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frontpagerrampras posted Nov 03, 2022 05:40 PM
frontpagerrampras posted Nov 03, 2022 05:40 PM

Upgrade Premier Savings Accounts:

($1,000 Minimum Deposit)

3.5% APY

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Upgrade is offering 3.5% APY when you open a Premier Savings Account with minimum $1,000 deposit.

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  • About this deal:
    • Rates are subject to change.
    • No monthly account fees or transfer fees
    • Online transfers to and from other banks
      • Same-day transfers of $100,000 or less to / from other banks
    • FDIC insured up to $250,000 through Cross River Bank, Member FDIC
  • About Upgrade:
    • For more info about Upgrade, click here.
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion. -StrawMan86

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Upgrade is offering 3.5% APY when you open a Premier Savings Account with minimum $1,000 deposit.

Thanks to Community Member rrampras for posting this deal.

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Rates are subject to change.
    • No monthly account fees or transfer fees
    • Online transfers to and from other banks
      • Same-day transfers of $100,000 or less to / from other banks
    • FDIC insured up to $250,000 through Cross River Bank, Member FDIC
  • About Upgrade:
    • For more info about Upgrade, click here.
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion. -StrawMan86

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ImaPuppy
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Unfortunately that's not how it works. Savings account rates (and other interest-bearing products) are based on various dated bond yields as well as interest rates they charge clients for loan products (which are correlated). These don't magically change based on what the Fed does, but on what they're expected to do. The 75bps rate hike was already priced into bond yields (taking yield curve flattening aside). What wasn't priced in, and why savings rates are higher now than they were, say, a year or two ago, is precisely the divergence from expectation at that time: The Fed guidance indicated fewer hikes of less amounts (0-25bps) and have exceeded that..but that was only really known over the last few months as they consistently shift guidance, or the "target rate" via a dot plot.

The point I'm making is, if the Fed meets expectations (currently 50bps-50bps-25bps-pause) over the next 4 meetings, the rates will theoretically stay where they are.

To use a real-world example, it's the same reason why mortgage rates have been rising gradually and why they didn't suddenly rise 75bps yesterday or today upon the Fed hike announcement. It's because it was already priced in.

Edit: Note, I'm leaving quite a bit of nuance and detail out of this and am not picking on you in particular. I just see quite a bit of misunderstanding about how consumer interest rate products react to Fed overnight rate hikes and when.

Source: Work in finance
James Mason
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Just wait a little bit. The Feds raised the rate yesterday, These CD, savings, etc. rates will go up.
badger1440
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Discover just went up to 2.75% and still time to grab off up to $450 bonus

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Nov 04, 2022 04:27 AM
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coloradoman_in_socalNov 04, 2022 04:27 AM
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Quote from cheapguy2020 :
No it's not, it's 2.50 🙄
Dude's trying to spread his referral codes
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Nov 04, 2022 04:28 AM
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leecm
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Nov 04, 2022 04:28 AM
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I have had a Discover savings account for the past several years, but I'm considering opening up a Capital One or other 3+% account if Discover doesn't raise their rates more after this most recent rate hike.
Nov 04, 2022 04:30 AM
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bushhhNov 04, 2022 04:30 AM
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So I never really understood how interest rates in savings work. How long is the 3.5% rate guaranteed? can it go up or down at any time?
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Nov 04, 2022 04:32 AM
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ImaPuppyNov 04, 2022 04:32 AM
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Quote from bushhh :
So I never really understood how interest rates in savings work. How long is the 3.5% rate guaranteed? can it go up or down at any time?
It can change at any time.

