Savings bonds are a reliable, government-backed investment that can be an important part of your financial plan. Now issued electronically rather than on paper, these bonds take up to 30 years to ...

You can check the value of your savings bond through the TreasuryDirect website. Even if you have paper savings bonds, you can check your value online, as long as you have the issue date, bond series ...

FACE VALUE: EE savings bonds sell for half their face value, but otherwise the dollar figure on the bond doesn't tell you much. What you get when you redeem a bond will depend on how long you owned it ...

Q: You answered a question from someone who said she has $133,000 in Series EE U.S. savings bonds. I always believed the top amount of EE bonds anyone could have is $30,000. A: The $30,000 limit you ...

Perhaps drawing a lesson from homeowners who have refinanced to lock in today's low interest rates, the Treasury Department has announced it is going to begin locking in current rates on buyers of new ...