Update March 2025. Southwest has made some big changes to how they run, and it's not entire clear how it will affect their credit cards. The "Wanna Get Away" fare is going away later this year, to be replaced by "Basic". I will try to update … [Read the rest]
Here's my monthly survey of the best interest rates on cash as of February, roughly sorted from shortest to longest maturities. Banks love taking advantage of our idle cash, and you can often earning more money while keeping the same level of safety … [Read the rest]
As a follow-up to my thoughts on Should I Stay with Vanguard? and their recent expense ratio drop announcement, I recently listened to this 30-minute Morningstar video with Daniel Sotiroff and Susan Dziubinski about the current state of Vanguard in … [Read the rest]
Many Chase cardholders get select DoorDash perks when they activate their free DashPass membership, and these were slightly updated as of 2/1/25. This includes monthly or quarterly credits on the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Preferred, … [Read the rest]
It's been a while since Vanguard announced a big round of expense ratio cuts, and just in time for their upcoming 50th anniversary, they announced what they call the largest fee cut in Vanguard history spanning 87 funds and projected to save … [Read the rest]
The Aven Credit Card is a new-ish credit card with 2% cash back that uses your home equity (HELOC) to get lower interest rates. Right now they have a new Costco offer, but you have to read the fine print. The offer includes a free 1-Year … [Read the rest]
The United Business Card offers unique perks for regular United customers including free checked bags and expanded award seat availability for redeeming miles. Here are the highlights: 125,000 bonus United miles after you spend $5,000 on … [Read the rest]
Firstrade is a discount brokerage firm that is smaller but has been around for decades. They have a new IRA match promotion with a 3% match on contributions and a 2% match on IRA transfers and 401k-to-IRA rollovers (up to a $20,000 match amount). … [Read the rest]
Updated. US Bank has a up to $450 new checking promotion when you open a Bank Smartly Checking account with $25 minimum and complete the following within 90 days: Enroll in the U.S. Bank Mobile App or online banking. Complete two or more … [Read the rest]
Vanguard recently released their most recent annual 10-year forecast as of mid-November 2024 (effectively the beginning of 2025). The beginning of the year is the time for forecasts, and that also makes it a good time to remind ourselves how badly … [Read the rest]
The IHG One Rewards Traveler Card is the IHG hotel card that includes special IHG perks but with no annual fee. Here are the highlights: 80,000 Bonus IHG Points after spending $2,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account … [Read the rest]
I've been a Vanguard customer (ahem, owner) for 23 years now. As such, I've also been one of those long-time customers that has been disappointed to see their struggles with customer service for their individual retail brokerage clients. One of my … [Read the rest]
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