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Old Nov 19, 2013, 6:07 pm
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All offers are expired/dead as of March 31, 2017

AA: https://scs.fidelity.com/other/offer...shtml?MSC=AA01

United: https://scs.fidelity.com/other/offer...shtml?MSC=UA01

Delta: https://scs.fidelity.com/other/offer...on_delta.shtml


Update as of May 21, 2014 - in recent weeks some people have reported being told that they are no longer eligible for this offer, in spite of meeting the previous terms and conditions. Some Fidelity representatives are saying that these offers are targeted. Note the bold words in the the terms and conditions below - "Other terms and conditions may apply."

The funds or securities must stay in the account for 9 months
The offer may be repeated every 365 days if the terms were met (rolling 12 months)
The funds may not already be in a Fidelity account, but must be sourced from elsewhere

If you are moving funds or securities out of Fidelity, with intent to move it back to claim this bonus, members have recommended to keep the funds/securities out for at least 3 months to avoid risk of losing eligibility for the deposit. Some have been told unofficially by advisers 30 days. YMMV.

Members who have pulled funds/deposits out within 9 months have reported they were allowed to keep the miles, but were banned for life from being able to repeat the offer.

Added September 26, 2016:

Any withdrawals from the account during the qualification period will count against the total deposited. This includes dividends upon you may dependent to live. So be sure to transfer assets whose value covers the minimum you need plus any you might withdraw during those 60 days.

It is strongly suggested you register for the offer you want by calling Fidelity's Promotion Department at (800)544-5315, as the online registration has been flaky in the past. Also, if you have high net worth, a "High Net Worth supervisor" may be able to help - simply call the Premium Services number on your account statement to find someone who has the power to do most anything. Get the name and phone number of the person you spoke with and ask him or her to note in your account that you have been approved, and by whom. Then, if after you transfer assets you get an email saying you are not eligible for the offer for which you registered (yes, this has happened), call the rep again, asking to read the notes on your account. You will probably be told that the email was automated and was sent in error and that they will hand babysit the funding and resultant miles.

If the registration page tells you are not eligible because you have had the offer before, call one of the above numbers. You are eligible after on year. That year probably starts counting when the miles are awarded, not when you register or when you add assets.

Trusts require extra caution on their part. Sometimes they require that you give them a lot of paperwork for trusts. If you have a local Fidelity office, just bring in everything required and they will copy and mail it for you. Easy. Otherwise, just mail it in. If upon trying to register online you are informed that your Revocable Living Trust account is not eligible, well, just call one of the above numbers, because it is eligible. They just have to verify a few things and then override the system. They want to know that you are the only trustee and the only beneficiary.


From the Terms and Conditions page:

Promotional Offer Rules:

This promotional offer is only available to new or existing Fidelity brokerage account customers opening or depositing net new assets into a joint or individual nonretirement Fidelity Account®. Net new assets are defined as an individual’s external new money in minus money out, including distributions and transfers.

This offer expires September 30, 2014, and is not transferable or valid in conjunction with any other Fidelity promotional offer. Fidelity Investments reserves the right to modify, change, or alter the terms and conditions of the promotional offer in its sole discretion at any time. Fidelity Investments may terminate this promotional offer at any time. Other terms and conditions may apply.

Promotional offers are limited to one per individual per rolling 12 months.
The promotion is not available for business accounts; trust accounts; mutual fund only accounts; retirement accounts, including, among others, Fidelity IRA, Roth IRA, SEP, and SIMPLE accounts; 401(k) and 403(b) workplace retirement plans; fiduciary accounts (including custodial accounts, estate accounts); 529 college savings plan accounts (i.e. college investment trust accounts); Fidelity accounts managed by Strategic Advisers, Inc. (for example, Portfolio Advisory Services); Institutional Wealth Services (IWS) clients; clients of registered investment advisors working with Fidelity Investments; annuities; and Stock Plan Services accounts. Offer is not valid for non-U.S. residents; persons affiliated with FINRA, a securities exchange or its members; employees of Fidelity, its affiliates, and members of their immediate families and households; or the media.

Certain states and local jurisdictions have laws that limit or restrict public employees from accepting items of value from vendors such as Fidelity that provide services to public institutions. Some public entities such as governments, state universities, health care organizations, etc., also have internal policies that may contain similar restrictions. If you are a public official or employee, you should determine if one of these laws or internal policies applies to you. By accepting this incentive, we assume that you are in compliance with your jurisdiction's laws and institution's internal policies.

Transferred assets will be valued, for the purposes of determining eligibility for this promotional offer, at the close of business Eastern time on the business day or next business day, if on a weekend day or holiday, following receipt by Fidelity Investments of the assets into the account that is eligible for the promotional offer. Funding must come from an external, non-Fidelity source via any standard monetary transfer method (a standard Transfer of Assets form, check, electronic funds transfer, ADM deposit, etc.). Please allow eight weeks from the funding of the eligible account, with the qualifying dollar amount of assets, for American Airlines AAdvantage® miles to be posted to your AAdvantage® account. Your Fidelity Account® must remain open with the qualifying funding for six months from the date that the qualifying assets are first received in the eligible account.

