The reasons for maintaining an Away Account are not always nefarious.

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The net effect is improved returns (especially vs. a savings account) while still maintaining a degree of flexibility.

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Our goal is for businesses like this to understand the importance of maintaining control of their data, plus to help individual users recognize that they would also benefit from a corporate account through additional features and capacity.

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