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FAQs

What is the catch with Acorns app? ›

However, a significant drawback of Acorns is its fee structure. The app offers three plans, priced at $3, $5, or $9 monthly, based on the services you need. The $3 monthly fee is relatively high for accounts with smaller balances.

Acorns is well known for its system that lets you take advantage of “Round-Ups” — investing your spare change whenever you use a linked card. For example, say you spend $9.45 at your favorite lunch spot. Using Acorns, you can round up to $10 and deposit that extra 55 cents in your Acorns investing account.

Acorns is not a side hustle or money-making app that pays you. Think of it as a tool to grow the money you already have with consistent saving and investing. Generally, you'll earn money from your investments and by making qualifying purchases if you link your card to the Acorns account.

Yes. The securities you own are always subject to market fluctuations.

Invite friends, get $5

For every friend you invite to Acorns, you can earn a $5 referral bonus that gets invested in your Acorns Invest portfolio. There's no limit to how many friends you can invite, and best of all, your friends also get a $5 bonus investment, too! (Terms and conditions apply.)

Is Acorns Worth it? Acorns charges monthly membership fees, starting at $3 per month. Even though it is a very easy way to get started investing, if you don't make enough purchases each month to round up and set aside enough money, the monthly fee could outweigh the benefit.

Acorns offers impressive high-yield checking and savings accounts. The checking account earns 3% APY and the savings account earns 5% APY, with no minimum balance to receive the interest rate. The checking account has no overdraft fees and access to 55,000+ fee-free ATMs.

Here's how it works: You set up your account and link it with a funding source (like your checking or Spend account) and the debit or credit cards you use to make everyday purchases. With the Acorns Round-Up feature, whenever you use your linked card, the charge gets rounded up to the next dollar amount.

Using the 50/30/20 rule of thumb, you'll divide your monthly after-tax income like this: 50% for essential spending. 30% for flexible spending. 20% for financial goals.

Acorns Fees and Costs

There are two Acorns membership tiers, both of which charge flat monthly fees: Personal: $3 per month. You get access to Invest, Later and Checking. Personal Plus: $5 per month.

Does Acorns automatically invest my money? ›

We'll automatically invest $0.55 in your future! Think of it as investing small amounts regularly, in the background of life. The average Acorns customer invests over $150 in their first 4 months with Round-Ups® investments, from just spare change.

For example, with Acorns Checking, your accounts have FDIC insurance through our banking partners, Lincoln Savings Bank and nbkc bank. The FDIC insures more than 4,700 banks across the U.S. What that means is if an insured bank fails, the FDIC will reimburse you for your losses.

From acorns.com:

Under "Personal Settings," click "My Subscription" Scroll down to "Manage" and click "Cancel subscription"

You can withdraw from your Acorns Later account any time, but it's important to know that making a withdrawal before you meet certain IRS requirements can have tax implications for many people, with only a few exceptions.

The Acorns website and the Acorns app are secured with 256-bit encryption. Acorns is a member of SIPC. Securities in your account are protected up to $500,000. For details, please see www.sipc.org.

No, Acorns does not charge fees for withdrawing funds from your investment account.

Where is my money invested? There are five different Acorns Core portfolios and four different Acorns ESG Portfolios, built by experts. Each portfolio is composed of exchange-traded funds — ETFs for short. An ETF is made of broad holdings of stocks and/or bonds.

Final take. Robinhood is the best choice for DIY investors who prefer to approach investing hands-on. Acorns is the better bet for investors who are hands-off and who prefer to do their checking in the same app where they do their investing.