Comments on: Savings Bond Alert #020 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/savings-bond-alert-020/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:48:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Tom Adams http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/savings-bond-alert-020/#comment-321 Mon, 01 May 2006 17:42:39 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/savings-bond-alert-020/#comment-321 Paul - for their second six-month rate period, I bonds purchased in Nov 2005 will have a composite rate of 2.01%. The two rates together, 6.73% for six months and 2.01% for six months, will make an annual yield of about 4.40%, which isn't bad compared to other low-risk investments that were available in Nov 2005. Of course it doesn't look all that good compared to what's available now, but you can't make decisions in November based on knowledge of where interest rates are going to be the following May. Paul - for their second six-month rate period, I bonds purchased in Nov 2005 will have a composite rate of 2.01%.

The two rates together, 6.73% for six months and 2.01% for six months, will make an annual yield of about 4.40%, which isn't bad compared to other low-risk investments that were available in Nov 2005.

Of course it doesn't look all that good compared to what's available now, but you can't make decisions in November based on knowledge of where interest rates are going to be the following May.

]]> by: Paul Bernstein http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/savings-bond-alert-020/#comment-319 Mon, 01 May 2006 17:24:31 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/savings-bond-alert-020/#comment-319 What will the rate be during the next six months on the bonds I bought in November 2005 (then 6.73%) please? What will the rate be during the next six months on the bonds I bought in November 2005 (then 6.73%) please?

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