Special Report: Veterans Day Wednesday — Post Offices and Banks Close, Stocks Still Trade, and Some Social Security Checks Come a Day Early
Wednesday, Nov. 11, is a federal holiday. Here is your practical guide: what is closed, what stays open, why millions of Social Security payments arrive Tuesday instead, and what it means for your mail, your bank and your investments.
By Clara Hughes
Wednesday is Veterans Day, when America thanks the men and women who served in uniform. It is also a federal holiday, and that changes the week for millions of households. Post offices will be closed. Federal Reserve Banks will be closed, and so will banks. The bond market takes the day off. But the stock market stays open. And if you were born between the 1st and the 10th of the month, your Social Security payment is coming early: Tuesday, Nov. 10. Keep reading with Altas Premium. Below: the full open-or-closed checklist, exactly who gets paid early from Social Security and when the next