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Worth it?

SoFi brokerage or IRA bonus: is the 3% match worth it?

What it adds over what your cash earns now, tier by tier. Change the rate to yours.

+$7,500: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus4.75%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $250,000 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $250k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$7,500
Interest while it's there
4.15% for 1825 days
+$51,875
What it'd earn at home
$250,000 at 4.15% for 1825 days
−$51,875
Extra
+$7,500
Works out to 4.8% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Transfer $250,000 in assets from another broker · Keep $250,000 there until day 1825. Terms checked Oct 10, 2026.

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About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Transfer $250,000 in assets from another broker
  2. 2Keep $250,000 there until day 1825
Ends
Oct 15, 2026
Where
Nationwide
Pays while it's there
4.15% a year
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 1825 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing
Terms checked Oct 10, 2026The bank's offer pageFound via Doctor of Credit

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Questions

Is the SoFi brokerage or IRA bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $250,000 tier adds +$7,500: the $7,500 bonus plus $51,875 interest, minus the $51,875 that cash would have earned in 1825 days. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Transfer $250,000 in assets from another broker; keep $250,000 there until day 1825. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

The offer ends Oct 15, 2026. The terms were last checked Oct 10, 2026.