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This could get really interesting. Several US States are suing the Treasury for B in unclaimed WW II bonds. Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock discusses on CNBC. Of course Treasury doesn’t want to pay. States rights and US Constitution are at issue. Copyright MSNBC 2009 savings bonds unclaimed property securities Federal government Squawk on the street

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When cashing in savings bonds, remember that those savings bonds will be taxed. Cash in savings bonds at the bank with tips from afinancial planner in this free video on personal finance and the stock market. Expert: Chris Markowski Contact: www.watchdogonwallstreet.com Bio: Christopher Markowski is the founder of the financial planning firm, Markowski Investments. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

It was brought to my attention that when we discussed bonds yesterday, some people had questions about what a security was. So, let’s me clarify and define what a security is when it comes to investing.

Definition of a security

A security is an investment that represents either an ownership stake or a debt stake in a company. So, a security that you invest in can be either a stock security or just stock for short or a debt security or bond that we discussed before. When most people talk about investing in a security, they often mean stock investing but in actual fact, it can also be bond investing.

One thing to remember about the differences between stock investing and bond investing is that when you buy a stock, you are buying a part ownership of the company. A stockholder (someone who has bought a stock) owns a part of the company whose stock he or she just bought whereas a bondholder merely lends money to the corporation or the bond issuer. There is no ownership in bond investing, just an exchange of funds for regular interest payments. You can read more about securities on the US Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov and if you want to read about the basics of investing then there is a useful informational website http://www.basicsofinvesting.info that will explain to you the basics of different types of investing.