Important Tips for Child Savings Bonds

Important Tips for Child Savings Bonds

Article by Mark Oral

A child saving bonds is an excellent option when one wants a long-term investment for a child under the age of 16. Although the minimum investment period is 10 years, any gains that the child earns are tax-free upon withdrawal.

Children are guaranteed to receive a minimum amount when they withdraw their investment. This guaranteed minimum provides the investor with a sense of security opposed to high-risk options where profits are virtually never guaranteed.

ASL Tax Tips: Savings Bonds (Captions & Audio)

Did you know that you can purchase up to 00 in US Series I Bonds with your federal tax refund for yourself or others?

Tax Tips: Split Refunds – Savings Bonds (ASL, Captions & Voice Over)

Did you know that you can split your federal tax refund between multiple bank accounts? And for the first time, you can buy US savings bonds.

Treasury Investments/Securities – Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds, Savings Bonds, TIPS And STRIPS

Treasury Investments/Securities – Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds, Savings Bonds, TIPS And STRIPS

Treasury investments, or securities, are bonds issued by the Department of Treasury. In basic concept, they are the many different forms of loans that the people of the U.S. give to the government. There are four types of treasury securities:

1. Treasury bills or T-bills: these are securities that have a length of maturity that is less than one year (13, 26 or 52 weeks). Therefore, they are offered in a discounted form. Instead of offering interest along with the repayment amount, purchasers are offered more money at the time of maturity than they paid for the bill to begin with.  Read more...

Day Trading Tips: What is a Bond?

Day Trading Tips: What is a Bond?

Article by Mark Etinger

A bond is a form of debt that you buy. In the transaction, you act as the bank, lending your money to investors, cities, and the government. They pay you back in full with regular interest payments. Because bonds are safer than investing in an often volatile stock market, they are low risk and attract a crowd of investors who enjoy a slow, but steady rate of income. But this doesn’t mean that bonds are entirely risk free. You should always examine the credit-worthiness of bond issuers, even if it is a city selling bonds to build a bridge, by researching how these bonds have been sold in the past.

Finance & Investment Tips : What Is a US Savings Bond?

US savings bonds are simple financial savings instruments that can be purchased at a bank, which earn interest over a designated amount of time. Use US savings bonds to earn interest as part of a savings strategy withtips from a registered financial consultant in this free video on finance and investment. Expert: Patrick Munro Contact: www.northstarnavigator.com Bio: Patrick Munro is a registered financial consultant (RFC) with outstanding sales volume of progressive financial products and solutions to the senior and boomer marketplace. Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC