🎓 Bonus Professor

updateTradeUp — TradeUp Up to 50 NVDA Shares + $2,000 Cash on Transfer (Stack): extended through 9/30/26 (was 8/31/26)

newInteractive Brokers — Refer-A-Friend added: 1% of net deposits paid in IBKR stock, up to $1,000 at $100,000. Deposits count for a year and the shares cannot be sold for a year from the award. Not available in an IRA.

updateInteractive Brokers — Removed the stale March 2026 archive of this bonus. It was archived without a recorded reason, but the official program terms are dated 29 May 2026, so the offer never ended.

updateCredit cards — Amex Platinum corrected to a $895 annual fee with $12,000 spend over 6 months; it was still showing the pre-September-2025 $695 fee and a $6,000/3-month requirement. Amex Gold corrected to $325 (was $125). Seven duplicate card rows removed, and Marriott Bonvoy Business retagged from Amex MR to Bonvoy points.

newHSBC — Premier Checking added back after verifying against HSBC official pages: $1,500 at $150,000, $2,500 at $250,000, $3,500 at $500,000 and $5,000 at $1,000,000+. Open by 8/31/26, fund within 20 days, hold the balance 3 full calendar months. Investments count toward the qualifying balance.

updateWells Fargo — Wells Fargo Premier $2,500 Bank or Investing Bonus: expiry removed (was 10/6/26)

updateWells Fargo — Premier bonus extended through 10/6/26. The $500,000 tier is gone — only $2,500 for $250,000 in new deposits remains, held through Day 90. Branch visit required; open the offer link in incognito if it shows as unavailable.

updateSoFi — Checking + Savings corrected to $735 at the top tier: $400 from SoFi plus the current best portal rate of $335 (Swagbucks). The previous $815 figure used a $415 portal rate that is months out of date. Tiers are $50 for $1,000 DD, $100 for $2,000, top tier at $5,000+.

updateCredit cards — Annual fees corrected against issuer pages: Amex Business Platinum $895, Amex Business Gold $375 (up from $295 in Feb 2024), Citi AAdvantage Executive $595 (up from $450 in Jul 2023), Capital One Spark Cash Plus $150. Citi Executive offer also corrected to 70,000 miles after $7,000 spend.

updateBetterment — Tiers corrected upward after checking Betterment official terms: $100 at $1,000, $125 at $10,000, $250 at $25,000, $750 at $50,000, $1,250 at $100,000 and $2,000 at $200,000. We had been understating the top brackets by up to $500. Three-year hold; enrollment closes 11/30/26.

expiredPublic — 1% Unlimited Match ended 5/31/26 per Public own Match Program terms. The DoC article still describes it as live.

expiredBetterment — Betterment Up To $2,000 Investment Bonus — auto-expired (confirmed via official page)

expiredPublic Brokerage — 1% Unlimited Match (5 Year Hold) expired 2026-05-31

expiredSoFi — 2% Transfer Bonus (5-year hold) expired 2026-05-28

updatePublic Brokerage — Public Brokerage 1% Unlimited Match (5 Year Hold): expires 5/31/26

updateBetterment — Betterment Up To $2,000 Investment Bonus: renamed to "Up To $2,000 Investment Bonus" (was "Up To $1,500 Investment Bonus")

updateWells Fargo — Wells Fargo $2,500 Wells Fargo Premier Bonus: renamed to "$2,500 Wells Fargo Premier Bonus" (was "$2,500-$3,500 Wells Fargo Premier Bonus")

newtastytrade — 3% match on transfers up to $3,000 (at $100k transfer), 36-month hold, new platform users only, expires 8/31/26

newCiti Personal Wealth Management — Citi PWM restored (up to $5,000, extended to 9/30/26). Marked evergreen + churnable so it no longer auto-expires on quarterly deadlines.

updateJ.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing — J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing Up To $1,000 Bonus With $5,000+ Invested: extended through 10/21/26 (was 7/21/26)