Working at a bank, I hear this question posed quite often. Savings bonds are mysterious at best. No one is sure what they are worth, what kind of interest they are earning, when they are supposed to cash them, and the list goes on and on. Here is some information to help you understand your ...
Paper savings bonds are safe, long term investments – but you can only get a return on them if you do not lose them. Which, of course, begs the question, “What to do if you lose a savings bond?” Fortunately, the U.S. Treasury department has provisions to help those who lose a savings bond recover ...
Who would have thought that Mom, Pop, Grandpa and Grandma would no longer be able to buy paper EE savings bonds and give them as gifts to the young’ens? Sad but true, the last of the paper savings bonds will be sold at financial institutions at year end, 2011. What will happen then? The new ...
Well, you thought the day would never come. Your little girl is all grown up and graduating from high school! Now the problem is sorting through your graduating gift ideas, if you have any at all, and figuring out what in the heck you should give her. Not only this, but you have friends and ...
Looking for a gift for a new baby? Here are 5 practical gift ideas that will be appreciated by the new parents. Baby clothes in larger sizes Clothing is always a great gift to give a new baby. The tiny newborn or 3 – 6 month sizes look adorable and are hard to resist, but ...
Whether we think much about them or not, we all hit financial milestones at some point throughout our childhood. It may be something as simple as getting that first piggybank, or something as exciting as that first bank account. Either way, those first financial steps in our young lives can be significant and meaningful. They ...
