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Betterment Cash Reserve Account: Earn Up to

5.5% APY
(Available to New Clients)
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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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CoronaKid
07-18-2023 at 07:31 AM.
07-18-2023 at 07:31 AM.
Quote from kaiblu :
You're only taxed on 9.3% of the profit. You still earn the other 91%.
You just got schooled by kaiblu. Go back to Econ 101.
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captaincaptive
07-18-2023 at 07:38 AM.
07-18-2023 at 07:38 AM.
Quote from Slickfriendly :
You money is locked for 26 weeks.
I would prefer 5.25
T-bills can be as short as 4 weeks. APY is about 5.3%
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sethf6501
07-18-2023 at 07:42 AM.
07-18-2023 at 07:42 AM.
Quote from doboy007 :
But then you have to live in FL Wink

Florida is better than most the states in the country and I don't even live there and I know that
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MordyNYC
07-18-2023 at 07:50 AM.
07-18-2023 at 07:50 AM.
Quote from JollyReward108 :
Better to get a Treasury at 5.4% with no state taxes.
Got the 26 wk.
This.
You can do even less weeks around 5% now. But real inflation is well over 10% year over year unless you only eat TVs.
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majestic2020
07-18-2023 at 07:54 AM.
07-18-2023 at 07:54 AM.
Do they support mobile check deposit?
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E_M__
07-18-2023 at 07:58 AM.
07-18-2023 at 07:58 AM.
Quote from avidebuyer :
Can't you just say no to Newsome? or move out to Texas or Florida? everything is better there, and you save your hard earned money? You are a true capitalist! There is no need for any state services.
We consider it almost daily - but we locked in a 2.99% mortgage and bought right as prices were shooting up. Also, the San Diego climate is nearly impossible to find elsewhere in the continental US, so.. we're sorta stuck here, with the good and the bad.
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07-18-2023 at 08:14 AM.
07-18-2023 at 08:14 AM.
Quote from namlook :
But then you need to live in Texas or Florida which aside from the taxes are less than ideal places to live. If you could set up a shell residence there and "vacation" in a better state that would be the way to go.

My company finds these people for fun and turns them into the IRS🫤
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majestic2020
07-18-2023 at 08:18 AM.
07-18-2023 at 08:18 AM.
Quote from jind :
First Horizon bank offered 5.25 rate (5.40 apy) on money market savings account.

link?
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07-18-2023 at 08:23 AM.
07-18-2023 at 08:23 AM.
Quote from sethf6501 :
Florida is better than most the states in the country and I don't even live there and I know that

Definitely words from an out of state visitor...Even the country club I'm a part of occasionally functions like a wrestling federation. Half of them should be in jail with all the crooked things they gloat about, but they can't be worse than the common inland Florida man right?
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ggapropros
07-18-2023 at 08:25 AM.
07-18-2023 at 08:25 AM.
Quote from rockdd :
Yes, though I would think it's common knowledge. In case it isn't: bank rates for savings and CDs, as well as Treasury rates, are by convention stated as an APY (Annual Percentage Yield). That is to say, if the interest rate remained the same AND you kept continuously reinvesting your money into the same account for 1 year, you would make the stated APY in interest.

If you live in a state without state tax, you can make a direct comparison between the Bank and Treasury rates over the same term length. As most of us don't, we have to consider the tax benefits from state tax exemptions (in my state this include state income tax + SDI [State Disability Insurance]). If you are willing to jump through the extra hurdle (which isn't much), T-Bills will curently give you a better realized rate of return than savings or CDs. In addition, you can ladder them to get interest every month if you so desire.

These are the rates of Treasury T-Bills as of their latest respective auctions:
26wk at 5.483%
17wk at 5.442%
13wk at 5.409%
8wk at 5.361%
4wk at 5.318%

That said, if I lived in a state without state income tax and my bank offered a 5.25% 3 month CD, the convenience of dealing with a local bank might outweigh the minimal difference in interest. In the case of Betterment, I'd also have to take into consideration that it isn't a local bank and has only been around for 15 years.

* DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial professional and make no claims to be one. Statements above are an opinion based on my own research. Actual financial professionals with more knowledge are welcome to correct me.
Buying 4 weeks seems like a huge pain. Where do I buy those with a good UI/UX that is remotely close to betterment?
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shahhere
07-18-2023 at 08:35 AM.
07-18-2023 at 08:35 AM.
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Everyone's financial situation is different. I do 4 week T Bills ladder weekly so I have liquidity when needed. Plus also rates hikes coming that keeps that allows me to get in on higher rates with short term maturity
Quote from JollyReward108 :
Better to get a Treasury at 5.4% with no state taxes.
Got the 26 wk.

Another option is that if you have kids is to put the CDs under their names as minors dont pay taxes until a certain dollar ($1150?).


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07-18-2023 at 08:43 AM.
07-18-2023 at 08:43 AM.
Quote from ggapropros :
Buying 4 weeks seems like a huge pain. Where do I buy those with a good UI/UX that is remotely close to betterment?
If you can't navigate a simple treasury site then I feel sorry for you.
However, if you complain about the possible issues opening an account with the treasury then you have a valid point.
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teaberry
07-18-2023 at 08:46 AM.
07-18-2023 at 08:46 AM.
LOL yeah, everyone that said it's hard to navigate must also have all their "investment" in Robinhood LMAO
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If you can't navigate a simple treasury site then I feel sorry for you.
However, if you complain about the possible issues opening an account with the treasury then you have a valid point.
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Kublakhan
07-18-2023 at 08:56 AM.
07-18-2023 at 08:56 AM.
Schwab has a tool that helps you set up a treasury ladder. No way to auto-renew however, so you would have to rebuy manually once it matures.
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