For something more concrete look into CDs or better yet, T-bills (4w to 52w bonds)
Nov 04, 2022 04:42 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 04:42 AM
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Quote from blahbooboo2 :
Serves you right banking with GS Smilie
Marcus is at 3.6% for me.. use AARP + referrals...
Last edited by newbharry November 3, 2022 at 10:49 PM.
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Nov 04, 2022 04:42 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 04:42 AM
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Quote from coloradoman_in_socal :
Dude's trying to spread his referral codes
I'm maxed out already..
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Nov 04, 2022 04:45 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 04:45 AM
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Quote from BackFromTheDead21 :
Not for a high yield checking account. Apples and oranges.
High yield savings account then. Do you really need another checking
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Nov 04, 2022 04:48 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 04:48 AM
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Quote from coloradoman_in_socal :
Dude's trying to spread his referral codes
Btw the max is 1 million. I tried higher and it won't let me. + 3 beneficiaries to make sure FDIC.

5 referrals maxed out already.. 1.5 year with that 1% bump.
Nov 04, 2022 04:48 AM
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coloradoman_in_socalNov 04, 2022 04:48 AM
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Quote from newbharry :
I'm maxed out already..
I thought referrals are an extra 1% per on top of the going rate.
Nov 04, 2022 04:51 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 04:51 AM
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Quote from coloradoman_in_socal :
I thought referrals are an extra 1% per on top of the going rate.
1% for 3 months. 5 referrals max which means 1.25 year is 1% bump.

Getting referred gets 3 months. Total = 1.5 year of 1% bump + their current 2.5% rate. They keep raising rates every month.. around 3rd week of each month. So by the time wealth front and sofi gets to 3.5, this Marcus for me would be at 4.0 or 4.125%

Consider 1 million cash out refi at 2.5%>> Jerome Powell is paying for our house.


Like I said I don't need to "spread my code". My wife and I have spread 10 codes on Chinese social media easily. They've got couple million ppl who would love to stash USD here .

I do have friends whom I didn't refer that I'd love to help them (they are current Marcus clients) who may have some codes to spread around. The referral program ends November anyway.


Might hop on the cap one 1k for 100k when I'm done with the 1000 for 100k at sofi in Nov 30th.

Hopefully by then the market bottoms and we can deploy cash
Last edited by newbharry November 3, 2022 at 10:58 PM.
Nov 04, 2022 04:53 AM
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dmdvflNov 04, 2022 04:53 AM
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Wow, have not seen bank interest rate above 4% for over a decade. I hope the current inflation will not push the interest rate above 10% like in the 80's.
Nov 04, 2022 04:53 AM
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coloradoman_in_socalNov 04, 2022 04:53 AM
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Quote from newbharry :
1% for 3 months. 5 referrals max which means 1.25 year is 1% bump.

Getting referred gets 3 months. Total = 1.5 year of 1% bump + their current 2.5% rate. They keep raising rates every month.. around 3rd week. So by the time wealth front and sofi gets to 3.5, this Marcus for me would be at 4.0 or 4.125%

Consider 1 million cash out refi at 2.5%>> Jerome Powell is paying for our house.
Lol right, like you could get a 2.25% refi right now with the benchmark rate this high.
Nov 04, 2022 04:55 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 04:55 AM
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Quote from coloradoman_in_socal :
Lol right, like you could get a 2.25% refi right now with the benchmark rate this high.
Bro.. I got the cash out last year. I work in mortgage industry. Yeh rates are at like 8% for cash out these days.
Nov 04, 2022 04:56 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 04:56 AM
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And even more.. borrowed money from overseas (in other currencies). Now the UsD vs twd and RMB is so strong , you make money on currency exchange AND the borrowed rate in Taiwan for UsD was 1.5% last year lol

1 usd was 27 twd, now it's 32... Just currency alone is 10%+ gain.

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Nov 04, 2022 05:01 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 05:01 AM
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Quote from coloradoman_in_socal :
Lol right, like you could get a 2.25% refi right now with the benchmark rate this high.
2.5% for 30 years fixed .. December 2021 cash out refi!

Free money.. last train.. I remember rates shot up after new years eve.

Was trying to get a guy to lock in rates and he ghosted me. His loss..

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