Chicken Money Questions
Beneficiary for T-Bill & I-Bond
Hi Terry, How do I add my wife as a beneficiary for my T-Bills & I-Bonds? On WGN, I think..
Annuities vs checking
My partner is 74 years old and he was advised by his financial planner to invest the cash that he..
CD RATE OFFER
What is your opinion of a 6.00 % CD rate for 6 months from Sun Cities Financial Group? Their advertisement..
T Bills
Is this a good time to buy aT-Bill for $30,000 with the debt ceiling in question or should I wait..
Short term investment
Hi Terry, I’m 67 years old and retired with Social Security and about $1 million in my portfolio… I recently..
Reaching debt limit effect on maturing t-bill payments
How will maturing t-bills be affected if the looming debt limit is reached?
Checking banks capital position
On WGN radio this morning (5-02-2023) you mentioned web site to check banks capital position what was that web site?..
money market
I want to transfer my Chase savings account money to the money market but cannot find a way on Chase..
IRA CD’s
I am retired. What do you think of IRA CD’s? The rate is somewhere around 5% currently
Current I Bond rates
Shall I buy more $10,000 bonds now.
T BILLS order didn’t go through
I put in an order for a t-bill to settle 4/27, I have a printed confirmation. It never went through..
Vanguard Cash Plus
Hi Terry! I recently got an email ad from Vanguard regarding their Vanguard Cash Plus Account. It has a 4.25%..
FDIC limits
One bank said it applied separately to EACH bank account, i.e. checking accounts, savings accounts, IRAs, etc. in their bank...
treasury language — “high rate” versus average
What is the difference between ‘high rate’ & ‘investment rate’ on a given length of security term of investment?
save cash or invest in a retirement account?
I am 65 and have 2 IRA retirement accounts from previous employers. The 2030 and 2025 target funds have been..
I bonds – interest
We purchased an I bond in May 2022, when will the interest be posted to our account? Thank you.
Online savings accounts
Hi Terry, I have money in a traditional savings account that I don’t want to tie up in investments or..
Interest from I bonds
Where can I see interest paid on my I bonds? It doesn’t show up when I checked at treasury direct.com...
APA TREAS 310
Tonight I opened up our checking account online and found a deposit of $5,000. Only said APA Treas 310. I..
Debt ceiling crisis impact on T-Bill redemption
If the debt ceiling crisis is not resolved and the government has to shut down or suspend things like Social..