfer Bonus Promotion: $125 to $6,000 for Existing Customers

E-Trade is offering an increased transfer offer for existing E-Trade customers of up to $6,000 for transferring in new assets. This specific offer only applies to non-retirement accounts. You must enroll in the offer first after logging into your … [Read the rest]

Robinhood Gold 2% Match Review: More Details on IRA Transfers and 401k Rollovers

Update January 2025: This promo is back, but at 2% of asset transferred instead of the old 3%. Still a good deal, and many of the details below may be useful. Update May 2024: This promo is now over. I ended up moving over my spouse's IRA as … [Read the rest]

Acorns App Results: How Much Did Folks Earn Rounding Up Spare Change?

If you don't remember, Acorns was a hot app for a little while due to their primary feature of allowing you to automatically "round up" your purchases and invest them into a portfolio of ETFs. So if you made a $10.45 purchase, it would be rounded … [Read the rest]

Walmart Weighted Groceries Class Action Settlement

There is a new class action settlement involving Walmart and weighted groceries. The pertinent details are below. My standard recommendation applies - If you are affected and choose to participate, file a claim now quickly before you forget, and … [Read the rest]