Hi, I am brand new here. Joined to get an answer to something I've wondered about for years. Is it necessary to shred credit card receipts? They only have the last 4 digits of the account, except a few which also spell out the issuer's name. (I'm looking at one that says - in paraphrase - BANK X VISA **********1234. Also, I am a customer of a brokerage firm which sends me statements, confirmations, annual and quarterly reports, and miscellaneous other documents. I tend to keep the statements, throw away confirmations after transactions appear on the statements, and throw out the generic