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Has anyone recently been bumped to Private Client Group? How long does it take after getting a 1MM+ balance before Fidelity codes the account as PCG?
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What extras do you get for Private Client Group?
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Free Turbotax Premier. Also see: viewtopic.php?t=254831
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Not last year.
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Plenty of people got it last year, including me. Call your rep.Bogle64Pilot wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 8:41 pmNot last year.
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My 18 year old child is headed off to college this fall and is due for a banking overhaul. Would someone in their position be eligible for a Fidelity CMA and if so, would be a good fit for a college student (if not, what might work better)?
Some details:
1. Child has had part-time job since 2019 generating W2 income, at which point we set up custodial Roth IRA at Fidelity. This also required me to set up a Fidelity brokerage account, through which the Roth IRA is funded. We live in a state where the custodial IRA can exist until age 21.
2. This custodial Roth was my first experience with Fidelity (I'm a Vanguard stalwart but they do not offer custodial IRAs). I've been quite impressed. Since then, my employer-organized HSA account moved there. I've even downloaded the app -- and I really dislike adding new apps to my phone!
3. Child's paychecks and other funds (grandparent checks, etc.) are currently deposited in person into "kiddie account" at the credit union down the road, where I bank. This is basically a savings account (no ATM, no debit card) established when child was ~10.
4. Child has happily banked primarily in cash, including maintaining a detailed ledger spreadsheet to record interest earned, etc. but would now like to have a debit card and a credit card. Is not interested in being an authorized user on one of my credit cards.
5. Very small college campus has two ATMs from an equally small regional bank that charges $3/ATM withdrawal to non-account holders and $2/withdrawal to their account users who use any other ATMs other than theirs. Ergo, I don't see a reason to establish an account with this bank.
Some details:
1. Child has had part-time job since 2019 generating W2 income, at which point we set up custodial Roth IRA at Fidelity. This also required me to set up a Fidelity brokerage account, through which the Roth IRA is funded. We live in a state where the custodial IRA can exist until age 21.
2. This custodial Roth was my first experience with Fidelity (I'm a Vanguard stalwart but they do not offer custodial IRAs). I've been quite impressed. Since then, my employer-organized HSA account moved there. I've even downloaded the app -- and I really dislike adding new apps to my phone!
3. Child's paychecks and other funds (grandparent checks, etc.) are currently deposited in person into "kiddie account" at the credit union down the road, where I bank. This is basically a savings account (no ATM, no debit card) established when child was ~10.
4. Child has happily banked primarily in cash, including maintaining a detailed ledger spreadsheet to record interest earned, etc. but would now like to have a debit card and a credit card. Is not interested in being an authorized user on one of my credit cards.
5. Very small college campus has two ATMs from an equally small regional bank that charges $3/ATM withdrawal to non-account holders and $2/withdrawal to their account users who use any other ATMs other than theirs. Ergo, I don't see a reason to establish an account with this bank.
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I don't understand the questions. If they are a college student with minimal income, any random checking account that has no fees will be sufficient. I certainly wouldn't suggest a CMA instead of a simple checking account for a college student.My 18 year old child is headed off to college this fall and is due for a banking overhaul. Would someone in their position be eligible for a Fidelity CMA and if so, would be a good fit for a college student (if not, what might work better)?
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Schwab has $0.00 minimum account and fund balances: https://www.schwab.com/pricing and a full bank with no fee debit card and a Schwab American Express rewards card, no annual fee and 1.5% rewards. All can be tied into a checking account.DIYtrixie wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:04 am My 18 year old child is headed off to college this fall and is due for a banking overhaul. Would someone in their position be eligible for a Fidelity CMA and if so, would be a good fit for a college student (if not, what might work better)?
Some details:
1. Child has had part-time job since 2019 generating W2 income, at which point we set up custodial Roth IRA at Fidelity. This also required me to set up a Fidelity brokerage account, through which the Roth IRA is funded. We live in a state where the custodial IRA can exist until age 21.
