Compared from 839 real customer reviews

M1 vs American Express The Platinum Card from American Express vs Vanguard Brokerage Account

Side by side from 839 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each product’s page.

How the signal works
The signal score

A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off.

So a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product lots of people like. No sponsored placements.

61 signal

40 reviews

87 signal

721 reviews

62 signal

78 reviews

In short

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Lounges and hotel stays outweigh the fee for frequent travellers; others call it a coupon book.

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Specs

Type
Investing app and brokerage
Fees
$3/month platform fee, waived over $10,000; no commission or management fees
Rates & rewards
3.35% APY on M1 High-Yield Cash Account; borrow against portfolio at 5.90%
Minimum
Not listed
Type
Premium travel rewards charge card
Fees
$895 annual fee
Rates & rewards
5x points on flights booked directly with airlines or Amex Travel (up to $500K a year) and on prepaid hotels via Amex Travel
Minimum
Not listed
Type
Brokerage account
Fees
No fee to open an account
Rates & rewards
Not listed
Minimum
$0 to open

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