In aggregate, funds deposited into Cash Reserve are eligible for up to $2,000,000 (or $4,000,000 for joint accounts) of FDIC insurance once the funds reach one or more Program Banks (up to $250,000 for each insurable capacity-e.g., individual or joint-at up to eight Program Banks). Deposits at each Program Bank are insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 for each insurable capacity (e.g. If you participate in Cash Reserve, you authorize Betterment, on a discretionary basis, to direct Betterment Securities as to the allocation of your funds among one or more Program Banks. See Betterment Client Agreements for further details. Funds in transit to or from Program Banks are generally not FDIC-insured but are protected by SIPC, except when those funds are held in a sweep account following a deposit or prior to a withdrawal, at which time funds are eligible for FDIC insurance but are not protected by SIPC. Cash Reserve should not be viewed as a long-term investment option.įunds held in your brokerage accounts are not FDIC-insured but are protected by SIPC. Cash Reserve provides Betterment clients with the opportunity to earn interest on cash intended to purchase securities through Betterment LLC and Betterment Securities.

Through Cash Reserve, clients' funds are deposited into one or more banks (' Program Banks') where the funds earn a variable interest rate and are eligible for FDIC insurance. Neither Betterment LLC nor any of its affiliates is a bank.

Clients of Betterment LLC participate in Cash Reserve through their brokerage account held at Betterment Securities. †Betterment Cash Reserve ('Cash Reserve') is offered by Betterment LLC.

Download betternet premium