2. This custodial Roth was my first experience with Fidelity (I'm a Vanguard stalwart but they do not offer custodial IRAs). I've been quite impressed. Since then, my employer-organized HSA account moved there. I've even downloaded the app -- and I really dislike adding new apps to my phone!
3. Child's paychecks and other funds (grandparent checks, etc.) are currently deposited in person into "kiddie account" at the credit union down the road, where I bank. This is basically a savings account (no ATM, no debit card) established when child was ~10.
4. Child has happily banked primarily in cash, including maintaining a detailed ledger spreadsheet to record interest earned, etc. but would now like to have a debit card and a credit card. Is not interested in being an authorized user on one of my credit cards.
5. Very small college campus has two ATMs from an equally small regional bank that charges $3/ATM withdrawal to non-account holders and $2/withdrawal to their account users who use any other ATMs other than theirs. Ergo, I don't see a reason to establish an account with this bank.
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My children were in similar situation and money experience as yours. As teenagers, they had a local bank that served them well for basic checking/saving/ATM (Bank of America).
However, when they went out of state to college, there were no BofA ATMs or branches nearby. They switched to more plentiful ATM'd Wells Fargo.
By their 3rd year at college, they wanted to switch to Fidelity (at my encouragement). The reasons?
- Free Visa card - with even their simple summer and part-time school employment, they qualified for the Fidelity Visa w/ 2% cash back
- They wanted to start a Roth IRA, and were amazed at the earnings received in said account with a TSM index mutual fund. While past performance... it did encourage them to think beyond simple savings accounts for their long-term savings.
- Fidelity CMA has NO ATM fees... (i.e. they reimburse any 3rd party fees). They love it. Whereever they go, they have access to cash at the nearest ATM.
- Free billpay and free checking, Free paper checks. Rarely used, but appreciated.
- eventual One-Stop consolidation. post-graduation, 2 of 3 kids have their 401K accounts administered by Fidelity, so they see & manage all assets under one view. The 3rd child is at Vanguard, and wishes they had a comparable CMA
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FWIW, Schwab closed my account "without a notice" for having a $0.00 balance account for about a year.radiowave wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:48 amSchwab has $0.00 minimum account and fund balances: https://www.schwab.com/pricing and a full bank with no fee debit card and a Schwab American Express rewards card, no annual fee and 1.5% rewards. All can be tied into a checking account.DIYtrixie wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:04 am My 18 year old child is headed off to college this fall and is due for a banking overhaul. Would someone in their position be eligible for a Fidelity CMA and if so, would be a good fit for a college student (if not, what might work better)?
Some details:
1. Child has had part-time job since 2019 generating W2 income, at which point we set up custodial Roth IRA at Fidelity. This also required me to set up a Fidelity brokerage account, through which the Roth IRA is funded. We live in a state where the custodial IRA can exist until age 21.
2. This custodial Roth was my first experience with Fidelity (I'm a Vanguard stalwart but they do not offer custodial IRAs). I've been quite impressed. Since then, my employer-organized HSA account moved there. I've even downloaded the app -- and I really dislike adding new apps to my phone!
3. Child's paychecks and other funds (grandparent checks, etc.) are currently deposited in person into "kiddie account" at the credit union down the road, where I bank. This is basically a savings account (no ATM, no debit card) established when child was ~10.
4. Child has happily banked primarily in cash, including maintaining a detailed ledger spreadsheet to record interest earned, etc. but would now like to have a debit card and a credit card. Is not interested in being an authorized user on one of my credit cards.
5. Very small college campus has two ATMs from an equally small regional bank that charges $3/ATM withdrawal to non-account holders and $2/withdrawal to their account users who use any other ATMs other than theirs. Ergo, I don't see a reason to establish an account with this bank.
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I have a penny in a Schwab account that they closed on me around ten years ago (for reasons I have posted in other threads but will not detail here). They sent me a check after a couple of weeks but I ended up getting a penny of interest at the end of the month. Ever since then, they send me quarterly statements showing the penny . Can't log in to fix it because they say that the account is closed. So I chuckle and shred it.BogleMelon wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:01 pm FWIW, Schwab closed my account "without a notice" for having a $0.00 balance account for about a year.
