Savings Accounts
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One Finance Review
Having reviewed several digital banking account options over the past few years, it’s safe to say that most have pretty much the same few features to offer with only a couple of different twists. While the interest rate or debit card designs may differ, there usually isn’t a whole lot new under the Sun, as…
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Money at 30: Ando Bank Review
If you’re a long-time follower of my column, you’ve probably seen me discuss the digital banking account Aspiration before. While I was pleased with how that account balanced an environmental message and being a solid banking product at first, things went downhill quickly as the latter elements suffered significantly. That’s why I was excited to…
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Aspiration Banking Review — Are Recent Changes for the Better?
Note: Aspiration’s banking platform has since spun off from the company and has rebranded as GreenFi. Below is my review of the service as it was in 2021. There was once a time when I thought perhaps I had too many bank accounts. Yet, since then, I’ve only found more attractive accounts to open. One…
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Money at 30: NBKC Everything Bank Account Review
As I’ve reviewed a number of FinTech accounts over the years, I’ve seen a few banking partners come up again and again. Among them is NBKC — short for National Bank of Kansas City. Despite this, it wasn’t until recently that I opened an account directly with the bank. Specifically, I opted for their Everything…
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Aspiration Plus Review: Is the Account Option Worth It?
Note: Aspiration’s banking platform has since spun off from the company and has rebranded as GreenFi. Below is my review of the service as it was in 2021. Over the past couple of years, even as I’ve opened plenty of other online banking accounts to review, there’s been one that’s stood out to me as…
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Money at 30: Marcus by Goldman Sachs Savings Account (and Marcus Insights) Review
Over the past few years, the bank Goldman Sachs has made a few moves intended to help it not only shed the negative image it’s endured since the Great Recession but also reach a new type of customer. These efforts include the bank partnering with Apple to release the Apple Card as well as them…
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Credit Karma Money Save (Credit Karma Savings) Review
As someone who’s written about FinTech for a couple of years now, I’ve definitely spotted a few trends along the way. One of the biggest I’ve seen is the expansions many startups have made by adding basic banking services to their other offerings. Case in point: Credit Karma Savings — which was brought into the…
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Money at 30: Credit Karma Savings vs. Credit Sesame Cash
In a fairly short amount of time, two free credit score sites have each introduced their own digital banking offerings. For Credit Karma, that’s Credit Karma Savings. As for Credit Sesame, they recently unveiled Sesame Cash. This of course begs the question: how do these two seemingly similar options compare? To answer that query, let’s…
