Today: January 27, 2012

Zions Direct Announces FDIC-Insured CD Auction Results

In auctions closed from January 18, 2012 to January 24, 2012, investors purchasing FDIC-insured CDs in the auctions received average yields 0.47 percentage points, or 47 basis points, higher than average yields on similar CDs. Read More

The Making of a Bond Election: The Granite High School Story

Your vote can make a difference in your neighborhood. Recently, a small community in South Salt Lake, Utah had the opportunity to vote on a general obligation bond that could potentially help re-build part of their community. Read More

A Woman’s Role in Managing Family Investments with Maria Recto

Discover the importance of women’s engagement in their family’s financial planning and learn how women can become more involved in the wealth management process in this interview with Maria Recto, a Vice President and Financial Advisor for Zions Wealth Advisors. Read More

Zions Direct Announces Corporate Bond Auction Results

In auctions closed from January 16, 2012 to January 20, 2012, investors purchasing corporate bonds in the auctions received average taxable yields 0.29 percentage points, or 29 basis points, higher than comparable bonds. Read More

Family Finance: Claiming those who depend on you

Is your unemployed college graduate “occupying” your couch? Has your elderly parent moved in with you, or are you paying for an assisted living facility? If so, these issues likely have stirred up a host of emotional and financial issues in your home. They may also impact your taxes. Read More

Zions Direct Announces Municipal Bond Auction Results

In auctions closed from January 16, 2012 to January 20, 2012, investors purchasing municipal bonds in the auctions received average tax-exempt yields 0.76 percentage points, or 76 basis points, higher than similar bonds. Read More

Individual, capital gains rates unchanged for 2012

As Americans receive their first paychecks of the new year, there are some tax provisions they can count on. Individual tax rates will be the same for 2012 as they were in 2011, as will the 15 percent maximum tax rate on capital gains. Read More

Filing your taxes: There’s an app for that

For the taxpayer on the go trying to file a return quickly and easily, there’s an app for it. “We’re trying to anticipate and follow trends you see in the real world,” said Bob Meighan, a vice president at TurboTax. Read More

Monday Cartoon

Monday Cartoon

Cartoon Copyright © Randall McIlwaine. Used with the permission of Randall McIlwaine and Cartoonstock.com. All rights reserved. Read More

A taxpayer’s nightmare: the IRS audit

It’s a taxpayer’s worst nightmare: the letter in the mail from the Internal Revenue Service. “It creates a lot of anxiety,” said Bob Meighan, a vice president at TurboTax, the tax preparation software. Read More

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Zions Direct Announces FDIC-Insured CD Auction Results

In auctions closed from January 11, 2012 to January 17, 2012, investors purchasing FDIC-insured CDs in the auctions received average yields 0.49 percentage points, or 49 basis points, higher than average yields on similar CDs. Read More

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Role of a Community Bank with LeeAnne Linderman

In this interview, LeeAnne Linderman, Executive Vice President of Branch Banking at Zions Bank, describes the sense of community that sets a “Main Street” bank apart from a “Wall Street” bank. Read More

Zions Direct Announces Corporate Bond Auction Results

In auctions closed from January 9, 2012 to January 13, 2012, investors purchasing corporate bonds in the auctions received average taxable yields 0.17 percentage points, or 17 basis points, higher than comparable bonds. Read More