This Week in RWRDS October 25, 2024: The Highest Cash Back Credit Card Earn Rate in Canada + MORE Oct 25th

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Wealthsimple Cash review 2024Wealthsimple Cash is a high-interest chequing/savings account that offers one of the highest interest rates in Canada. It has appealing yields and includes a prepaid Mastercard with no foreign exchange fee, so many consumers are naturally attracted to the account. Is it any good? The short answer is yes, but there are a few quirks to be aware of.

What is Wealthsimple Cash?

Wealthsimple started as a robo-advisor offering low-cost portfolio management, but it has since expanded to provide more products and services, such as self-directed investing (under Wealthsimple Trade), tax returns, mortgages and savings accounts. 

Wealthsimple describes the Cash account as a high-interest chequing account. That label is important: it’s what allows Wealthsimple to claim it offers the highest interest rate in Canada. (A few high-interest savings accounts, or HISAs, offer similar interest rates.) 

Wealthsimple also incentivizes customers to spend the money in their account by offering rewards on purchases, which is likely another reason it’s referred to as a chequing account instead of a savings account…

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