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A Classic Way to Earn More on Your Savings Is Back

Interest rates have never been lower: That's good news for borrowers, bad news for savers unwilling to take much risk to grow their money. However, there's one safe option many people ignore that has become attractive again -- savings bonds.

Paper Savings Bonds Soon to Become Extinct

For decades, Americans have bought savings bonds, both as an investment and as a way to support their country. But the once-ubiquitous bonds will soon disappear into cyberspace. As of Jan. 1, the Department of the Treasury will no longer offer savings bonds in paper form -- only online.