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Edited July 30, 2023
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NEW!!! Starting July 31st Standard APY is going up 4.75% that means whoever got in will get 5.5% APY after the boost!
Betterment 5.25% cash reserve account:
https://www.betterment.com/affili...tner-offer
Open your first account and get an extra 0.75% APY for the rest of the year with a qualifying deposit. The current APY is 4.5% for existing customers. New customers get a 0.75% boost on top of that till Dec. 31, 2023. This means before the end of the year if their rate increases, whoever signs up now will get more than 5.25% APY.
Terms and Conditions
If you are a new Betterment client (i.e., you do not have an existing Betterment account), to qualify for an APY boost on your funds held in Betterment Cash Reserve, you must fulfill the offer by clicking on the signup link on the Betterment website, opening an individual or joint Cash Reserve account, and then completing a deposit into the Cash Reserve account within 14 days of opening it (a "qualifying deposit"), inclusive of the required settlement time (typically 2-3 business days).
If you make a qualifying deposit, your Cash Reserve rate will be increased by 0.75% on top of the current standard Cash Reserve rate of 4.50% ("promotional rate") from the date of your initial deposit to your Cash Reserve account through December 31, 2023 (the "promotional period"). Please note that the Cash Reserve APY is variable and only applies to Cash Reserve accounts or goals set to hold cash, not investments. At the end of the promotional period, your interest rate will return to the standard Cash Reserve rate at that time. APY is variable and is subject to change, including the boosted rate offered in this promotion. If you elect to exclude Cash Reserve deposits from one or more participating Program Banks, Betterment is unable to guarantee you will receive the promotional rate regardless of whether you have made a qualifying deposit.
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Got the 26 wk.
I would prefer 5.25
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No wonder lots of people are moving there and from CA too. Have you ever wondered why? Also FL isn't just Miami it's a huge state
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If you open up a brand new account at Betterment during this promo and wire transfer your whole $50,000 to this new account, you'll earn a bonus 0.75% for your first year (5.25%) before it goes back down to the standard rate.
5.25% on $50,000 is $2,689… so that's an extra $392 you'll make on that $50,000. Is it worth opening a brand new account and then wiring your life savings of $50,000 over to make a grand total of extra $392 over the course of a full year?
Maybe. Depends on how much your time is worth and how much your weight the risk of something going wrong and falling through cracks transferring all your wealth around.
The reason why he mentions "if you had $100k", is that extra 0.75% for the first year is gonna add up to $784. That's pretty significant.
But people are bothering to doing this with cash balances of only $15,000 which only gets you an extra $117 over that one promotional year which, for many, is hardly worth the effort.
That's the icing on the cake
You dont earn anything if you take the money out before maturity. Thats why monthly payment is good. Better do like what the other guy said, invest in 4weeks cycle instead 26weeks.
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I live near the coast in California and I haven't had to turn on the AC so far this year. I don't mind paying high state taxes for the cool weather, lower electricity bill, and my property value almost doubling in 10 years.