American Express Platinum Card for Charles Schwab

[mawmaw]

HT DOC Available March 31st 2016 40K bonus. most have CS acc

[mawmaw]

http://www.schwab.com/public/schwab/investing/accounts_products/credit_cards

[chinagel]

so anyone who has an extra 1k can open a charles schwab acct and get another plat?

[CS91]

"Receive a $100 Card statement credit if your qualifying Schwab holdings are equal to or greater than $250,000 or receive a $200 Card statement credit if your qualifying Schwab holdings are equal to or greater than $1,000,000, when measured following Card account approval and annually thereafter."


WOW 

[mord1]

"Receive a $100 Card statement credit if your qualifying Schwab holdings are equal to or greater than $250,000 or receive a $200 Card statement credit if your qualifying Schwab holdings are equal to or greater than $1,000,000, when measured following Card account approval and annually thereafter."


WOW 

That's very generous of them for that size of an account!

[emjee]

http://www.schwab.com/public/schwab/investing/accounts_products/credit_cards

and here I was praying that the plat for Shwab would be a no Lang.

[David Smith]

I think you get the AF waived if you have $2M+ there, or something like that.

[CS91]

I think you get the AF waived if you have $2M+ there, or something like that.

Something tells me that someone with $2M sitting in their account doesn't really care about an AF.

[12HRS]

Something tells me that someone with $2M sitting in their account doesn't really care about an AF.

something tells me that many would

[David Smith]

Something tells me that someone with $2M sitting in their account doesn't really care about an AF.

You'd be surprised.

[CS91]

something tells me that many would

You'd be surprised.

Guess I'll just have to TARB. See you guys in a few years. 

[EJB]

I think you get the AF waived if you have $2M+ there, or something like that.

That's smart of them IMO.

[tzifanya54]

Guess I'll just have to TARB. See you guys in a few years.

You know it's 2mm dollars, not miles we are talking about.   

[CS91]

You know it's 2mm dollars, not miles we are talking about.   

If I thought it was miles, I wouldn't have to TARB. 

[tzifanya54]

If I thought it was miles, I wouldn't have to TARB. 

I thought you blew through all of those with your trips!

[EJB]

Any bonus other than the $100 I see online for opening an account?

[CS91]

I thought you blew through all of those with your trips!

I did, but I'm replenishing.

[David Smith]

I think you get the AF waived if you have $2M+ there, or something like that.

ETA: I was  mistaken/remembered incorrectly. It's the Morgan Stanley Platinum, and the requirement is $1M plus some other requirements.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-21/morgan-stanley-chases-millionaires-cash-with-free-platinum-amex

[David Smith]

You know it's 2mm dollars, not miles we are talking about.   

I've never tried it with $2M, but I know that people with 2M miles enjoy not paying  an AF on the Platinum.

[PETERP]

I've never tried it with $2M, but I know that people with 2M miles enjoy not paying  an AF on the Platinum.

People with 2M miles , enjoy not paying anything. I enjoy everything that's free !