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I have an old SEP IRA with $.01 in it. Everything was transferred out of but for some reason they left one penny. I've been trying to get them to close it.MisterBill wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:41 pmI have a penny in a Schwab account that they closed on me around ten years ago (for reasons I have posted in other threads but will not detail here). They sent me a check after a couple of weeks but I ended up getting a penny of interest at the end of the month. Ever since then, they send me quarterly statements showing the penny . Can't log in to fix it because they say that the account is closed. So I chuckle and shred it.BogleMelon wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:01 pm FWIW, Schwab closed my account "without a notice" for having a $0.00 balance account for about a year.
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Thanks for sharing. Your kids reasons for switching to Fidelity CMA are exactly the reasons why we're considering just starting there, even though it might be overkill while kid is still in school.BroIceCream wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:55 amMy children were in similar situation and money experience as yours. As teenagers, they had a local bank that served them well for basic checking/saving/ATM (Bank of America).
However, when they went out of state to college, there were no BofA ATMs or branches nearby. They switched to more plentiful ATM'd Wells Fargo.
By their 3rd year at college, they wanted to switch to Fidelity (at my encouragement). The reasons?
- Free Visa card - with even their simple summer and part-time school employment, they qualified for the Fidelity Visa w/ 2% cash back
- They wanted to start a Roth IRA, and were amazed at the earnings received in said account with a TSM index mutual fund. While past performance... it did encourage them to think beyond simple savings accounts for their long-term savings.
- Fidelity CMA has NO ATM fees... (i.e. they reimburse any 3rd party fees). They love it. Whereever they go, they have access to cash at the nearest ATM.
- Free billpay and free checking, Free paper checks. Rarely used, but appreciated.
- eventual One-Stop consolidation. post-graduation, 2 of 3 kids have their 401K accounts administered by Fidelity, so they see & manage all assets under one view. The 3rd child is at Vanguard, and wishes they had a comparable CMA
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I got a Fido account at 18 (over 25 years ago) to transfer in some shares from a custodial account. That account is still the core of my family holdings today with other accounts like CMA and HSA associated. One interface with a trusted vendor will make it easier to manage as they mature and need additional services. I think it's a no brainier, and absent regulatory changes I would do the same as my child comes of age.
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I had not read all the recent comments when I responded, but now that I have, I wanted to mention that when Schwab closed my account (because of a bunch of rebate checks I was depositing that they thought were suspect), they also closed a joint high yield checking account I had with my son, who was away at college at the time and using their ATM card as his source of cash. So I have a special dislike for Schwab and love it when I get the quarterly statement that they waste their money sending out.GaryA505 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:11 pmI have an old SEP IRA with $.01 in it. Everything was transferred out of but for some reason they left one penny. I've been trying to get them to close it.MisterBill wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:41 pmI have a penny in a Schwab account that they closed on me around ten years ago (for reasons I have posted in other threads but will not detail here). They sent me a check after a couple of weeks but I ended up getting a penny of interest at the end of the month. Ever since then, they send me quarterly statements showing the penny . Can't log in to fix it because they say that the account is closed. So I chuckle and shred it.BogleMelon wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:01 pm FWIW, Schwab closed my account "without a notice" for having a $0.00 balance account for about a year.
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Great to hear -- thanks for sharing.schwank wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:02 pm I got a Fido account at 18 (over 25 years ago) to transfer in some shares from a custodial account. That account is still the core of my family holdings today with other accounts like CMA and HSA associated. One interface with a trusted vendor will make it easier to manage as they mature and need additional services. I think it's a no brainier, and absent regulatory changes I would do the same as my child comes of age.
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The lack of Zelle is a huge, huge minus. I have to keep an account eligible for Zelle elsewhere that has free inbound wire. The dream of a true one stop shop is not quite there yet.
