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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 Sep 9, 2013, 11:04 am
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Originally Posted by sharka
No need to close the acct. The Fido deal is good for either existing or new acct holders.
Correct! I think now all offers are for new as well as existing accounts. In initial years (couple of years ago), some offers (like AA miles offer) were only for new accounts, whereas others were for new as well as existing accounts.

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Old Sep 9, 2013, 5:47 pm
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I believe it will be easier if you leave a few $$ in your account. I did this deal two + years ago and left nothing in my account. When I went to reopen the account earlier this year, it still showed when I logged in. But in actuality I had to open a new account (an extra step which took a few more phone calls and extra time). This time I will leave $100 in my account when I withdraw my securities, so the account will clearly still be open and active when I do my third round next year.
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Old Sep 9, 2013, 6:10 pm
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I see that for Fidelity to transfer in and transfer out securities, it's free. Does anybody work with an online broker w/a good rep that has the same stats? I couldn't find any online that were free both ways like Fidelity. A lot would let you transfer your securities IN for free, but to transfer out was $25-$100, and my balances aren't high enough for me to justify the fees.
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Old Sep 9, 2013, 7:08 pm
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Does anyone know what type of account works for this promotion? I have an existing Cash Management account; will that work?
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Old Sep 9, 2013, 7:12 pm
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Originally Posted by midnightinharlem
Does anyone know what type of account works for this promotion? I have an existing Cash Management account; will that work?
The types of eligible and ineligible accounts are spelled out in the terms and conditions. Follow the links in post #1. Personally I feel it is important to carefully read the terms and conditions when doing a deal like this, so that you are not surprised later on.
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Old Sep 9, 2013, 7:14 pm
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I haven't received a bonus in around 2 years, so I'm eligible again, but question:

If I transfer my stocks out of my existing Fidelity account right now (leaving $100 or so to keep the account open) - how long do I need to wait before signing up for another airline offer and transferring these + more cash back in for the signup bonus?

Example - could Fidelity ding me for having just transferred out $25k of stocks and signing back up for an offer? Any minimum time to wait between transferring out and re-transferring back in on a new offer?
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Old Sep 10, 2013, 6:36 am
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Originally Posted by x712xdamx
I haven't received a bonus in around 2 years, so I'm eligible again, but question:

If I transfer my stocks out of my existing Fidelity account right now (leaving $100 or so to keep the account open) - how long do I need to wait before signing up for another airline offer and transferring these + more cash back in for the signup bonus?

Example - could Fidelity ding me for having just transferred out $25k of stocks and signing back up for an offer? Any minimum time to wait between transferring out and re-transferring back in on a new offer?
This question has come up before, but I don't remember the answer. My personal plan is to wait at least two months. Hopefully someone else has better memory or better search skills within the thread.
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Old Sep 10, 2013, 8:48 am
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On my third go around with Fidelity. First 2 times (including double-dip 2 years ago) I withdrew 90% of the funds within weeks after receiving the miles. When I signed up this time I got the ding email "not eligible" so I called. After giving my info I was on hold for a while. Well they knew I had promptly with drawn the funds the last time but said I was still eligible for the miles but to make sure I left the funds for 6 months this time.
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Old Sep 10, 2013, 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by x712xdamx
I see that for Fidelity to transfer in and transfer out securities, it's free. Does anybody work with an online broker w/a good rep that has the same stats? I couldn't find any online that were free both ways like Fidelity. A lot would let you transfer your securities IN for free, but to transfer out was $25-$100, and my balances aren't high enough for me to justify the fees.
I believe TD Amertrade is also free to transfer securities in and out as Ive done this before and never got charged a fee. Its only if you want to CLOSE acct that they have a fee.

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Old Sep 10, 2013, 11:33 am
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Originally Posted by x712xdamx
I haven't received a bonus in around 2 years, so I'm eligible again, but question:

If I transfer my stocks out of my existing Fidelity account right now (leaving $100 or so to keep the account open) - how long do I need to wait before signing up for another airline offer and transferring these + more cash back in for the signup bonus?

