Archive for April, 2009

Can US resident open savings account in euro?

Friday, April 24th, 2009

mutabor asked: $800 billion account deficit and growing, compounded with Iran’s push for euro-traded oil casts certain shadow of suspicion on long term US dollar value.
What are other foreign-denominated savings options for US resident? Foreign government bonds? What are associated costs with those, minimum sums to invest? Is there an internet resource to compare costs/yelds [...]

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Whats the best way to invest $600 for 30 years?

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

MauriceChavez asked: I received $150.00 worth of US savings bonds back in 1976 that I just found and are now worth about $600. I want to invest this in something else for 30 years.
Any ideas?
Thank you.Ladonna Balder

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I inherited 25 US savings bond (payable upon death of my grandmother). I cashed them in in 2007?

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Jessica M asked: Do I pay federal taxes on them?Charlott Snellbaker

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Inherited US savings bonds questions - taxes?

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Nancy H asked: Series I bonds from mother’s estate were jointly owned by mother and a child. Three of the five children’s bonds remain. (The other two batches were redeemed to help finance a new home for mother.) Now we need to distribute those bonds and other funds equally to the five [...]

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i lost aproxametly ten savings bonds, and need to know how to those all re-issued to me?

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

cam89aro89 asked: and yes i do know about the us treasury thing and the forms its just confusing as to wich one i need. thankzCleo Prinz

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Interest on bonds?

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

powerstobe1 asked: I am over 80 and need to cash in my US Savings Bonds to make ends meet - anyone know if I have to pay income tax on the interest from the bonds - ??Mason Limber

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what date do I use to cash in a EE US savings bond?

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

debbie l asked: I have a couple of EE US Savings bonds that I need to cash in. I know you have to wait 12 months but at the top of the bond it says 12 07 but there is also a 12/16/07 date on it. So can I cash it in on [...]

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Someone stealing savings bonds?

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Alyssa Nichole // Xan’s Mom asked: My fiance and I having been helping out his mother for the past year on and off. We have bought groceries for her if she needed them, and when she was moving out of her house he helped her around the house and did yard work to help her [...]

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How do I cash in a savings bond?

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

TWil asked: My husband has a savings bond that has matured. Neither one of us has ever had a savings bond and we don’t know what to do with it. Any help would be great. Also it is in his name but it is also in his mothers name, who he hasnt seen in 31 [...]

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A coworker is having a baby, we would like to buy her a savings bond or something of that nature?

Monday, April 13th, 2009

?JustMe? asked: Any suggestions?
A Savings bond? A CD?
Something that will mature nicely by the time the baby turns 18.
Also, what would each of us be looking at as far as price. There are 9 of us.
Thanks in advance!Sterling Dove

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