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Old Dec 8, 2021 | 1:11 pm
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Originally Posted by LAX
I thought MS version is 1:1?
It is - but you need to need to tie up money with Morgan Stanley to qualify to get that card (ie, $5k to meet the minimum requirements of the robo advisor account to establish a qualifying relationship). If you only have Access Investing, you also have to time your cash-out to pull the dollars before the robo advisor invests the newly deposited funds.

For anyone looking simply to cash out MR, opening a completely free Schwab account and redeeming at a 10% higher cash price is clearly the better option.
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