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 here to find our two-page issue overview on U.S. Savings Bonds.
Also, the staff and website of D2D is a superb resource. Be sure to check out the forward thinking paper by D2D founder,  Peter Tufano and researcher Daniel Schneider.
Lastly, don't miss this NEW and moving 2-minute video of the impact of bonds--in the words of recent bond buyers.

Interested in other "Talking Tax-Time" videos?
Click here for Cathie Mahon and David Newville
Click here for David Marzahl and Melissa Koide