The new and "improved" billpay UI is still really, really bad. The old one was better with everything on one screen. What were they thinking? Despite the horrible UI, it's still 100% usable.
All that being said, it's great to have Fidelity as a one and a half stop shop.
The new and "improved" billpay UI is still really, really bad. The old one was better with everything on one screen. What were they thinking? Despite the horrible UI, it's still 100% usable.
All that being said, it's great to have Fidelity as a one and a half stop shop.
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I had great hopes for using Fidelity as a "one stop shop". Unfortunately, as I started the transition (gradually), I could see it wasn't going to be that great.
Although the BillPay is a little "clunky" as opposed to that of the major banks like Bank of America (which I have used for many years), I could live with it. Unfortunately eBills doesn't work, at all. Others have reported that they got theirs fixed, but I have spoken to customer support and my local Fidelity rep, and nobody can tell me when it will be fixed, if ever. A major minus and not very confidence-inspiring.
I am just about convinced that having one company for investments (probably Vanguard) and one bank for cash management is a fine solution for us, and not much more complicated than a "one stop shop".
I'd be curious to know if others decided the same thing.
Although the BillPay is a little "clunky" as opposed to that of the major banks like Bank of America (which I have used for many years), I could live with it. Unfortunately eBills doesn't work, at all. Others have reported that they got theirs fixed, but I have spoken to customer support and my local Fidelity rep, and nobody can tell me when it will be fixed, if ever. A major minus and not very confidence-inspiring.
I am just about convinced that having one company for investments (probably Vanguard) and one bank for cash management is a fine solution for us, and not much more complicated than a "one stop shop".
I'd be curious to know if others decided the same thing.
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I've come to pretty much the same solution. I REALLY wanted to put everything into Fidelity for simplicity. The individual benefits of Vanguard, Ally and our local B&M bank have caused me to decide against Fidelity.GaryA505 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:28 pm I had great hopes for using Fidelity as a "one stop shop". Unfortunately, as I started the transition (gradually), I could see it wasn't going to be that great.
Although the BillPay is a little "clunky" as opposed to that of the major banks like Bank of America (which I have used for many years), I could live with it. Unfortunately eBills doesn't work, at all. Others have reported that they got theirs fixed, but I have spoken to customer support and my local Fidelity rep, and nobody can tell me when it will be fixed, if ever. A major minus and not very confidence-inspiring.
I am just about convinced that having one company for investments (probably Vanguard) and one bank for cash management is a fine solution for us, and not much more complicated than a "one stop shop".
I'd be curious to know if others decided the same thing.
We'll be rolling 401Ks (mine is in Fidelity) into our Vanguard IRAs in the next few months and I wanted to make this decision first.
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I do really love the convenience of the Fidelity CMA and pay all my bills out of it. But what really bugs me is the ERs of Fidelity MMFs and I just don't like to keep a lot of cash in FDIC accounts. So I have been just pushing money from my Vanguard MMF (Federal MMF) over to my Fidelity CMA as needed and it's been working with minimal effort.Johnsson wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:51 pmI've come to pretty much the same solution. I REALLY wanted to put everything into Fidelity for simplicity. The individual benefits of Vanguard, Ally and our local B&M bank have caused me to decide against Fidelity.GaryA505 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:28 pm I had great hopes for using Fidelity as a "one stop shop". Unfortunately, as I started the transition (gradually), I could see it wasn't going to be that great.
Although the BillPay is a little "clunky" as opposed to that of the major banks like Bank of America (which I have used for many years), I could live with it. Unfortunately eBills doesn't work, at all. Others have reported that they got theirs fixed, but I have spoken to customer support and my local Fidelity rep, and nobody can tell me when it will be fixed, if ever. A major minus and not very confidence-inspiring.
I am just about convinced that having one company for investments (probably Vanguard) and one bank for cash management is a fine solution for us, and not much more complicated than a "one stop shop".
I'd be curious to know if others decided the same thing.
We'll be rolling 401Ks (mine is in Fidelity) into our Vanguard IRAs in the next few months and I wanted to make this decision first.
