📢 We've launched! Get 15% off our brand-new bond courses thru 11:59PM ET on 4/30/2024 for Financial Literacy Month - enter coupon code bondfans2024 at checkout - see links below for more details! ⭐ Bond Beginners (our foundational-level bond course): www.diamondnestegg.com/bond-beginners ⭐ Bond Masters (our intermediate-level bond course): www.diamondnestegg.com/bond-masters ⭐ Or get both & save $100: www.diamondnestegg.com/home#_paa2isucf ⭐ Join our super-supersaver membership for regular market updates & monthly live member Q&As 👉 th-cam.com/channels/nexoc6tvesvcCEzZhmI-Ag.htmljoin Thanks for visiting our personal finance channel! We hope this free content will help fast-track your financial journey! Please note that there are questions/ comments which I will not be able to answer without fully understanding your financial, personal & other circumstances. Everyone's financial journey is different. I-BONDS PURCHASED AS GIFTS: if you forgot to add a beneficiary or joint owner to I-Bonds which were purchased as gifts - you CANNOT change this while the gift bonds are sitting in your gift box. You will have to wait until you deliver the gift bonds to your recipient's TreasuryDirect account & your recipient will then need to add a beneficiary or joint-owner themselves following the same instructions as detailed in the above video.
@@DiamondNestEgg I hav so many questions, 😰 but I bothered u enough. Your video is great, thank u. If u can also one day make a video on how to sell i bond after its matured, I would really appriciate it. Thank you!
@@Ru4444 That video is already on the list. I have to wait until I can redeem mine before I can make it, so early next year hopefully. In the mean time, check out our I-Bond 2022 playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLsv_4H5rP97EoJqiwJl-DEWzWhFmT1E1Z.html You'll know a lot more about I-Bonds after you watch these handful of videos!
This is the 3rd time I’ve watched this since its release. I’ll have to play it as I designate my wife as beneficiary on another computer,LOL. I’ll also have to link to this video in my will. Thanks so much, I think you’re incredible for doing this video.
I bought I bonds last week but forgot to name beneficiaries. I tried many times but was about to give up. There are no clear and simple instructions. Today I found your video. Great ! I followed your hints and was able to make the changes. Thank you so much.
OMG!! This video is priceless. I had so many questions after just having purchased my first I-Savings bond. You answered them in a very clear and concise manner. Thank you so much for taking the time to make, edit, and post this video.
It was helpful. Most people don't know when an owner dies, it's a 20-week transaction period after the Form with death certificate is mailed. The form requires a special medallion notary.
I'm glad I went to TH-cam and saw your video rather that opting to be on hold for 1 hour and 45 minutes, approximate waiting time with Treasury direct.
I was so confused and frustrated with the direction on the website. Thank you so much for deciphering all this information for us. We so appreciated it.
I'm a retired teacher who would like to believe the success of my students was a result of my excelling at "clarity of explanation" in my lessons. I've gotta say.....you've got me beat. Beautifully done.
If no one has answered your question of how many ibonds you can select and change the beneficiary "in one go"...... I was able to change up to 50 at a time. Thanks for all your videos 😉
As many others have said, this video is KILLER. I'm guessing if the Treasury Dept. hired her, they could fire about half the "civil servants" that appear to be focused on how to do as little work as possible.
I was very tentative about continuing on the Treasuary site while trying to assign a beneficiary. I chickened out a couple of times because it didn't seem clear which name to put first, mine or the beneficiary's. Your timely video cleared that up and I easily finished my "assignment" after following your tutorial. Thank you so much!
100% agree, I was filling the page out and backed out, found this video, found out I would have been doing it wrong. I then set up the spouses account and did the steps so they could view/transaact. What a blessing to find this info!