New accounts must be opened within 30 days of registering for the offer. Additional deposits to the eligible Fidelity account may earn you a higher mileage award provided the result is that the cumulative assets meet or exceed the next eligibility tier (up to a maximum of 50,000 AAdvantage® miles). For new accounts, initial and subsequent deposits must be made within 60 days of Fidelity account opening. For new money deposited into existing accounts, all deposits must be made within 60 days of registering for the offer.
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 11:53 am
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I just went through the exact same scenario...tried to apply again for the Delta SkyMiles offer after 13+ months and received an error message. I was also told these are now "targeted offers" and that I am ineligible. The rep stated that this new policy went in to effect on 4/1 yet there is no disclaimer on the site to this effect. What a real bummer.
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 1:18 pm
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Originally Posted by greek2me
Last did United offer 13 months ago. Just tried [...] again online and got message that my account was not eligible for it. Called in and they told me the offers are now targeted
Had you deposited and withdrawn everything (or close to everything) during those 13 months, or was your account one that it would be reasonable to expect Fidelity want to keep and encourage you to deposit new money into?

Originally Posted by epods
I just went through the exact same scenario...tried to apply again for the Delta SkyMiles offer after 13+ months [...]
Welcome to FT, epods. The same question: was your account one that you'd have expected Fidelity to want to retain?

(It would be good to know if this is 'just' Fidelity clamping down on a certain kind of behaviour.)
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 2:02 pm
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I would expect Fidelity to want to retain ($ for previous offer had NOT been withdrawn in the past 13+ months)....
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 2:26 pm
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Originally Posted by epods
I would expect Fidelity to want to retain ($ for previous offer had NOT been withdrawn in the past 13+ months)....
Thanks for the additional information, which makes your data point both more useful and more worrying.

I did the same as you last month, but was able to sign up online and get the miles without any difficulties. A relative is due to repeat next month. I'll report in due course. In the meantime I'm sure we'd all welcome more reports of repeat attempts, preferably successful ones.
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 2:49 pm
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epods, had you moved your money out of Fidelity and were ready to move it back in? If so, how long had it been out? Were you intending to move it back under different ownership than how you got the points the first time around? In other words, perhaps the first time was coownership, and the second time was intended to be as a sole owner. Any details you can share would be appreciated.
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 3:07 pm
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Originally Posted by IMH
Had you deposited and withdrawn everything (or close to everything) during those 13 months, or was your account one that it would be reasonable to expect Fidelity want to keep and encourage you to deposit new money into?
No games; 100% new assets in and it is still there.
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 3:34 pm
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Originally Posted by greek2me
No games; 100% new assets in and it is still there.
Ouch. Thanks for following up.

This is a strange development, given that the combination of "or depositing net new assets" and "offers are limited to one per individual per rolling 12 months" in the T&C looks deliberate and careful.
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 4:58 pm
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SanDiego1K, no I had not removed anything out at all in 13+ months; this was going to be true new funding. The terms have definitely changed as of 4/1 per the rep I spoke with even though no changes have been made to the terms on the offer page. Between this and the new Vanilla Reload policy at CVS, this month is not going well for me!
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 5:48 pm
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Originally Posted by epods
SanDiego1K, no I had not removed anything out at all in 13+ months; this was going to be true new funding. The terms have definitely changed as of 4/1 per the rep I spoke with even though no changes have been made to the terms on the offer page. Between this and the new Vanilla Reload policy at CVS, this month is not going well for me!
Thank you for your response. I don't like the news. At all. And welcome to FlyerTalk!
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 7:43 pm
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On 4/10 I called to speak with a CS agent regarding my eligibility and was directed to the webpage to enroll for the miles for a new deposit into my existing account. I have done this promotion previously. They thanked me for my continued business and the sign up went through without a problem.
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Old Apr 13, 2014, 7:59 pm
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Denied?

I am wondering whether, for anyone who was denied miles for a post-12 month deposit (and was not previously gaming the system), did you check with your Premium Services account exec or Private Client Services Group exec? If so, were they able to help?
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Old Apr 14, 2014, 1:57 pm
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Am about to try for 50K AA miles 2nd time.
My data & question:

1st time:
opened my first Fidel. brokerage acct. 1/16/13 via $100K+ from etrade;
got 50K AA miles;
closed acct. 5/24/13, all $$ back to etrade;

called today, asked if qualified again, was told "yes, you were as of 3/19/14"
so that evidences ~10 mos. needed btwn close old, open new...?
(phone rep incorrectly assumed 1 yr. before specifically checking)

Also phone rep said only (1) offer allowed, not (3) AA-UA-DL offers for (3) $100K's,
IS THAT CORRECT??

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Old Apr 14, 2014, 3:35 pm
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Originally Posted by TravelPhotographer
phone rep said only (1) offer allowed, not (3) AA-UA-DL offers for (3) $100K's,
IS THAT CORRECT??
Only being allowed to take advantage of one of these offers "per rolling 12 months" would be in line with the T&Cs and reported practice.
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Old Apr 14, 2014, 6:23 pm
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Thanks for info!
Does T&C block spouse doing same, first time?
Even if spouse maintains different legal address?
regards.
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Old Apr 14, 2014, 7:04 pm
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Originally Posted by TravelPhotographer
Thanks for info!
Does T&C block spouse doing same, first time?
Even if spouse maintains different legal address?
regards.
No, your spouse is not block as long as she has not done this within the past 12 months.
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