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After consolidating some accounts at Fidelity we passed the mark and it started showing private client status a month or two later. Doesn't seem like a great perk though, all that happened was we were assigned a "personal advisor" who tries calling every now and then to sell things (I never answer), and when you call customer service it says you're being transferred to private client group (which is the exact same pool of customer service reps).
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They are all near zero now for MMFs. Yes, Fidelity has higher ERs for MMF, but right now they subsidize their ER from their low earnings. I keep the bulk of my cash in "high yield" accounts, earning around 0.5%, and xfer as needed.GoneOnTilt wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 6:49 am I do really love the convenience of the Fidelity CMA and pay all my bills out of it. But what really bugs me is the ERs of Fidelity MMFs and I just don't like to keep a lot of cash in FDIC accounts. So I have been just pushing money from my Vanguard MMF (Federal MMF) over to my Fidelity CMA as needed and it's been working with minimal effort.
Vanguard does not have the financial services offered by Fidelity. These services cost money. Right now Fidelity is losing money on their MMF, but I'm okay with them earning a few bucks when interest rates are not being suppressed.
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Our private advisor accepted an answer of “I am an avid index fund investor and it will be a waste of time to meet with me.” He actually was able to offer a few off the cuff things I could do that were helpful. And he has been very helpful when my kids needed to move Roths etc.arf30 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 7:29 amAfter consolidating some accounts at Fidelity we passed the mark and it started showing private client status a month or two later. Doesn't seem like a great perk though, all that happened was we were assigned a "personal advisor" who tries calling every now and then to sell things (I never answer), and when you call customer service it says you're being transferred to private client group (which is the exact same pool of customer service reps).
While the private advisor pool is the same pool, I believe the calls are prioritized and you get the more experienced reps. Not a big deal right now, but from mid-December to April, it saves some waiting.
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I've received some nice perks from PCG, such as a free Turbotax (YMMV). Another is up to $75 (way more than I need) a year for ATM debit card fee reimbursement (works for international AMT foreign currency withdrawals as well, which is nice). I've not had an issue with calls. In my experience Fidelity is not pushy.arf30 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 7:29 amAfter consolidating some accounts at Fidelity we passed the mark and it started showing private client status a month or two later. Doesn't seem like a great perk though, all that happened was we were assigned a "personal advisor" who tries calling every now and then to sell things (I never answer), and when you call customer service it says you're being transferred to private client group (which is the exact same pool of customer service reps).
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GaryA505 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:28 pm I had great hopes for using Fidelity as a "one stop shop". Unfortunately, as I started the transition (gradually), I could see it wasn't going to be that great.
Although the BillPay is a little "clunky" as opposed to that of the major banks like Bank of America (which I have used for many years), I could live with it. Unfortunately eBills doesn't work, at all. Others have reported that they got theirs fixed, but I have spoken to customer support and my local Fidelity rep, and nobody can tell me when it will be fixed, if ever. A major minus and not very confidence-inspiring.
I am just about convinced that having one company for investments (probably Vanguard) and one bank for cash management is a fine solution for us, and not much more complicated than a "one stop shop".
I'd be curious to know if others decided the same thing.
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Thanks for the reply. Nothing has changed so I'm heading in the same direction. Adios Fidelity!
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Everybody with the CMA gets ATM reimbursement. Am I missing something?Leif wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:50 am I've received some nice perks from PCG, such as a free Turbotax (YMMV). Another is up to $75 (way more than I need) a year for ATM debit card fee reimbursement (works for international AMT foreign currency withdrawals as well, which is nice). I've not had an issue with calls. In my experience Fidelity is not pushy.
After we went to Schwab and later on Fidelity, we've become reliant on the free ATM withdrawals anywhere. It's very convenient due to the number of our vendors who prefer to be paid in cash.
