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If I Cash In Savings Bonds Can I Pay My Wife's Student Loans Off And Get A Tax Credit?

I have a bond worth $12,000(10,000 face) and she has $12,000 in student loans from tuition from 2004. I know that you can avoid paying taxes on the interest you make on bonds if you use it to pay tuition for secondary schooling. Does it still apply for loans that are a couple years old? [...]

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Can I Use A Savings Card To Purchase Items Online?

Or do I need a credit card to purchase things via the internet?

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Finding Out Who Purchased A Savings Bond And Who Cashed It?

I don’t have the numbers, but I know who purchased them (my grandfather). Is it possible to find out who cashed them? They were either stolen or lost a couple years back and I was wondering if there is a way to trace this? Find out what the numbers were? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

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Have Any Of You Bought Or Sold A Home Through Upromise To Get The 1% College Savings?

How did it work? I know the three realty agencies to choose from are Coldwell Banker, ERA, and Century 21… But do you get to choose which specific realtor you want to work with? And do you automatically get 1% of the sale price, (up to $3,000) deposited into your upromise account, or is it [...]

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  • Thinking of investing your savings?


    While increasing your savings is good, multiplying your money through smart investments feels great - there are lots of opportunities out there and you can be successful if you're arming yourself with the right information.

    Where to start?

    If you're going to try your luck on the stock market or trading options, first start by learning the basics and delay as much as possible buying real positions. One way of getting hands-on experience with the markets is through online trading - either forex or binary options are good learning grounds and most online brokers offer trial accounts free of charge (if you're wondering what are binary options, 24option.com has very good resources on it, besides offering a free practice account and a wealth of information about binary trading in general). Final warning for the very eager: binary options are exotic financial instruments; real trading involves substantial risk of monetary loss.