Capital One Spark Cash Plus Review: $2,000+ Cash Bonus + 2% Cash Back

Updated with new big bonus for big spenders. The card_name is a rewards business charge card offering a big early spend bonus offer in addition to ongoing unlimited 2% cash back on all purchases (or better). Instead of a standard credit card where … [Read the rest]

Vanguard How America Saves 2024: 401(k) Retirement Plan Stats

Vanguard recently released the 2024 edition of their annual How America Saves report, a detailed, 113-page report targeted at industry professionals which looks across millions of their 401k, 403b, and similar defined-contribution retirement plans. … [Read the rest]

A Wider View of the Long-Term Returns of Stocks (Different Countries and Time Periods)

Professor Edward McQuarrie has recently published the final part in his 3-part series about long-term stock returns at the CFA Institute: Don’t Bank on the Equity Risk Premium What Price Risk? Unpacking the Equity Risk Premium (Part … [Read the rest]

S&P 500 Stocks: Are Long-Term Returns Always Above Inflation?

If you'd like a little bit of comfort as a long-term owner of stocks, check out this chart from Ben Carlson at A Wealth of Common Sense. He looks at every rolling 22-year period (based on a reader request) between 1926 to 2023, and finds that the … [Read the rest]

Fidelity Treasury Only Money Market (FDLXX) as Fidelity Core Position Workaround

While it was welcome news that Fidelity now allows the Fidelity Government Money Market Fund (SPAXX) as a core position for their Cash Management Account as of June 2024, for many of us that reside in states with high state income tax rates, our net … [Read the rest]

Discover It Card Review: Double Cashback Match + $100 Bonus (Apple GC Rewards 15% Bonus)

Update: Existing Discover cardholders should note that right now you can get 5% to 20% of extra value to gift card redemptions at various retailers. Apple is at a 15% bonus, so $85 in cash back = $100 in Apple gift cards. Smaller increments are … [Read the rest]

Best Interest Rates on Cash Roundup – August 2024

Here's my monthly roundup of the best interest rates on cash as of August 2024, roughly sorted from shortest to longest maturities. There are lesser-known opportunities available to individual investors, often earning more money while keeping the … [Read the rest]

Free Instacart+ & Credits with Select Credit Cards (Expired)

Update: This offer is expired. The last day to activate this benefit was July 31st, 2024. You can add multiple eligible Chase Sapphire/Slate/Freedom flavors and they will stack to extend your free membership further and further. Just keep going … [Read the rest]

Americans Are Keeping Their Cars and iPhones Longer Than Ever

Even though we as Americans like dining out a lot more than cooking at home, even if it costs more, we're not totally crazy spenders. From Sherwood News: We are keeping our cars for longer. We are keeping our iPhones for … [Read the rest]

Americans Spend More Money Dining Out than Eating at Home (Again)

Like everyone else, we've been hit with inflation both at the grocery store and while dining out. Eating at a sit-down restaurant with our family of five has been a $100+ affair for a while now (gotta tip 20% with the chaos that we bring!), but … [Read the rest]

Charles Schwab Brokerage: Up to $6,000 New Deposit / Transfer Bonus (New & Existing Customers)

Update: Schwab has suspended/ended this "Up to $6,000" transfer promotion as of October 2024. The referral offer appears to still be available, which is up to $1,000. Brokerage firms constantly compete for "assets under management", and many … [Read the rest]

American Express® Business Gold Card Review: 100,000 Bonus Points, 4X and 3X Rewards, $240 Flexible Business Credit, $155 Walmart+ Credit Annually

Updated with increased 100k offer. The card_name is a premium card for small businesses with excellent features like purchase price protection, travel accident insurance, car rental coverage, and the famous AMEX extended warranty that actually pays … [Read the rest]