Originally Posted by MoCheex
.What I would do is invest the $50k in Ameritrade for *wood points. Then after the 2nd bonus hits from SPG transfer the account to Fidelity for additional miles.
The Starwood offer is the best one out there. You actually only need to open an account with $25K (not $50K like the airline offers) to get the full 20,000 SPG points. And the good thing with Starwood is that you can transfer those 20,000 SPG points into 25,000 miles on most airlines. So if you go the SPG route, you are basically getting the same thing (with slightly more flexibility as you can transfer to different airline choices) for half the initial investment. ^