The Difference Between British and Canadian Premium Bonds

Premium bonds, the most successful savings program in British history, has given the common man a chance to win up to a million pounds in a lottery based drawing that draws the numbers from the bonds themselves. Other countries are starting premium bond programs but there are distinct differences between them. The forty plus years … Read more

How to Start Using Internet Banking

Perhaps you have decided that internet banking is for you. Now, you have to get set up so that you can start using online services. Depending on which kind of Internet Company you are going to use, there are different ways to start using internet banking. If you want to register for internet banking with … Read more

Fun Facts and Myths about Premium Bonds

There are many web pages dedicated to successes of the premium bond program in Great Britain but there are also some false facts that are circulating around the net that gives premium bonds a bad name and puts out false information that would keep some otherwise wise investors from even purchasing their first bond. This … Read more

The NS&I and Premium Bonds

Premium bonds were conceived in 1861. It was set up so that ordinary people could save and invest their money if case of accident or death. The original name of the program was called the Post Office Saving Bank. It popularity spread an soon the Chancellor was borrowing money from the funds so that he … Read more

Internet Banking and Investing

Internet banking investing is ideal for those who have a little more than is needed for a small savings account. Although internet banking savings accounts do better than traditional accounts, investment accounts have much more potential. The first thing to remember, though, is that internet banking investment accounts are not FDIC insured. You are taking … Read more

How to Claim Your Premium Bonds Winning

Premium bonds are a great way to save money and at the same time have a chance to winning up to a million pounds. Each one pond bond has a unique number on it that is put into an automatic number generator machine that produces numbers for a monthly lottery. If your number is picked … Read more

Internet Banking and Privacy Policies

Privacy policy legislation affects internet banking just as it does any other type of banking establishment. You might want to keep your personal information private. If so, it is good to know how your bank treats privacy policy. A study was done to determine how well different banks, including internet banking companies, dealt with privacy … Read more

If American Adopted the Premium Bonds Program

The British have found a unique way to invest their money. By buying premium bonds the citizens of Britain can enter their bond numbers into a lottery each month and have a chance to win over a million pounds. There are millions of other cash prizes that awarded to the bond numbers drawn and this … Read more

What is a Premium Bond?

The United Kingdom has a unique way to insure bonds that is very different than the government bonds you buy from the United States. In the United States you buy a bond and after ten or twenty years the government will pay back the original money invested and add interest. For example a twenty year … Read more