John F. Kennedy asked not what the country can do for you, but what you, the citizen, can do for the country in a speech in January 1961.

Benefits of Savings Bonds

You can help your country by preserving the environment. You can help your country by paying your taxes, by abiding the law, by paying your debts, by working hard, by pass[...]

It’s time to learn how to make money work for you with Canada Savings Bonds. The Canadian Government is generous enough to allow its citizens to invest through Canadian Savings Bonds. How it works is much the same with how savings bonds in other countr[...]

Everyone deserves to apply for a savings bond.

Savings bonds help your money grow by gaining interest, but they also do some good for the economy. By lending the government money, you help cover some of the expenses incurred by society. The government returns[...]

You have to know the going rate if you want to be good at saving and make some extra money. Savings bonds are all about rates, and having the guts to prove you can predict them better than the other guy. It takes particular timing, yes, but more tha[...]

In 2006, the Vermont Treasury Department issued a state report regarding the $26 million worth of savings bond. The amount, the report said, has remained unclaimed for at least a couple of decades. Either the original investors have died or have completely f[...]

If a friend asks, “How much is your bond worth?” do you know the answer? A savings bond that's been sitting in your grandpa's desk for longer than 20 years is bound to be forgotten, even though it may still have value.

Savings bonds take [...]

Don't be timid; savings bonds aren't as complicated as you think—at least not anymore. Back in the 60s and the 70s, savings bonds were seen as something for only the rich. Savings bonds were complicated; they had too many things going for them that it [...]

There's something about US Savings Bonds that appeal to a lot of people. There’s no denying that the US Savings Bond is one of the weakest performers out there in terms of the strength of bonds on the market. It's a not-too-sexy investment. However, ev[...]