Thoughts on Marcus vs. Ally vs. Wealthfront? Looking for a place to park my emergency savings

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Cant beat WF apy

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Expand/explain plz?

I concur. Stick with the highest. While everyone else dropped their APY, WF increased and made a statement about it

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Is wealthfront FDIC though? I thought they were trying to protect the funds through sipc but that won’t work...

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1 million. They split your money across 4 banks

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Wf is FDIC insured

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I didn't even know WF existed! Thanks OP

I’m with Ally, and I like it better than WF because it’s been around longer and has had more stability over time

You can use it for a cash account.

There's also Personal Capital Cash. Also FDIC insured.

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Thoughts on WF’s customer service? I noticed you are unable to call them

They reply pretty quickly to emails. I haven’t had a problem

I thought Deloitte didn’t allow you to use these.

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