Now that I have been widowed for a year and navigating all of the things that needed to be done(or most of them), I find that I am now spending time planning for my own passing(ridiculous), and leaving things much simpler for my son. I was wondering about some 20 year old Ibonds and what I should do with them...this tutorial was brilliant!!!after the year I've been through I really appreciate the clarity and precision of your explanations. Will probably have to watch again as it will take me a while to get up the nerve to actually tackle the process...but this gave me just the information I needed...Thank you!
Where have you been all my life? Your video are so clear and the step by step instructions are so helpful. It’s what sets you apart from everyone else. Thank you
I was able to select two different I-Bond selections in my account and make the Registration update (adding a beneficiary) at the same time. Instead of selecting Current Holdings, I used Manage Direct, then Edit Registration and then navigate to the summary that showed my list of I-Bonds. Select both and make the needed Registration updates. This will definitely be a time saver for those with many Treasury listings.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video showing how to add beneficiaries to an I-bond! Following your step by step tutorial made it so helpful and so much easier!
This is a most excellent tutorial! Thank you much. For your question at 7:38 minutes concerning selecting more than one bond for adding a beneficiary, the answer is "no" as of 4/24/2023. You must do each one by itself.
This was the most helpful, clear videos I have seen regarding ibonds. Thank you so much for breaking it down and for giving clear, follow along instructions. There is no way I would have been able to figure that out on my own!
we had just purchased our first bonds this week and later I was thinking about whether we'd been given an opportunity to name a beneficiary....wife said no. So I went to the account and couldn't really see any way to do it and then using google found your video - wow, I would have never figured this out - thanks !
Thanks for the detailed step by step process. It saved me from forgetting to do the extra step of changing priviledges. I predict you will get a million views with this video!
When updating beneficiary on multiple I-series bond holdings , you must select EACH individual I-bond holding and update one at a time. Thank-you very-much!
Yup, it's a single radial button, not a multi-select. We don't have a need to change them, but we're buying them in smaller chunks so we could redeem only a fraction of our I Bonds when needed. If my wife or I passed, this would be a pain to update them.
@@jroysdon Thanks for clarifying. FYI, even if you buy $10K all at once (assuming you have the cash), you can do partial redemptions (e.g., $1K at a time)
I just added a beneficiary to my existing T-Bills and was able to follow the same directions from the "holdings" page. I had 3 separate t-bills in there and wanted to let you know that it did not allow me to choose all three at once to change the registration. I had to do them one by one, but it was easy once the preferred beneficiary was set up. Thanks so much again for making this painless!
Thank you Jennifer! The information provided and the way it was explained were flawless and exquisitely useful. So much better than calling TDirect and waiting 3 hours not to get clear information. You saved the day!
Great video, very helpful and I was able to add a beneficiary on all of my I bonds in one step by going thru Manage Direct- it will allow you to change registration on up to 50 at a time. Thanks again for such clear instructions.
Jennifer, Thank you very much for sharing these videos. You have a way of explaining complicated things in simple terms, making things “click”. Excellent channel, excellent content and engaging masterful and constructive explanations. Thank you very much and keep up the great work. What you have here is truly a relevant source of information, which is greatly appreciated by all of us, your “super savers” followers. Thank you!!!
OH MY GOSH!!! You are so AWESOME!!!! You are the best teacher ever! This answered so many of my questions and a few that I had no idea I needed to know.
Wow ! What a eye opener and so detailed. I hadn’t known of you when I opened my account. I had so many questions upon applying due to how they used certain terminology that threw me off making it more confusing. I finally got thru it all with making numerous calls to them. But now I’m curious to know what if my beneficiaries don’t have a account ? Can my beneficiaries open an account without purchasing I-Bonds for the sake of viewing ? Or if I pass they probably would have to open a account for cashing in the bonds. Thank you so much for putting in the effort n time for all of us to understand. You did a awesome job 👍
At 22:57 regarding the "or" registration, you tell us what happens when the primary owner dies but you don't tell us how to redeem an "or" bond while both owners are living. Can you please advise how to redeem an "or" bond in the Treasury Direct site?
