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Acorns vs PU Prime

Compare Acorns and PU Prime side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

Acorns

Acorns

Hands-off investors who want automated ETF portfolios

Acorns is an automated saving and investing app with ETF portfolios, Round-Ups, retirement accounts, and pricโ€ฆ

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PU Prime

PU Prime

Active CFD and forex traders

PU Prime is a multi-asset CFD and forex broker founded in 2015 offering 1,000+ instruments across MT4, MT5 anโ€ฆ

Head-to-head comparison

Acorns vs PU Prime
Feature Acorns PU Prime
Minimum deposit No minimum opening deposit or minimum balance required for Mighty Oak and Emergency Savings banking services -
Stock trading fee No commissions Available as CFDs; spreads vary by account type
Regulators SEC, FINRA ASIC, FSCA, FSC, FSA, CMA
Best for Hands-off investors who want automated ETF portfolios Active CFD and forex traders
Markets & account
Stocks
ETFs
Forex
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CFDs
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Crypto
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Bonds
Futures
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Investment Plans
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Ready Made Portfolios
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Margin
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Multi Currency
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Demo Account
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Pros & cons

Acorns

Acorns

Pros

  • Round-Ups invest spare change once it reaches at least $5
  • Automatic rebalancing keeps Base portfolio allocations on track
  • Dividends are automatically reinvested
  • No hidden costs, transaction fees, or commissions stated
  • Checking has no overdraft, maintenance, or AllPoint ATM fees
  • Gold adds individual stocks and ETFs to Custom Portfolios
  • SIPC protection up to $500,000 for Invest, Later and Early

Cons

  • Lowest listed subscription is $3/mo.
  • Gold costs $12/mo. for the full suite
  • Custom Portfolios are available only to Gold customers
  • Acorns Early Invest is a Gold subscription exclusive
  • Money Manager is available with Acorns Gold
  • No direct Bitcoin access; exposure is through BITO ETF
  • Investment products are not FDIC insured or bank guaranteed
PU Prime

PU Prime

Pros

  • Regulated by ASIC (Tier 1), FSCA (Tier 2) and multiple other bodies
  • 1,000+ instruments including forex, stocks, ETFs, crypto and bonds
  • Raw spreads from 0.0 pips on Prime and ECN accounts
  • No deposit fees and no inactivity fees
  • Free demo account with up to $100,000 virtual funds
  • PU Social copy trading platform with 32,000+ strategy providers
  • MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 supported alongside proprietary web trader
  • Low minimum deposit of $50 for Standard accounts

Cons

  • ECN account requires $10,000 minimum deposit to access lowest commissions
  • One entity registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines carries no regulation
  • $20 bank wire fee after the first wire transfer per month
  • Demo account expires after 60 days of inactivity
  • PU Web Trader does not support automated trading via Expert Advisors
  • No real stock investing - shares available as CFDs only
  • FCA has issued a warning against PU Prime (Seychelles) entity for UK clients
Acorns

Acorns

Acorns is an automated saving and investing app with ETF portfolios, Round-Ups, retirement accounts, and pricing from $3/mo.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

PU Prime

PU Prime

PU Prime is a multi-asset CFD and forex broker founded in 2015 offering 1,000+ instruments across MT4, MT5 and a proprietary web platform with copy trading.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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