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Nilus Mattive offers three last-minute gift ideas that can help their recipients achieve financial independence: Series I Savings Bonds, a share of a solid dividend stock, or a good investment book, by Benjamin Graham, Michael Lewis or many others.
Ione Yammine
-Rock Vibe, Game Aims Towards Blind Gamers -US Ends Iraq War with Ceremony -Paper Savings Bonds Goes All-Electronic -Norway Faces Shortage of Butter
Sang Sagun
just some news. Syria warns it will strike back with an iron fist over bombing www.chicagotribune.com Iran EU Oil Embargo is Economic War www.upi.com US/Japanese Iron Fist Exercise and Obama releases US Missile secrets to Russians p.washingtontimes.com Qatari PM discusses Syria with UN’s Ban Ki-Moon www.dp-news.com Mini Moons – may surround Earth www.upi.com US needs 62 more warships to combat China www.foreignpolicy.com Brazil Drought causes 550 million in Crop Loss www.bloomberg.com US Savings Bonds go Paperless pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
Emery Isenhart
Savings Bonds Go Paperless
Brenton Raif
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Carma Seyller
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Clementine Faglie
Maria from Holland asks, “Should I invest in our neighbor to the North?” I heard that opening a savings account in Canada might be a good idea.” Some worry that because there’s so much cash being injected into the American economy right now, the dollar’s value will fall, and their savings value right with it. That’s where this notion comes to move some money offshore, or in this case up north. If you decide to send some of your savings elsewhere, consider that currency’s condition first. Now if you would have asked about moving money to Canada several years ago, some might have thought you’re “loonie.” The American dollar used to be worth much more than Canadian Loonies. Now, it’s at par with our dollar, and recently, it was even stronger. Other positives to Canada’s economy is that it’s commodity based, or based on basic resources that have continual demand, like oil and gas. Canada supplies places like China and even the US with those commodities. Our neighbor up north never securitized their mortgage industry, so its banks are in better shape. If you decide to open a foreign savings account, research the best way to do it and make sure that your account is in its currency.
Derrick Gustovich
The Cities with Jim Mertens – Quad City Times columnist Bill Wundram looks back at his career (up until now) and Katie Watson of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges discusses the many programs available for students in our area community colleges. Episode #201 – Original air date November 24, 2011 WQPT is a Public Media Service of Western Illinois University – Quad Cities
Sara
The central bank has launched a savings development bond to encourage Kenyans to save using longer term debt instruments. The 18 billion shilling bond is targeted at investors looking to save through the capital markets. The launch of the bond marks a shift in domestic borrowing with the government looking to issue longer term bonds as opposed to short term securities. Henry Githaiga has that story.
Len Ulseth
The Senate convened to resume consideration of S.1867, the Department of Defense Authorization Act.
Jeremiah Sagi