Terrific presentation, I should have found this clip before I attempted to handle it on my own. I agree with Slim Dawg they should put you on their payroll. Thank you
I love your videos. You are helping people. I'm one of them. I followed your instructions step by step, and I was able to open my account. Thank you so much.
Thank you Jennifer ! for your invaluable video add/edit/select/submit and all the various summary/details yikes. could not have added benef. w out you. :) cheers
Great video!! However, the process, as you say is extremely complicated and it is hard to keep going back to the video to check each step. Though I realize that it is asking a lot, if you could produce a PDF of the process it would be very, very helpful.
Great video. I spent a lot of time on the TD website and the beneficiary information was muddled at best (at least for me). Your video clearly laid out the steps for me to add a beneficiary to my IBonds Thanks!!
Very thorough and helpful information. I was almost going to ask you about adding a beneficiary, but figured it out. It wasn't that hard to figure it out. If you make a mistake, TreasuryDirect, will mark the area in red for you to fix OR you can cancel it and come back to it later.
Do you have a vid on how to sell I Bonds if so whY is the link , if not can you make a vid of the process.. Great knowledge you are dispensing to the masses
@23:00 - If the paper registration is OR and one of the joint registrants dies. When the survivor, after converting the paper to electronic I-bond, submits the death certificate and changes the registration, does that trigger the deferred interest to be taxable? In other words will TD issue a 1099 at that point without a redemption?
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I-BONDS PURCHASED AS GIFTS: if you forgot to add a beneficiary or joint owner to I-Bonds which were purchased as gifts - you CANNOT change this while the gift bonds are sitting in your gift box. You will have to wait until you deliver the gift bonds to your recipient's TreasuryDirect account & your recipient will then need to add a beneficiary or joint-owner themselves following the same instructions as detailed in the above video.
Hello, what does "Make This A Gift" means? Thank u!
@@Ru4444 it means that if you check that box, you are buying the I-Bond as a gift for someone else
@@DiamondNestEgg I hav so many questions, 😰 but I bothered u enough. Your video is great, thank u. If u can also one day make a video on how to sell i bond after its matured, I would really appriciate it. Thank you!
@@Ru4444 That video is already on the list. I have to wait until I can redeem mine before I can make it, so early next year hopefully. In the mean time, check out our I-Bond 2022 playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLsv_4H5rP97EoJqiwJl-DEWzWhFmT1E1Z.html
You'll know a lot more about I-Bonds after you watch these handful of videos!
@@DiamondNestEgg Sweet!! Thank u so much!!
The Treasury should be paying you for these instructional videos. You are a rock star! Thank you
I wish!
agree!!!😃
I agree
What a horrible system. It is not intuitive at all. Thank goodness for Jennifer!
This is the 3rd time I’ve watched this since its release. I’ll have to play it as I designate my wife as beneficiary on another computer,LOL. I’ll also have to link to this video in my will. Thanks so much, I think you’re incredible for doing this video.
Great idea to clip the video. I also saved this video and have gone back to it several times.
Very well done! Super clear and helpful! Treasury Direct should pay you for this video!
Thank you so much for your information. You make it easier to understand how the I Bond system works!
I bought I bonds last week but forgot to name beneficiaries. I tried many times but was about to give up. There are no clear and simple instructions. Today I found your video. Great ! I followed your hints and was able to make the changes. Thank you so much.
Thank you Jennifer for explaining thing in a simple clear way.
These instructions are about as clear and well said as anyone could hope for. Very well done is an understatement!
OMG!! This video is priceless. I had so many questions after just having purchased my first I-Savings bond. You answered them in a very clear and concise manner. Thank you so much for taking the time to make, edit, and post this video.
It was helpful. Most people don't know when an owner dies, it's a 20-week transaction period after the Form with death certificate is mailed. The form requires a special medallion notary.
I've heard its nearly impossible to find a resource for a Medallion notary these days. Many major banks won't do it anymore. Where would you get that?