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Don't ya'll get free TurboTax ?arf30 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 7:29 amAfter consolidating some accounts at Fidelity we passed the mark and it started showing private client status a month or two later. Doesn't seem like a great perk though, all that happened was we were assigned a "personal advisor" who tries calling every now and then to sell things (I never answer), and when you call customer service it says you're being transferred to private client group (which is the exact same pool of customer service reps).
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That is correct. I don't have a CMA. Not a good reason now, but it requires that you use their FDIC fund, which had very low interest rates, for the settlement account. Now all MMF have low interest rates. So the typical non-CMA, non-PCG accounts pay their own ATM fees.jmw wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 11:38 amEverybody with the CMA gets ATM reimbursement. Am I missing something?Leif wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:50 am I've received some nice perks from PCG, such as a free Turbotax (YMMV). Another is up to $75 (way more than I need) a year for ATM debit card fee reimbursement (works for international AMT foreign currency withdrawals as well, which is nice). I've not had an issue with calls. In my experience Fidelity is not pushy.
After we went to Schwab and later on Fidelity, we've become reliant on the free ATM withdrawals anywhere. It's very convenient due to the number of our vendors who prefer to be paid in cash.
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All good points. The CMA services are awesome (including being able to use any ATM, anywhere, and getting reimbursed for the fees). As you say, these services cost money.Leif wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:27 amThey are all near zero now for MMFs. Yes, Fidelity has higher ERs for MMF, but right now they subsidize their ER from their low earnings. I keep the bulk of my cash in "high yield" accounts, earning around 0.5%, and xfer as needed.GoneOnTilt wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 6:49 am I do really love the convenience of the Fidelity CMA and pay all my bills out of it. But what really bugs me is the ERs of Fidelity MMFs and I just don't like to keep a lot of cash in FDIC accounts. So I have been just pushing money from my Vanguard MMF (Federal MMF) over to my Fidelity CMA as needed and it's been working with minimal effort.
Vanguard does not have the financial services offered by Fidelity. These services cost money. Right now Fidelity is losing money on their MMF, but I'm okay with them earning a few bucks when interest rates are not being suppressed.
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If you never answer, how do you know that he is calling to sell you things? We have many reports of folks who enjoy their relationships with private client reps who never try to sell them anything.arf30 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 7:29 am After consolidating some accounts at Fidelity we passed the mark and it started showing private client status a month or two later. Doesn't seem like a great perk though, all that happened was we were assigned a "personal advisor" who tries calling every now and then to sell things (I never answer),
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Just an update. 100% divested all banking realationships with USAA and now all banking functions are with Fidelity CMA. About 3 months later couldn’t be happier!
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Are you using their eBills feature? Does it work for you?Bogle64Pilot wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:44 pm Just an update. 100% divested all banking realationships with USAA and now all banking functions are with Fidelity CMA. About 3 months later couldn’t be happier!
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I don’t use e-bills I prefer to have the end user pull instead of me push. SorryGaryA505 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 4:05 pmAre you using their eBills feature? Does it work for you?Bogle64Pilot wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:44 pm Just an update. 100% divested all banking realationships with USAA and now all banking functions are with Fidelity CMA. About 3 months later couldn’t be happier!
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Has anyone made a comparison of bill pay Fidelity vs. Schwab?
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I agree. I used to push things like my condo fee and it would take a long time to get there, despite Fidelity's stated delivery date.Bogle64Pilot wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 4:48 pmI don’t use e-bills I prefer to have the end user pull instead of me push. SorryGaryA505 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 4:05 pmAre you using their eBills feature? Does it work for you?Bogle64Pilot wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:44 pm Just an update. 100% divested all banking realationships with USAA and now all banking functions are with Fidelity CMA. About 3 months later couldn’t be happier!
Don't get me wrong. I love Fidelity and use it for basically everything (investing, cash management; it's basically my bank). But like you. I prefer end-user pull. I do write one or two paper checks from my CMA each year.
