Though bearer bonds have all but disappeared in the United States, they have reemerged in the media as a convenient tool for tax evaders overseas. S&P 500 +---% | Stock Advisor +---% ...

Bearer bonds were unique because they were unregistered and there was no record of who bought and sold them. As long as you physically had the bearer bond in your possession, it was yours.

Bearer bonds' reputation as being a product for tax cheats hasn't changed much. In 2015, Switzerland-based UBS faced allegations for helping wealthy Americans avoid taxes with bearer securities.

Bearer bonds are a type of unregistered fixed-income securities that provide ownership rights to whoever physically holds them. Unlike traditional bonds, bearer bonds do not require the holder to ...

Bearer bonds, also called coupon bonds, are an unregistered bond -- ownership is determined by possession. No records are kept of the owner, and all.

LIQUID ASSETS: Thousands of bearer bonds — which could be worth as much as $70 billion — are now in danger of turning to pulp after Hurricane Sandy flooded the downtown vault that had been ...

Q: I lost a $5,000 bearer bond issued at least 12 years ago by a Florida municipality. I do not have any records of the bond other than deposits of the coupons that were clipped. I would ...

Bearer bonds were unique because they were unregistered and there was no record of who bought and sold them. As long as you physically had the bearer bond in your possession, it was yours.