Capital One and Chase are offering $50 and $100 bonuses for opening checking accounts there.
Best reward credit cards:
Fidelity offers an AmEx (2% back on everything, redeem into your Fidelity brokerage account) and a Visa (1.5% back on everything). Discover offers 5% back on certain things, depending on what kind of card you get. One of them is 5% on gas/automotive, the standard one rotates through “categories” quarterly, so that Q1 you get 5% on travel, Q2 “home” stuff, Q3 gas and theme parks…you get the idea. No annual fees, no inflatable “points” system, no problem.
I believe Charles Schwab is also offering a Visa with this good of a rebate, and is reported to not charge foreign currency transaction fees.
I can attest that Capital One’s MC does NOT charge foreign currency fees as of my May statement. But for the great gory lowdown, go to flyerguide:
