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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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satnav4
07-18-2023 at 08:58 AM.
07-18-2023 at 08:58 AM.
Quote from doboy007 :
But then you have to live in FL
Said by someone who has never been to Florida - one of the best states in the country. I love visiting there.
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kevolution
07-18-2023 at 09:08 AM.
07-18-2023 at 09:08 AM.
Quote from WhatIsTheDealio :
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.
That's false. Please do not give advice on things that you don't understand.

If you buy t-bills on a broker like Fidelity and you sell on the secondary market, you will earn partial gain because the discount price will be based on the remaining days left to maturity.

For ex: if you buy a 52wk t-bill at 5%, you are buying a $100 t-bill for $95. If you hold through maturity (52 weeks) you will receive the $100. However, if halfway through (26 weeks, with 26 weeks remaining) you decide to sell that t-bill, it will likely be quoting around $97.5 in the secondary market, so when you sell it you will get around $97.5.
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kevolution
07-18-2023 at 09:10 AM.
07-18-2023 at 09:10 AM.
Quote from Kublakhan :
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.
Fidelity has auto-roll feature for treasuries.
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gamingdroid
07-18-2023 at 09:46 AM.
07-18-2023 at 09:46 AM.
Quote from sbihue :
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
Yeah, but I get to live right next to the water and wake up to seeing the beach every day.

Like anything, anywhere really desirable to live tends to cost a lot. Relatively speaking, I'd rather live in FL rather than further north where the cost of insurance is also rising and they deal with snow and winter. In the west I have to deal with earth quakes and forest fires. I guess you can live in the desert and deal with drought and excessive heat.

Take your pick!!!
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namlook
07-18-2023 at 09:47 AM.
07-18-2023 at 09:47 AM.
Quote from E_M__ :
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.
Stuck in San Diego? Top 1% climate of the world. If you can afford it you'd have to be crazy to move if you own a home with a 2.99 rate. Property taxes are very favorable there too. If you hold on to your house assessed value maxes at 2% increases a year based on value at time of initial purchase and taxes are 1% of assessed value. So when home prices skyrocket your taxes do not.
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CoronaKid
07-18-2023 at 10:10 AM.
07-18-2023 at 10:10 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?
Great post. I often use T-bills in my IRA when I just want to at least earn some interest on parked money. I definitely have more money parked lately in anticipation of a correction soon. I think it is coming in the next few months.
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CoronaKid
07-18-2023 at 10:14 AM.
07-18-2023 at 10:14 AM.
Quote from namlook :
Stuck in San Diego? LOL. Top 1% climate of the world. If you can afford it you'd have to be crazy to move if you own a home with a 2.99 rate. Property taxes are very favorable in CA too. If you hold on to your house assessed value maxes at 2% increases a year based on value at time of initial purchase and taxes are 1% of assessed value. So when home prices skyrocket your taxes do not. I purchased a home in San Diego in 1998 with a 2.75% rate and am getting taxed on 30% of the value.
Congrats on buying a house in SD in 1998. Man, I wish I did that. I bought in Corona in 1999 which was a good purchase as well but in hindsight I wish I would've bought in SD or the OC. Oh well, no regrets.
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solv6868
07-18-2023 at 10:26 AM.
07-18-2023 at 10:26 AM.
Quote from Slickfriendly :
You money is locked for 26 weeks.
I would prefer 5.25

One can trade treasury bills in secondary market before their maturity.
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satnav4
07-18-2023 at 10:34 AM.
07-18-2023 at 10:34 AM.
Quote from doboy007 :
I have and didn't enjoy it. Oh god the humidity.
Some people prefer Canada. To each their own.
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sathsy
07-18-2023 at 11:28 AM.
07-18-2023 at 11:28 AM.
Be wary of their customer service. When you need some immediate help, their operations team takes a sweet three business days to get back. The telephone support is of no use! Comes from first-hand experience!
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MetalGOnlinePro
07-18-2023 at 11:35 AM.
07-18-2023 at 11:35 AM.
Never heard of betterment are they legit?
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djcb
07-18-2023 at 11:58 AM.
07-18-2023 at 11:58 AM.
Quote from thabrownwonder :
What does mean no state tax, usually get taxed with the state and fed ?

Yes. Separate from federal income taxes, most states (and even some municipalities) in the US levy additional taxes on its citizens for income earned while living there. Florida is one of the states that does not do this.
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07-18-2023 at 12:08 PM.
07-18-2023 at 12:08 PM.
Quote from namlook :
Stuck in San Diego? Top 1% climate of the world. If you can afford it you'd have to be crazy to move if you own a home with a 2.99 rate. Property taxes are very favorable there too. If you hold on to your house assessed value maxes at 2% increases a year based on value at time of initial purchase and taxes are 1% of assessed value. So when home prices skyrocket your taxes do not.
"Stuck" meaning the amount of house that we got for the mortgage is WAY more than what we'd now be able to get elsewhere (in any area we'd consider moving to) on the significantly-higher rate. We love the climate and area, generally, but hate the ever-increasing fees/taxes. We're soon going to be penalized on our Electric/Gas because we make too much (I've got 3 degrees and worked like crazy to get to where I am), our fixed water bill will be increasing from $170/mo to $310/mo by 2027 (that's not including the actual water), our solar thankfully snuck in before the per-panel charge, but there will most likely be a surcharge because we produce solar... it's just crazy the ways they find to make you pay even more.
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07-18-2023 at 12:45 PM.
07-18-2023 at 12:45 PM.
Quote from SharpHalibut8046 :
What? You live amongst a bunch of crooks so FL isn't a good place to live?
Who in the world taught you how to think?

Go waste someone else's time, plebeian
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07-18-2023 at 12:47 PM.
07-18-2023 at 12:47 PM.
Quote from E_M__ :
"Stuck" meaning the amount of house that we got for the mortgage is WAY more than what we'd now be able to get elsewhere (in any area we'd consider moving to) on the significantly-higher rate. We love the climate and area, generally, but hate the ever-increasing fees/taxes. We're soon going to be penalized on our Electric/Gas because we make too much (I've got 3 degrees and worked like crazy to get to where I am), our fixed water bill will be increasing from $170/mo to $310/mo by 2027 (that's not including the actual water), our solar thankfully snuck in before the per-panel charge, but there will most likely be a surcharge because we produce solar... it's just crazy the ways they find to make you pay even more.

Crazy there's a surcharge because you have solar. In a nation where we don't build power plants, generally the opposite, you'd think they'd want people to install solar. That said, it might be because TOO MANY people have solar and the utility has a tough time staying afloat because electricity has been made too expensive to generate.
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