Capital One

[ANALYSIS] Capital One Aspire Travel World Elite MasterCard

ByMatt

Now that I have allowed the recent shock to the discontinuation of the Capital One Aspire Travel World MasterCard to dissipate, I am trying slowly to move on. The blow is less severe because existing cardholders can continue to retain their credit card for the time being. But once you cancel it, it is done.

Capital One has instead introduced the new Capital One Aspire Travel World Elite MasterCard. Even though the names seem so similar, this is not to be confused with thinking that this is a re-branding. A re-branding would mean that all existing Capital One Aspire Travel World MasterCard holders would automatically be transferred to this new credit card. Instead, this is an entirely new credit card that we have to submit a whole new application for. Below are the highlights of the credit card:

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What’s Next for my Credit Card Portfolio?

ByShirley Huang

So it’s been a little over six months since my last batch of credit card sign-ups. The spring is coming and it looks like I need to change up my portfolio a little bit. With all the updates to certain…

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The Top Credit Card Spending Bonuses (updated January 31, 2015)

ByMatt

There are a few updates and corrections from the last time I wrote about top credit card spending bonuses. I have always strongly recommended that financial institutions give more spending bonuses for reaching minimum spend requirements. The reason is because…

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Top Credit Cards to use at Restaurants (updated January 29, 2015)

ByMatt

With Valentine’s day fast approaching, I thought it was a good time to update the “top credit cards to use at restaurants” list. Below is a list of the top credit cards to use at restaurants:

Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card

$399 annual fee
$99 for supplementary cardholders

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[HOTEL] Credit Cards that Offer Elite Status

ByMatt

First of all, the number of co-branded hotel loyalty program credit cards are very limited. That being said, most of them do give some sort of benefit to help you gain elite status of help you accelerate achieving elite status…

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Top Credit Cards to use at Restaurants (updated November 3, 2014)

ByMatt

With the discontinuation of the American Express TrueEarnings Card and the addition of the Capital One Platinum MasterCard, it was about time to update the previous list of top credit cards to use at restaurants.

Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card

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Building a Credit Card Portfolio (around $5,000 spending per month)

ByMatt

See also:
Building a Credit Card Portfolio (around $500 spending per month)
Building a Credit Card Portfolio (around $2.000 spending per month)

For this third, and final, part of the Building a Credit Card Portfolio series, I