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Last month Tim Flacke, Executive Director of the Boston-based nonprofit, Doorways to Dreams (D2D) Fund, and I sat down for a short conversation about the power of an existing but often overlooked savings product: The U.S. Savings Bond.

Click the box below to watch the video, and to learn about the strengths of the product. Specifically, we discuss why policymakers should consider tweaking the delivery and access mechanisms to make these bonds a more robust resource for all American savers, but especially small, first-time or risk-averse investors.

Want to learn more?
Click to find our two-page issue overview on U.S. Savings Bonds.
Also, the staff and website of is a superb resource. Be sure to check out the forward thinking by D2D founder, Peter Tufano and researcher Daniel Schneider.
Lastly, don’t miss this NEW and moving of the impact of bonds–in the words of recent bond buyers.

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