The July birthstone, ruby, was regarded by ancient Hindus as the âking of gems.â It was believed to protect its wearer from evil. Today, the rubyâs deep-red color signifies love and passion. The August birthstone, peridot, symbolizes strength. It is sometimes called the evening emerald for its light green color. It was once believed that the green peridot crystals found in volcanic ashes were the tears of the volcano goddess, Pele. When set in gold, this gem was said to protect the wearer from nightmares.
Unless there is a tax related purchase, you should keep the statement for seven years. Otherwise, there is no need to keep the statement any longer than 60 days. As with banks, you could get statements online too. Though again, most only go back a certain number of years.âve decided to write a post on how long to keep financial statements: what you need to keep, for how long, and some of the reasons why you need to do so. As an added bonus, I created a financial statements checklist in PDF which you can download for free.
Keep monthly statements for one year; you can dump them if your annual statement summarizes all activity. Keep the yearly summaries as long as you own the security, plus seven years. You need proof of your purchases to prove capital gains and losses on your tax return.