I'm glad I went to TH-cam and saw your video rather that opting to be on hold for 1 hour and 45 minutes, approximate waiting time with Treasury direct.
I was so confused and frustrated with the direction on the website.
Thank you so much for deciphering all this information for us. We so appreciated it.
I'm a retired teacher who would like to believe the success of my students was a result of my excelling at "clarity of explanation" in my lessons. I've gotta say.....you've got me beat. Beautifully done.
she is the best
If no one has answered your question of how many ibonds you can select and change the beneficiary "in one go"...... I was able to change up to 50 at a time. Thanks for all your videos 😉
As many others have said, this video is KILLER. I'm guessing if the Treasury Dept. hired her, they could fire about half the "civil servants" that appear to be focused on how to do as little work as possible.
Wow, great job explaining what Treasury Direct could never do! Thank you SO MUCH for this detailed, step-by-step video. Worked like a charm!
I could never have forged that out without your tutorial. I don’t think it should be that complicated. You saved my sanity!!!!
I was very tentative about continuing on the Treasuary site while trying to assign a beneficiary. I chickened out a couple of times because it didn't seem clear which name to put first, mine or the beneficiary's. Your timely video cleared that up and I easily finished my "assignment" after following your tutorial. Thank you so much!
100% agree, I was filling the page out and backed out, found this video, found out I would have been doing it wrong. I then set up the spouses account and did the steps so they could view/transaact. What a blessing to find this info!
@@mikeconner8684 Ditto, same here. So happy to have found her video!!
Now that I have been widowed for a year and navigating all of the things that needed to be done(or most of them), I find that I am now spending time planning for my own passing(ridiculous), and leaving things much simpler for my son. I was wondering about some 20 year old Ibonds and what I should do with them...this tutorial was brilliant!!!after the year I've been through I really appreciate the clarity and precision of your explanations. Will probably have to watch again as it will take me a while to get up the nerve to actually tackle the process...but this gave me just the information I needed...Thank you!
It is amazing how you can simplify what the government makes insanely complicated. You provide a real service...Thank You!
Where have you been all my life? Your video are so clear and the step by step instructions are so helpful. It’s what sets you apart from everyone else. Thank you
I was able to select two different I-Bond selections in my account and make the Registration update (adding a beneficiary) at the same time. Instead of selecting Current Holdings, I used Manage Direct, then Edit Registration and then navigate to the summary that showed my list of I-Bonds. Select both and make the needed Registration updates. This will definitely be a time saver for those with many Treasury listings.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video showing how to add beneficiaries to an I-bond! Following your step by step tutorial made it so helpful and so much easier!
You‘re welcome!
Thanks!
You're very welcome Bob - let us know what other content you might be interested in seeing from us!
This is a most excellent tutorial! Thank you much. For your question at 7:38 minutes concerning selecting more than one bond for adding a beneficiary, the answer is "no" as of 4/24/2023. You must do each one by itself.
Thanks for the info!
This was the most helpful, clear videos I have seen regarding ibonds. Thank you so much for breaking it down and for giving clear, follow along instructions. There is no way I would have been able to figure that out on my own!
we had just purchased our first bonds this week and later I was thinking about whether we'd been given an opportunity to name a beneficiary....wife said no. So I went to the account and couldn't really see any way to do it and then using google found your video - wow, I would have never figured this out - thanks !
Wonderful step-by-step instructions and much better than the DirectTreasury instructions.
Thanks for the detailed step by step process. It saved me from forgetting to do the extra step of changing priviledges. I predict you will get a million views with this video!
When updating beneficiary on multiple I-series bond holdings , you must select EACH individual I-bond holding and update one at a time. Thank-you very-much!
You‘re welcome & many thanks for letting us know about this!
Yup, it's a single radial button, not a multi-select. We don't have a need to change them, but we're buying them in smaller chunks so we could redeem only a fraction of our I Bonds when needed. If my wife or I passed, this would be a pain to update them.