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Let me offer a PSA re Fidelity Bill Pay. In the Bill Pay Payment Center each payee has a small symbol to the right of the payee name: an envelope for a payment by USPS, or a lightning bolt for electronic (ACH) payment. You have no control over the method.GoneOnTilt wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:42 amI agree. I used to push things like my condo fee and it would take a long time to get there, despite Fidelity's stated delivery date.Bogle64Pilot wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 4:48 pmI don’t use e-bills I prefer to have the end user pull instead of me push. SorryGaryA505 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 4:05 pmAre you using their eBills feature? Does it work for you?Bogle64Pilot wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:44 pm Just an update. 100% divested all banking realationships with USAA and now all banking functions are with Fidelity CMA. About 3 months later couldn’t be happier!
Don't get me wrong. I love Fidelity and use it for basically everything (investing, cash management; it's basically my bank). But like you. I prefer end-user pull. I do write one or two paper checks from my CMA each year.
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While Fidelity will mail a check it times to arrive by the Deliver Date, it has no control over the USPS handling. I learned that in Dec 2019 paying Wells Fargo to deliver by 12/29/19. I didn't realize it was a paper mailed check. It was sent well before the date; it arrived 1/7/20, within the mortgage payment window, but late for the 2019 tax year mortgage deduction, costing me nearly $1000 in taxes.
I have since changed that Delivery Date, but at some point after that Fidelity made Wells Fargo an ACH payment.
I too prefer to have a pull for most payments such as CC, utilities, etc, relying on the Payee to bear the risk. I never set it up for WF; maybe I should.
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^^ Thanks for this!heartwood wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:58 amLet me offer a PSA re Fidelity Bill Pay. In the Bill Pay Payment Center each payee has a small symbol to the right of the payee name: an envelope for a payment by USPS, or a lightning bolt for electronic (ACH) payment. You have no control over the method.GoneOnTilt wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:42 amI agree. I used to push things like my condo fee and it would take a long time to get there, despite Fidelity's stated delivery date.Bogle64Pilot wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 4:48 pmI don’t use e-bills I prefer to have the end user pull instead of me push. SorryGaryA505 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 4:05 pmAre you using their eBills feature? Does it work for you?Bogle64Pilot wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:44 pm Just an update. 100% divested all banking realationships with USAA and now all banking functions are with Fidelity CMA. About 3 months later couldn’t be happier!
Don't get me wrong. I love Fidelity and use it for basically everything (investing, cash management; it's basically my bank). But like you. I prefer end-user pull. I do write one or two paper checks from my CMA each year.
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While Fidelity will mail a check it times to arrive by the Deliver Date, it has no control over the USPS handling. I learned that in Dec 2019 paying Wells Fargo to deliver by 12/29/19. I didn't realize it was a paper mailed check. It was sent well before the date; it arrived 1/7/20, within the mortgage payment window, but late for the 2019 tax year mortgage deduction, costing me nearly $1000 in taxes.
I have since changed that Delivery Date, but at some point after that Fidelity made Wells Fargo an ACH payment.
I too prefer to have a pull for most payments such as CC, utilities, etc, relying on the Payee to bear the risk. I never set it up for WF; maybe I should.
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If the lightning shows up when you add a bill pay, keep it.
If the envelope shows up when you add a bill pay, delete it and look for a different way to pay that is faster. The USPS is super slow nowadays when the max time used to be 4 business days. I used to be OK with the envelope but not anymore.
If the envelope shows up when you add a bill pay, delete it and look for a different way to pay that is faster. The USPS is super slow nowadays when the max time used to be 4 business days. I used to be OK with the envelope but not anymore.
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Good strategy. Thanks.jmw wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:48 am If the lightning shows up when you add a bill pay, keep it.
If the envelope shows up when you add a bill pay, delete it and look for a different way to pay that is faster. The USPS is super slow nowadays when the max time used to be 4 business days. I used to be OK with the envelope but not anymore.
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Fidelity finally got my eBills working, after about 6 months!
Get most of it right and don't make any big mistakes. All else being equal, simpler is better. Simple is as simple does.
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Could you just use venmo or cash app? They work fine for mejmw wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:01 pm The lack of Zelle is a huge, huge minus. I have to keep an account eligible for Zelle elsewhere that has free inbound wire. The dream of a true one stop shop is not quite there yet.
