i-bonds

New rate set for series I savings bonds

Posted November 3, 2008 - 12:07 by Philip Brewer

Investment

Every six months, the Treasury sets a new fixed rate for series I savings bonds. After tracking close to the rate on the Treasury's other inflation-indexed bonds during the Clinton administration, the rate was cut sharply starting in 2001, culminating in an interest rate of zero for the past six months. Today, though, the Treasury announced the new rate for the next six months: 0.7%

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TIPS and I-Bonds

Posted September 2, 2007 - 03:32 by Philip Brewer

Investment

Savings Bonds

There are risks in any investment. The market might go down--or the market might go up, but your investment might go down anyway. The company that issued your stock or bond might go bankrupt. Even cash has the (virtually certain) risk that it'll be worth a bit less next month due to inflation. There are a couple of investments that eliminate almost all these risks: TIPS and I-Bonds.

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