The Connecticut State Treasurer's Office has a new national record. The largest single payout in US history for unclaimed property to an individual now stands at $32.8 million for 1.3 million shares of stock. This surpasses the previous high last year of $6.1 million, also from stocks, to a ... Views: 1144
Nearly every day there are articles on the Web and TV explaining where to search for the $33 billion held by the state unclaimed property offices.
Isn’t this backwards? Shouldn’t we be focused on preventing our money from going to the state?
Here are 9 tips you can use right now:
1. Keep in ... Views: 761
With $33 billion dollars nationwide in unclaimed property, chances are some of it might belong to you.
Unclaimed property consists of forgotten utility deposits, insurance refunds, final paychecks, stocks, savings accounts and more.
The money is held in the state of the owner’s last ... Views: 729