Example - could Fidelity ding me for having just transferred out $25k of stocks and signing back up for an offer? Any minimum time to wait between transferring out and re-transferring back in on a new offer?
You Should be fine. Fido wont care what you do with your acct BEFORE you sign up for any offers. Its what you do during and AFTER signing up that counts and in this case its at least 6 months that it must be with Fido. Ive done this before and just to be safe I wait 30 days from transfer out before I sign up for bonus offer. So advice is transfer out ASAP, wait 30 days and sign up for Fido deal again.
(Also I strongly believe even if you withdraw the day before and apply for the deal day later it shouldnt be a problem as T&C only have rules about money staying with FIDO for 6 months when you sign up for the deal. Nothing in T&C about what you can and cant do with your money BEFORE sign up). Just don't look good but also not breaking any rules either. --my POV)
Cheers

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Old Sep 10, 2013, 4:44 pm
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Originally Posted by sharka
I believe TD Amertrade is also free to transfer securities in and out as Ive done this before and never got charged a fee. Its only if you want to CLOSE acct that they have a fee.
Awesome, you are correct! Just found this site that lists the full transfer in/out fees, close account fees, and partial transfer fees for most all brokers:
http://www.onlinebrokerrev.com/commi...nsfer-fees.php

Originally Posted by sharka
You Should be fine. Fido wont care what you do with your acct BEFORE you sign up for any offers. Its what you do during and AFTER signing up that counts and in this case its at least 6 months that it must be with Fido. Ive done this before and just to be safe I wait 30 days from transfer out before I sign up for bonus offer. So advice is transfer out ASAP, wait 30 days and sign up for Fido deal again.
(Also I strongly believe even if you withdraw the day before and apply for the deal day later it shouldnt be a problem as T&C only have rules about money staying with FIDO for 6 months when you sign up for the deal. Nothing in T&C about what you can and cant do with your money BEFORE sign up). Just don't look good but also not breaking any rules either. --my POV)
Cheers
Okay thanks. Yeah I'll probably wait a month or so to be safe and report back.
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Old Sep 10, 2013, 6:06 pm
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I cannot find this offer with TD Ameritrade. I think it expired with them.
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Old Sep 10, 2013, 6:19 pm
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Originally Posted by rover4618
I cannot find this offer with TD Ameritrade. I think it expired with them.
If you are looking for TD Ameritrade's miles/points offers, they expired over a year ago.
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Old Sep 10, 2013, 6:51 pm
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Originally Posted by sharka
You Should be fine. Fido wont care what you do with your acct BEFORE you sign up for any offers. Its what you do during and AFTER signing up that counts and in this case its at least 6 months that it must be with Fido. Ive done this before and just to be safe I wait 30 days from transfer out before I sign up for bonus offer. So advice is transfer out ASAP, wait 30 days and sign up for Fido deal again.
(Also I strongly believe even if you withdraw the day before and apply for the deal day later it shouldnt be a problem as T&C only have rules about money staying with FIDO for 6 months when you sign up for the deal. Nothing in T&C about what you can and cant do with your money BEFORE sign up). Just don't look good but also not breaking any rules either. --my POV)
Cheers
You may want to read more up thread a few months ago before you are so sure about FIDO does not care what you do before sign up.

What you "strongly believe" is quite different on how FIDO implements the program and interpret the T&Cs.

FIDO does care. In fact there are more than one poster has posted that FIDO looked back their account activities and determine their "New Money" was in fact "Old Money" because they did withdrawal prior to sign up.

Go back to read posts from Dec, and there are several posts about FIDO looked back.

The look back period seems to vary - though 2 months seem to be common. That is for the CASH deposit. No one has posted experiences on Security transfer.
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Old Sep 10, 2013, 7:00 pm
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Common sense (to me) says don't transfer the same securities into Fidelity that you recently transferred out.
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