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Do You Have Lost Money?

An article about finding lost money, also know as unclaimed money.  Enjoy. Editor

The Montel Williams show aired a presentation about lost money back in 1999. I originally thought that the subject of the show was money that someone previously had in had that was literally lost. The subject could have been funds squandered through gambling or bad investments. However, the show was about funds that many of us have. We just don’t know that we have it.

Oprah Winfrey also had an interesting show on the topic of lost money. Oprah proved that people are not aware of the missing funds by uniting seventy-thousand dollars in lost money to audience members. These audience members were pleasantly surprised to have the funds that were rightfully theirs. She went on to explain that millions and millions of dollars go unclaimed year after year.

Many Americans have unclaimed property, or lost money, floating around in federal and state accounts. The unclaimed money or property has reached in excess of forty billion dollars in these institutions. Here’s the interesting part. Over five-hundred billion dollars are held up in corporations, both private and public. These staggering numbers are due to the simple fact that people don’t know about their lost money.

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An estimated seven out of ten people has unclaimed property or funds locked away somewhere without even knowing about it. Odds are you are one of those people. The question is whether Montel Williams or Oprah Winfrey will have repeat shows on the topic of lost money but it doesn’t seem likely.

Unfortunately Oprah Winfrey and Montel Williams don’t have quite enough time to find lost money for people across the United States. It may be in your best interest to take matters into your own hands by doing a little research for your self. Finding out about your heritage could be a great start. There are also a number of web sites that offer information on the subject of finding lost money as well.

As always, it is best to be leery of scams when it comes to personal finances and personal information. Avoid divulging too much information to an unsecured party. If someone asks for your date of birth, your social security number and your mother’s maiden name, a red flag should go up.

Also, you never want to provide information about your personal bank account and you definitely don’t want to make an investment on your search. If the money is yours, you should be able to find it without forking out a lot of cash in the process.


Yahoo News on Lost Money
Lost population could mean more money for Houston (Post-Bulletin)
HOUSTON — Small towns are constantly trying to attract more residents but by a strange twist of bureaucratic fate, Houston might get $139,000 from the state because it may have lost 14 theoretical residents.


Money Rates Rising Hint Treasury Losses Amid Fed Exit (Update3) (Bloomberg)
March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Money market interest rates at five-month highs show the Federal Reserve is laying the groundwork to siphon a record $1 trillion in excess cash from the banking system and sending a bearish signal on Treasuries.


Money Rates Rising Hint Treasury Losses Amid Fed Exit (Correct) (Bloomberg)
(Correct names of firm to RBC on eighth screen.) March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Money market interest rates at five-month highs show the Federal Reserve is laying the groundwork to siphon a record $1 trillion in excess cash from the banking system and sending a bearish signal on Treasuries.


As I See It: Relatives, long lost cousins and friends (Naples Daily News)
Welcome to Naples: The Club Med of Southwest Florida. Welcome aboard: The bus leaves for the beach in 10 minutes. Wait a minute! Are there really welcome signs like that out there? Or is it in the minds of relatives, long lost cousins and friends?


Canadian Activist Group Tells Investors: Get Out of Money Funds (Financial Planning.com)
Canadian investors are missing out of up to $500 million a year in yields by sticking with money market funds rather than higher-yielding, insured premium savings accounts, according to a 21-page report from Fair Canada (Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights).


Cedar Falls to replace trees lost in 2009 storm (The Globe Gazette)
cedar falls, trees, storms, floods CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Falls officials say they'll replace hundreds of trees lost in a windstorm last July.


Lost: Napoleon and Dynamite (Houston Chronicle)
Lost "Dr. Linus" Originally aired March 9, 2010 Mario Perez: ABCAnything can seem like a prison in the right light. I sometimes get some guff from people about the fact that I continue to insist to call Benjamin Linus, "Benry."...


More than an hour lost for some during daylight saving time (Salem Statesman Journal)
Daylight saving time cost people an hour's sleep on Sunday, but the annual time change cost other people money, according to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.


Norfolk's message: Census means more money (The Virginian-Pilot)
NORFOLK Every 10 years, Norfolk discovers some new way to get slighted in the census. In 1990, it lost out in counting the crew of an aircraft carrier because the ship was temporarily docked in San Diego. A national non profit found in that same year that as many as 6 percent of the city's children also had been missed.


Money rates rising signals Treasury losses as Fed prepares exit (The Age)
Money market interest rates at five-month highs show the Federal Reserve is laying the groundwork to siphon a record $US1 trillion in excess cash from the banking system and sending a bearish signal on Treasuries.