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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.

Thanks to Community Member rrampras for posting this deal.

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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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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.

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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 05:01 AM
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coloradoman_in_socalNov 04, 2022 05:01 AM
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Quote from newbharry :
Bro.. I got the cash out last year. I work in mortgage industry. Yeh rates are at like 8% for cash out these days.
Bro. Then don't tell people here to consider. There's nothing to consider with the markets being what they are, other than where to park your money and definitely not borrowing any if you can avoid it.

A hot shot finance guy such as yourself should consider that.
Nov 04, 2022 05:02 AM
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steeduhh46gtNov 04, 2022 05:02 AM
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Quote from dmdvfl :
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.
I hope it does. Power to those that saved
Nov 04, 2022 05:04 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 05:04 AM
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Quote from coloradoman_in_socal :
Bro. Then don't tell people here to consider. There's nothing to consider with the markets being what they are, other than where to park your money and definitely not borrowing any if you can avoid it.

A hot shot finance guy such as yourself should consider that.
I'm not asking people to refi now. I'm telling you where the one million + came from.. and how 4% savings account rate literally means the fed is buying our /your house.. and millions of ppl who refied..

There's an article in wsj that says the fed is shooting themselves in the foot by raising rates and central bank is actually losing money paying back mbs.
Nov 04, 2022 05:05 AM
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zablonNov 04, 2022 05:05 AM
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Quote from newbharry :
Marcus has it at 3.60%

Feel free to message me if you want
Where are you seeing this?
Nov 04, 2022 05:06 AM
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VNlilMANNov 04, 2022 05:06 AM
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Quote from d4dev :
Yes, most brokerages allow the purchase of t-bills and t-bonds without any fee. You can buy them from treasury direct too, but buying from brokerage gives you the option to sell them in secondary market before maturity. Hope this helps.
I've bought through treasury but never brokerage. Seems like brokerages minimums are $100k, does this sound about right? Is $1000 too small? I know treasurydirect.gov allows $25
Nov 04, 2022 05:12 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 05:12 AM
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Quote from zablon :
Where are you seeing this?
Sent you the method of how to get to 3.6% in private message. It takes a bit of front work on your end but then you sit back and relax and not have to keep opening savings account and change bank
Nov 04, 2022 05:14 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 05:14 AM
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Quote from steeduhh46gt :
I hope it does. Power to those that saved
I agree.

I remember during the stimulus check time.. ppl were rushing to buy overpriced playstation 5 and Xbox. Had a guy who said I just got my stimmie and I need this Xbox... I was like ok thank you.

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Nov 04, 2022 05:15 AM
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drsa78Nov 04, 2022 05:15 AM
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Quote from newbharry :
Sent you the method of how to get to 3.6% in private message. It takes a bit of front work on your end but then you sit back and relax and not have to keep opening savings account and change bank
How? I guess with referrals one can, but is there any other way?
Nov 04, 2022 05:17 AM
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Huntsman000Nov 04, 2022 05:17 AM
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Quote from newbharry :
Sent you the method of how to get to 3.6% in private message. It takes a bit of front work on your end but then you sit back and relax and not have to keep opening savings account and change bank
Can you let me know how as well
Nov 04, 2022 05:17 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 05:17 AM
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Quote from steeduhh46gt :
I hope it does. Power to those that saved
To be honest.. now if the time to keep your savings. The bad has begun but the worst has yet to come.

From FOMC yesterday..Jerome wants us to not just focus on how much the rate will increase the next time.. but how high it CAN go and how LONG it will stay high. I think he's hinting that this is going to go on for awhile and "soft landing" may sound more like "abort abort"
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Nov 04, 2022 05:22 AM
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Mfortuna1975Nov 04, 2022 05:22 AM
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Not sure if this is worth anything but Varo bank offers 5% upto $5k and then 2% anything on top of that. I only have $5k saved there and then do my regular savings at 2.5% but maybe this might be where I transfer my other savings.
Nov 04, 2022 05:25 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 05:25 AM
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Quote from Huntsman000 :
Can you let me know how as well

Step 1: AARP .. just sign up. Some places give you Cashback so you might even make money signing up for AARP. Chase credit card gives you Cashback on Chase offers for AARP. Ymmv.
AARP gets you that .1%

Step 2: if you have Marcus already.. start referring your friends and family. Each referral gives you 3 months of that 1% bump. However it also gives your friends and family that 1% bump putting them at one of the highest rate possible. I'm at max (5 ref) which means it's 1.25 year of that 1% .

Assume you get referred and you refer 5 people, you would be getting 1% bump + market rate until 2024.. I mean 2024 we would be in a different world by then.. hopefully

Step 3.. Marcus will keep raising the base rate every month. Sometimes twice a month. That 1% sticks though.
Last edited by newbharry November 3, 2022 at 11:54 PM.
Nov 04, 2022 05:37 AM
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JMBauer74Nov 04, 2022 05:37 AM
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3.5% APY is a joke.
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Nov 04, 2022 05:39 AM
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newbharryNov 04, 2022 05:39 AM
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Quote from JMBauer74 :
3.5% APY is a joke.

I think some people have car loans at 0.9%, mortgage at 1.9% , business loans (ppp) at 0% .. that's the real joke

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Nov 04, 2022 05:44 AM
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Danny_EyeNov 04, 2022 05:44 AM
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Quote from holysocks :
if you're poor and have less than ~$10k, Tmobile money offers 4% on the first $3000 and 2.25% on the rest
I don't know why you have to say it like that

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