PERSONAL FINANCE GLOSSARY

U.S. Savings Bonds

U.S. Treasury Bill

U.S. Treasury Bond

U.S. Treasury Note

U.S. Treasury Securities

Underwriter

Uniform Simultaneous Death Act

Unilateral

Uninsurable Risk

Universal Life Insurance

Unlimited Marital Deduction

Unsecured Debt

This provision of federal estate tax laws allows individuals to leave their entire estate to a surviving spouse tax free if the surviving spouse is a U.S. citizen.