Platinum CashPlus Bank Account

Platinum CashPlus Bank Account 是 Morgan Stanley 今年年初推出的一種現金管理帳戶,既然叫 Plus,那麼你確實需要持有 Morgan Stanley 旗下其他帳戶才能申請。持有此帳戶有一些特殊福利(參考這裏,配套的扣帳卡及帳戶福利也不錯),也包括本文要討論的 AMEX Morgan Stanley 白金卡 $550 credit 福利。

多種福利:

Unlimited ATM fee rebates worldwide; Unlimited check writing; Comes with a debit card.; No foreign transaction fees when using the debit card.; No cash advance fees.; Cash withdrawals available from banks and tellers that accept MasterCard.

The Morgan Stanley CashPlus account offers identity protection through Experian, insufficient funds coverage, the ability to lock and unlock your debit card, price protection and robust online tools. Additional benefits at the Platinum tier include greater ID protection and a $550 “engagement bonus” if you have a Platinum American Express card from Morgan Stanley.


DOC 今天發了一篇有趣的文章(沒錯,我是翻譯的),如果你持有 Morgan Stanley 的 Platinum CashPlus Bank Account(你需要先與 MS 有投資關係……才能開戶),之後再申請 AMEX Morgan Stanley 白金卡,那麼每個日曆年你將可以獲得 $550 credit(順序不可變),相當於免除年費,詳細資料參考這個 PDF

$550 Annual Engagement Bonus for Platinum CashPlus accounts may be received if 1) you are the Basic Card Member of the Platinum Card from American Express Exclusively for Morgan Stanley (the Basic Card Member is defined as the primary account holder) ; or 2) if you spend at least $100,000 during the calendar year across Morgan Stanley Debit Cards associated with Platinum CashPlus Accounts in your ALG.  Each ALG is eligible for one bonus per calendar year.

Each client is eligible for one bonus per calendar year.

申請順序

首先,已持卡的老用戶肯定是沒有此福利的。如果你還未持有大摩白金卡,而又想獲得 $550 獎勵,你需要按如下順序開戶、申請(不可變):

但這個帳戶設有 $45 月費(滿足條件可免除),如果你願意支付月費,相當於每年付出 $540,最終可以節省 $10 AMEX Morgan Stanley 白金卡年費……(雖然不算多)。

月費免除

當然也有免除月費的方法(需要同時滿足幾個條件,感謝 半步雲霄 及 HighFive 指正),具體如下:

  • 條件一:每日 Morgan Stanley 帳戶的平均總餘額維持至少 $25,000(未清楚是否包含其他帳戶總額,DOC 認為算,從字面上看應該只是計算 CashPlus 帳戶的資金,這點不太友善)
  • 條件二:每月有 $5,000 存款存入,Zelle、支票、工資 DD 等各種方式都算
  • 條件三:一個非 CashPlus 的帳戶,前面開立的 Morgan Stanley Access Investing 帳戶即可滿足
  • 條件四:有 online 帳戶,其實條件三和四都不是門檻。
  • 另外,每月有 Social Security benefit 的任何存款存入,注意是任何金額,也可以滿足條件一
符合月存款的類別:Direct Deposit of payroll; Incoming Transfers; Mobile Check Deposit; Branch Check Deposit; Incoming Send Money with Zelle®; Incoming Wire; Any Social Security Deposit; Distributions from a Morgan Stanley Retirement Account

看起來似乎很難,但如果你有多餘的 25,000 存款,應該就不太難滿足條件了,畢竟每個月 5,000 的存款可以有各種方法做到。每日餘額不需要每天維持,只要在一個賬單週期內,日均存款為 $25,000 即可,例如:你可以在其中一天存入 $750,000 完成這個要求。

是否值得開戶

帳戶的安全性肯定不用擔心,此帳戶享有 FDIC 保險,可保 $250,000 存款。不要忘記,AMEX Morgan Stanley 白金卡可以永久免費持有一張副卡(享有各種福利、報銷共享)。如果你還沒有申請過這張白金卡,而且用得上免年費副卡,又有能力免除 Platinum CashPlus Bank Account 的月費,那麼這個活動絕對適合你。

這個帳戶有利息,但很低,前 250,000 的存款利息是 0.03%。把錢存到 Saving Account 的收益,也許會更好一些。

Morgan Stanley CashPlus is more on par with traditional brick-and-mortar checking accounts and offers 0.03% APY on balances below $250,000.

有趣的是,這個獎勵也是按日曆年計算(Each client is eligible for one bonus per calendar year),不知道實際會如何發放。只持有一年,是不是可以獎勵兩次,實現倒賺 $550?如果能輕鬆拿兩次,就算無法免除月費,似乎也很不錯。

由於是今年推出的產品,目前關於此帳戶的玩法還比較有限。雖然相關產品存在已久,但可玩性似乎不強,歡迎大家匯報 DP!

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