The new and "improved" billpay UI is still really, really bad. The old one was better with everything on one screen. What were they thinking? Despite the horrible UI, it's still 100% usable.
All that being said, it's great to have Fidelity as a one and a half stop shop.
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I do have my Venmo account linked to my Fidelity CMA, which is great. But, it would be nice to be able to send by Venmo from Fidelity!muffins14 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:35 pmCould you just use venmo or cash app? They work fine for mejmw wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:01 pm The lack of Zelle is a huge, huge minus. I have to keep an account eligible for Zelle elsewhere that has free inbound wire. The dream of a true one stop shop is not quite there yet.
The new and "improved" billpay UI is still really, really bad. The old one was better with everything on one screen. What were they thinking? Despite the horrible UI, it's still 100% usable.
All that being said, it's great to have Fidelity as a one and a half stop shop.
First world problem.
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Zelle is one of several reasons I am all in on Fidelity as a one-stop shop. That was my intent in moving my investments over from Vanguard and my banking from Capital One and closing my credit union accounts. The credit union allowed me the very rare instances of ATM cash deposits and Capital One (and the CU) had Zelle. But even though I have the CMA (and most of my cash is there for now), I'm using Chase as a complement to Fidelity, mainly doing checking stuff at Chase and investments at Fidelity. (I already had a car lease and my Amazon Visa at Chase, so it was a good fit.) Plus they have a very nearby branch, which is incredibly helpful.
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To my knowledge, Fidelity doesn't support Zelle. Am I missing something? The instructions they provide for the various third-party cash transfer services (Venmo, Paypal, Square Cash) all direct the user to set it up and manage on that service's web site. In short, Fidelity doesn't support them except to allow the ACH transactions.
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I have no personal experience, but Clark Howard despises Zelle . He calls it garbage, states that there is zero consumer protection if something goes wrong.
https://clark.com/personal-finance-cred ... omplaints/
https://clark.com/personal-finance-cred ... omplaints/
https://www.boston25news.com/consumer/c ... 966344618/Zelle is a money transfer service that makes payments easy, but don’t expect the app or the banks to bail you out when something goes wrong.
That’s why Clark says it’s best to limit your exposure as much as possible.
“What I recommend is that if somebody wants to use Zelle or CashApp or Venmo, set up a separate checking account that has very small amounts of money in it.”
“That way, even if you are hacked, compromised or scammed, the amount of money that is at risk is really tiny, whereas if you have it with your regular checking account, all the money in it is at risk.”
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+1. I have Zelle attached a small checking account at CapOne360. I use it to collect rent checks and pay the daycare/landscaper/cleaners but otherwise transfer any excess funds back to the main Fidelity CMA.mhalley wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:36 pm I have no personal experience, but Clark Howard despises Zelle . He calls it garbage, states that there is zero consumer protection if something goes wrong.
https://clark.com/personal-finance-cred ... omplaints/
https://www.boston25news.com/consumer/c ... 966344618/Zelle is a money transfer service that makes payments easy, but don’t expect the app or the banks to bail you out when something goes wrong.
That’s why Clark says it’s best to limit your exposure as much as possible.
“What I recommend is that if somebody wants to use Zelle or CashApp or Venmo, set up a separate checking account that has very small amounts of money in it.”
“That way, even if you are hacked, compromised or scammed, the amount of money that is at risk is really tiny, whereas if you have it with your regular checking account, all the money in it is at risk.”
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Oops, looks like I omitted a word. I meant to say that it's why I'm not using Fidelity as a one-stop shop. I have a Chase Total Checking account to complement the FIdelity account.spammagnet wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 10:50 pmTo my knowledge, Fidelity doesn't support Zelle. Am I missing something? The instructions they provide for the various third-party cash transfer services (Venmo, Paypal, Square Cash) all direct the user to set it up and manage on that service's web site. In short, Fidelity doesn't support them except to allow the ACH transactions.