@@jroysdon Thanks for clarifying. FYI, even if you buy $10K all at once (assuming you have the cash), you can do partial redemptions (e.g., $1K at a time)
Thank you so much for the detailed walk through. So many people refuse to buy IBonds simply to avoid the the complicated government website.
This is a must video to watch for anyone wanting to access Treasury Direct. Thanks.
I just added a beneficiary to my existing T-Bills and was able to follow the same directions from the "holdings" page. I had 3 separate t-bills in there and wanted to let you know that it did not allow me to choose all three at once to change the registration. I had to do them one by one, but it was easy once the preferred beneficiary was set up. Thanks so much again for making this painless!
Thanks for sharing Karen!
This video is enlightening. I was not getting anywhere prior to watching your video.
I found this while Googling for help setting up POD for my Son. Thank you Jen!!! This was PERFECT. I put a link to this also on the Boglehead Forum.
Thank you Jennifer! The information provided and the way it was explained were flawless and exquisitely useful. So much better than calling TDirect and waiting 3 hours not to get clear information. You saved the day!
100%!!!!!
what a thorough video on the topic! Treasury Direct should pay to use your video on their website!!!
You just made livfe easier for 70 + year olds. Thank you
Your videos are absolutely awesome! Thank you for explaining Treasury Direct's confusing directions on how do things in their website.
You can NOT select more than one I-Bond at a time. Thanks for your great video!!
Thank you so much for providing information for I bond purchasing. Your instructions are very complete and easy to follow.
You‘re welcome!
Amazing. This could not have been more clear or detailed. THANK YOU!!!
Best ever video. Had to add beneficiary after purchase and you made that process pretty easy.
Thank you so much for the detailed and funny walk through the confusing website. You truly are a rock star.
This was so very helpful! I really appreciate you walking these steps through slowly. Thank you so much!
Thank you! I'd have NEVER figured this out without your help!
Thanks. Your instructions for adding a beneficiary were so much clearer than the instructions provided on the Treasury site.
This video is Exactly what I needed to know. Thank you so much. Love the step by step instructions ❤
Thank you for all this important information! TD should put YOUR videos on their website as "how to videos".
Great video, very helpful and I was able to add a beneficiary on all of my I bonds in one step by going thru Manage Direct- it will allow you to change registration on up to 50 at a time. Thanks again for such clear instructions.
I couldn't have done it without you! Thanks for making this video.
Loved the video. Followed you right through the procedure that I needed. Thank you so much. ❤
Jennifer, Thank you very much for sharing these videos. You have a way of explaining complicated things in simple terms, making things “click”. Excellent channel, excellent content and engaging masterful and constructive explanations. Thank you very much and keep up the great work. What you have here is truly a relevant source of information, which is greatly appreciated by all of us, your “super savers” followers.
Thank you!!!
OH MY GOSH!!! You are so AWESOME!!!! You are the best teacher ever! This answered so many of my questions and a few that I had no idea I needed to know.
Wow ! What a eye opener and so detailed. I hadn’t known of you when I opened my account. I had so many questions upon applying due to how they used certain terminology that threw me off making it more confusing. I finally got thru it all with making numerous calls to them. But now I’m curious to know what if my beneficiaries don’t have a account ? Can my beneficiaries open an account without purchasing I-Bonds for the sake of viewing ? Or if I pass they probably would have to open a account for cashing in the bonds. Thank you so much for putting in the effort n time for all of us to understand. You did a awesome job 👍
As I understand it, your beneficiaries can open an account just for viewing (so long as they're not a minor)
Great video helped me add the beneficiary to the treasury bonds thanks again
Thanks for this! I forgot to add a beneficiary! On my list now. Good vid!
Wow, thank you for teaching us this complicated process. Nicely done.
You answered many of our questions. Made things very clear for us. Thanks very much
Amazing job with the instructions! Thank you so much for creating these helpful videos. I wouldn't have figure out all those steps and complexities.
