Chicken Money Questions
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..
I Bonds interest
Hi Terry, I invested $2,000 in I -Bonds on 8/1/2022 when it was like 9.64% however i am looking at..
T-Bills interest
I received my original amount that I invested back but did not receive the interest with it ….. why ??..
T bill beneficiaries
Hi Terry, I enjoy listening to you on WGN radio. The older I get the more I realize how much..