April 6, 2008

Back Your Future with U.S. Savings Bonds (Nov, 1947)

Filed under: Advertisements, Sign of the Times — @ 10:10 pm
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1947
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Wow.

Back Your Future with U.S. Savings Bonds

3 Comments »

1. Wow? I dunno about wow but this was one of the first post-war campaigns for Series E Savings Bonds. If you like at Money Market Accounts or even most CD’s nowadays the 3% that “E” Bonds earned is still nothing to sneer at (not that you were sneering, Charlie).

   http://www.treasurydirect.gov/.....ory_sb.pdf

   WARNING: It’s an 8 MB PDF but comprehensive.

   Comment by Firebrand38 — April 7, 2008 @ 12:49 pm

2. fb: My Wow comment was directed more at the rapturous look on their faces.

   Comment by Charlie — April 7, 2008 @ 3:42 pm

3. Well, in fairness to the context of the times it was after World War 2 and all.

   Comment by Firebrand38 — April 7, 2008 @ 4:22 pm

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