Thank you so much for this step-by-step walkthrough! It is invaluable info!
At 22:57 regarding the "or" registration, you tell us what happens when the primary owner dies but you don't tell us how to redeem an "or" bond while both owners are living. Can you please advise how to redeem an "or" bond in the Treasury Direct site?
Thank you so much for the awesome tutorial, I was also a bit confused about where to enter which info! Thanks again! :)
This was a HUGE help!!!! Thank you so much.
You are my HERO!!! Thanks you for this incredibly detailed instruction video. You saved me hours.....make that DAYS.
Terrific presentation, I should have found this clip before I attempted to handle it on my own. I agree with Slim Dawg they should put you on their payroll. Thank you
So helpful. I appreciate all the detail and examples.
Sorry.. I meant to say..your instructions are easy to follow and clear..thank you!
I just want to Thank you for answering my questions about ownership and adding.
@Diamond NestEgg: Are there a 5-year RMD rules for I-Bond Beneficiaries?
From what I understand, this does not apply
Thank you so much. I was struggling to figure that out. You rock!!!
This is exactly what I am looking for. Thank you!
Great job. You really made this simple
You are so clear and concise.... Thank you for your efforts!
Thank you for this upload. Very nicely explained and will definitely save a lot of time for me figuring out all the details.
I love your videos. You are helping people. I'm one of them. I followed your instructions step by step, and I was able to open my account. Thank you so much.
I'm so glad I came across your channel. This video is so helpful. Your explanation is easy to understand and to the point. Thank you!
Amazing explanation. Very helpful.
Thank you Jennifer ! for your invaluable video add/edit/select/submit and all the various summary/details yikes. could not have added benef. w out you. :) cheers
Wow! This was a lot of work and information. Thank you.
I was trying to figure this out and found your video. Excellent tutorial! You explain everything so clearly. I just subscribed. Thank you.
Excellent! Must see if you have I-Bonds
Great video!! However, the process, as you say is extremely complicated and it is hard to keep going back to the video to check each step. Though I realize that it is asking a lot, if you could produce a PDF of the process it would be very, very helpful.
Thank you. It was clear and helpful. You are the best.
Wow, super helpful. Exactly what my wife and I needed for our recent I-Bond purchases.
Glad the video is helpful
Your videos are so so helpful and informative. Thank you very much.
Great video. I spent a lot of time on the TD website and the beneficiary information was muddled at best (at least for me). Your video clearly laid out the steps for me to add a beneficiary to my IBonds Thanks!!
Very thorough and helpful information. I was almost going to ask you about adding a beneficiary, but figured it out. It wasn't that hard to figure it out.
If you make a mistake, TreasuryDirect, will mark the area in red for you to fix OR you can cancel it and come back to it later.
Thank u so much Jennifer I was wondering how to add beneficiary.i will try to do this I just which is the best first to joint count.you are the best
This is super helpful! Thank you, Diamond!
This was a great help. Thank you so much.
Very detailed explanation. Thanks for the video. Needed to add my son as beneficiary and did not know how to do it.
Thank you for sharing your expertise. Your video was great especially for a first time investor like me.
VERY HELPFUL!!! I was struggling on the treasury website , reading their information and you made it so much easier!!
Do you have a vid on how to sell I Bonds if so whY is the link , if not can you make a vid of the process.. Great knowledge you are dispensing to the masses
Not yet as I can't sell mine - when I can, I'll do that video
Wonderful and great information and presentation. Thanks 💗 a million for your videos
Great video and instructions! Thank you 🙏.
This video was great I was able to add my beneficiary. Thank you very much.
@23:00 - If the paper registration is OR and one of the joint registrants dies. When the survivor, after converting the paper to electronic I-bond, submits the death certificate and changes the registration, does that trigger the deferred interest to be taxable? In other words will TD issue a 1099 at that point without a redemption?
Well done. The process is convoluted and wordy, as expected coming from the Federal government.
It is not straight-forward for sure.