Online Investing Referral Programs

MrD · June 11, 2022

Investing is one of the essential steps to growing your wealth and saving for retirement. Whether you have millions or just a few bucks, investing it today results in being worth far more in the future.

While there are many excellent investment tools, a few pay you when you refer your friends. So, if you know people who love to invest (or need to invest), consider referring them to one of these sites and make a few dollars when they sign up!

Robinhood, free stock

When you refer a friend to the investing app Robinhood, you will each get a free stock added to your account.

Webull, 1 free stock

Webull is another online brokerage that offers free stock rewards for referrals. Their bonus details change from time to time, but after you sign up for a free account, you can get your referral link and see the current offer from your account dashboard.

Acorns, $5, USA

Check out Acorns, a tremendous investing app for beginners if you want to start investing. Acorns will pay you $5 for each person you invite to Acorns, and there is no limit to how many people you can refer! Don’t forget that the person you refer has to be approved and make an investment of $5 before you receive your bonus.

Interactive Brokers, up to $200

The Refer, a Friend program of Interactive Brokers allows eligible IBKR clients to refer people to IBKR and get compensated. To qualify, your account must have a net liquidation value of at least $2,000 and have placed at least one securities trade to be eligible for the program.

Send an invitation to somebody you know to open an account, and in return, you receive a bonus of up to $200 if they sign up. There is no limit to the number of referral bonuses you can receive.

Public.com, $3 – $300 in stocks

Public.com is an online brokerage company that offers commission-free trades of stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrency only for US residents. After you create your free account, you’ll be able to refer friends to earn a free slice of stock in a company of your choice (worth $3 – $300). Your friends will also get a free slice of stock when they sign up.

Tornado, $10 – $1K

Formerly known as Nvstr, Tornado is an investing app that rewards $10 – $1,000 per referral. You’ll get a reward of a random amount, with a minimum of $10. Your friend will also get a signup bonus of $10 – $1,000.

Betterment, one month managed for free

Betterment is a well-known robot advisor (only available in the US). Refer a friend, and they get three months managed for free, while you get one month managed for free!

ETrade, $50 Amazon card

E*TRADE is the pioneer of online trading for retail investors. You’ll pay $0 commissions on online US-listed stock, ETF, and options trades, plus 65¢ per options contract. Get the word out and get a $50 Amazon.com Gift Card for each newly qualified signup.

Groundfloor, $10

The real estate investing platform will give you $10 for every friend you refer. Your friend will also get $10 for free, and all they need to do is invest at least $10 of their own money.

Wealthsimple, $50

Wealthsimple is a robot investment service that invests your money in low-cost index funds (available in the US, Canada, and the UK). Get started investing with a $50 signup bonus (or $10,000 managed for free) and get $10,000 managed for free each time you refer a friend.

Firstrade, $50

Firstrade is another well-known standard stock trading tool, that provides a $50 bonus to you and your friend if they deposit $5,000.

M1 Finance, $50 – $70

The M1 Finance app allows you to create and automate your investing. The M1 referral program will give you and your friends $50-$70 (they change the amount now and then).

Bumped, $1

Bumped is a cross between a cashback app and an investment app. With a free Bumped account, you’ll get free stock ownership rewards based on the purchases you make. They also have a referral program, so you can get $1 of stock for each person that signs up through your link.

Titan,

Titan is a premier investment advisor, and they’ll give you a chance to win a portfolio worth up to $10,000 for each friend you refer. Your friends will also get 100 days to try the platform with no fees.

Worthy Bonds, $5, USA

You’ll earn a $5 bonus for each person who signs up to invest in business bonds through your link.

Questrade, $70, Canada

Questrade is a Canadian discount broker with the lowest commission cost and fees in Canada, calculated at $0.01 per share: $4.95 minimum charge ($9.95 maximum cost). The service has no annual fees, no cost on ETFs offers many trading platforms, and they pay you $70 per friend referred to while they get $50 in free trades!