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Ford Foundation $30 Million Investment Kick-starts Effort to Expand Low-Income ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Ford Foundation $30 Million Investment Kick-starts Effort to Expand Low-Income ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Across the United States, more than 9 million households do not have access to a savings or checking account and 21 million more have access to financial services only through costly payday lenders, check-cashing outlets, or other sub-prime financial ...

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Days of savings bonds you could touch are long gone - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Days of savings bonds you could touch are long gone
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
By John Hielscher Like many of his generation, Charles Alkire remembers US savings bonds from his childhood in western Maryland. "My father would have a few dollars withheld from his paycheck at the textile mill where he worked. After so many weeks, ...

Petition to restore old-fashioned paper US bonds - Reuters

Petition to restore old-fashioned paper US bonds
Reuters
Prosser is upset that the US Department of the Treasury stopped selling paper bonds as of January 1, and his manifesto, posted on his website (link.reuters.com/nyz36s), reads in part: "Over 50 million Americans hold paper saving bonds.

Four US REITs to consider - Financial Post (blog)

Four US REITs to consider
Financial Post (blog)
No matter what any salesperson tells you, if savings accounts and government bonds are paying less than 2% on your money and you want more than this, you will also take the chance you might not get it. And if you insist on shooting for a market-beating ...

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Stanford had secret fund for bribes, yacht: witness - Reuters

Stanford had secret fund for bribes, yacht: witness
Reuters
Stanford, 61, is accused of bilking thousands of investors out of their savings by selling fraudulent certificates of deposit through his bank in the Caribbean. Prosecutors say the $7 billion Ponzi scheme is one of the biggest white collar crimes since ...

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