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Betterment Cash Reserve Account: Earn Up to

5.5% APY
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Betterment offers New Clients an Extra 0.75% APY Boost on top of the current standard Cash Reserve rate for the rest of the year with a qualifying deposit in a Cash Reserve Account.

Thanks to community member Teslo for finding this deal.
  • 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)
  • Your Cash Reserve rate will be increased by 0.75% on top of the current standard Cash Reserve rate of 4.50% > now 4.75% ("promotional rate") from the date of your initial deposit to your Cash Reserve account through December 31, 2023 (the "promotional period")
  • Cash Reserve APY is variable and only applies to Cash Reserve accounts
  • *See site for details

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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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But then you have to live in FL Wink
Better to get a Treasury at 5.4% with no state taxes.
Got the 26 wk.
You money is locked for 26 weeks.
I would prefer 5.25

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BabyDoll415
07-18-2023 at 02:54 AM.
07-18-2023 at 02:54 AM.
Quote from Turbotalon :
Having driven a couple of weeks in Miami I can assure you it is way way way worse than nor cal and so cal... Combined.

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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mrbugglez
07-18-2023 at 04:46 AM.
07-18-2023 at 04:46 AM.
Quote from Jeff630 :
Unless you have over 100k, there isn't any difference chasing 5 vs 4apy. Most internet bank offer 4 apy and id rather have them at the same place instead moving them here and there.
Why do you say this?
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erishun
07-18-2023 at 04:51 AM.
07-18-2023 at 04:51 AM.
Quote from thabrownwonder :
What does mean no state tax, usually get taxed with the state and fed ?
Yes most interest earned (including the interest you make from this deal) would be subject to state taxes as capital gains
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Otis23
07-18-2023 at 05:07 AM.
07-18-2023 at 05:07 AM.
Quote from Turbotalon :
Having driven a couple of weeks in Miami I can assure you it is way way way worse than nor cal and so cal... Combined.
That's akin to saying that Napa is the same as LA. Florida, like most states, has a wide variety of places. Except it's all FLAT. I've got a place just north of Jacksonville and it's nothing like Miami, Key West or Tampa. Please don't generalize.
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ShrewdSnow237
07-18-2023 at 05:09 AM.
07-18-2023 at 05:09 AM.
Quote from doboy007 :
OMG, search SD or the web. Its everywhere, even vids on youtube. I'm teaching you how to fish Smilie
Lol, no, you're just telling the man that there's fish over there and to figure out how to get them
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sbihue
07-18-2023 at 05:22 AM.

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07-18-2023 at 05:22 AM.
Quote from gamingdroid :
I'm in Florida, so no state taxes on any interest! 😁
Duh Floridah, inurance gets you. HO and Auto insurance rates are insane not to mention the c state is under a hurricane watch for 6 months
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coursesix
07-18-2023 at 05:26 AM.
07-18-2023 at 05:26 AM.
Quote from Bunduckie :
Or Washington State, but it's expensive cost of living compared to Texas and Florida.
Washington state has both a capital gains tax (7% over 250k) and 0.58% income tax (for long term care insurance).
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erishun
07-18-2023 at 05:29 AM.
07-18-2023 at 05:29 AM.
Quote from mrbugglez :
Why do you say this?
If you have $50,000 in cash in your savings account earning 4.5% compounded monthly (Betterment's default rate, the same as many other banks), you'll earn $2,297 a year.

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.
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vggun1985
07-18-2023 at 05:42 AM.
07-18-2023 at 05:42 AM.
Till 12/31/2023, trash, period. the interest rate may do down highly possoble at the end of year, so be sure to lock in a long tern rate. any short tern is not worth it
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djcb
07-18-2023 at 05:43 AM.
07-18-2023 at 05:43 AM.
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But then you have to live in FL Wink

That's the icing on the cake
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WhatIsTheDealio
07-18-2023 at 06:42 AM.
07-18-2023 at 06:42 AM.
Quote from kevolution :
It's not stuck, you can still sell it on the secondary market and yes obviously the rate is for a full year that's how all of these rates are quoted so your high yield savings and this betterment account is also only earning you half of that rate if only half year.

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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doboy007
07-18-2023 at 07:19 AM.
07-18-2023 at 07:19 AM.
Quote from ggapropros :
Yes anyone with a brain knows that annual percentage rate is reached in 12 months not 5 and a half.
hey, this is SD Smilie
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captaincaptive
07-18-2023 at 07:22 AM.
07-18-2023 at 07:22 AM.
Vanguard has the 4.5% APR Cash Plus Account for already existing Vanguard customers. But I've started putting cash from there into 4 week US Treasury T-bills through Vanguard. Better than CDs. Get better rates. No state taxes. Shorter duration. Locking cash away for just 4 weeks is not an issue.

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.
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