A safety deposit box, also known as a safe deposit box, is a secure storage container, housed within a bank or a financial institution’s vault. These boxes can provide you with a high level of ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Ohio, the contract between you and your bank "states the length of time the bank will hold your box after inactivity,” according to the state Department of Commerce. “After that time, certain ...

WE all have something we want to protect—important documents, family heirlooms, or that expensive piece of jewelry we only wear on special occasions. While many of us store these at home in drawers or ...