Dear Bruce: My sister lived many years in western Pennsylvania and then moved to Fort Myers, Fla., for about 1 1/2 years before she passed. As the executor going through her things, I found two safety ...

Safe deposit boxes are a danger hidden in plain sight. It is tempting to think of them as an appropriate repository for all things valuable: jewelry, coins, cash, wills, powers of attorney. Cash is ...

Safety deposit boxes offer enhanced security for valuables but aren't accessible outside bank hours. Items in safe deposit boxes are not FDIC insured; separate insurance is needed for coverage. Legal ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Betsy began her career in international finance and it has since grown into a comprehensive ...

First off, never lock away your passport in a safety deposit box, because you may need it urgently. Banks have limited hours and close on weekends and holidays. Losing access could turn a simple ...

As personal banking goes digital, safe-deposit boxes may seem a relic from the analog age. Yet some people still want the security of storage away from home for valuables, important papers and ...

Gerald Cotten, founder of crypto exchange QuadrigaCX, purportedly stored paper copies of the exchange’s keys in a safety deposit box. In an interview on the “True Bromance Podcast” in February 2014, ...