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I bond fixed-rate zero; new EE-bonds to earn 0.60%
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
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I-bond/10-Year TIPS spread just 8 points.
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End of paper Savings Bonds lamented in NY Times
Friday, August 19th, 2011
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Program should be expanded, authors say.
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2012 Savings Bonds to be electronic only
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
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Treasury takes the big step in its plan to eliminate new paper Savings Bonds.
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New I bond fixed rate zero; EE 1.10%
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
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Treasury announces interest rates for new Savings Bonds issued from today through the end of October 2011.
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S&P affirms US AAA/A-1+ rating but outlook drops
Monday, April 18th, 2011
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Outlook reduced to negative from stable.
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I bond fixed rates again at zero; EE 0.60%
Monday, November 1st, 2010
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Spread between I bond fixed-rate and 10-year TIPS falls to five-year low.
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Treasury to release new Savings Bond Wizard
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
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Old versions of the Savings Bond Wizard no longer supported.
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Treasury to require Payroll Savings Plans to use electronic bonds
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
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Paper Savings Bonds will still be available to individual savers.
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Congress considers ending Savings Bond tax deferral
Friday, February 26th, 2010
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Bipartisan tax bill includes provision to end tax-deferral on U.S. Savings Bonds.
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Obama accepts Tufano proposal for turning tax refunds into Savings Bonds
Sunday, September 6th, 2009
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President Obama says the IRS will enact Professor Peter Tufano's proposal to allow taxpayers to receive tax refunds as U.S. Savings Bonds.
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Jane Bryant Quinn: Savings Bonds Face Ill Wind From Treasury
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
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Another financial columnist wonders why the Treasury is destroying the Savings Bond program.
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H&R Block to test market putting tax refunds into Savings Bonds
Monday, February 19th, 2007
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Harvard prof's savings idea put to the test.
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Savings Bond Advisor - Fifth Edition now available
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
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The fifth edition of Savings Bond Advisor is now available from Amazon and other outlets.
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CPI to have three figures after decimal starting in 2007
Monday, August 28th, 2006
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And the Treasury says it will use the more precise figures in I bond and TIPS calculations.
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SSNs to be masked on new Savings Bonds
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006
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The first five digits of SSNs will be masked on paper Savings Bonds beginning this month.
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Treasury's Savings Bond web site merged with TreasuryDirect.gov
Friday, August 4th, 2006
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The Bureau of the Public Debt of the US Treasury has moved and updated its Savings Bond web site.
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Centrist Democrats include Baby Bonds in proposed initiative
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
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Proposal recommends $500 Savings Bond accounts for newborns with an additional $500 at age 10.
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Coordinated central bank "inflation shock" posed by S&P scenario
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
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20% inflation shock scenario produces second-best results in S&P study.
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Harvard prof suggests reinventing Savings Bonds
Thursday, July 6th, 2006
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Minor tax law and Savings Bond changes would create a great way for low and moderate income families to save tax refund money.
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Credit rating agency says US fiscal readiness deteriorating
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
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According to a recent report by the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's, the fiscal readiness of the US has "deteriorated markedly" since 2002.
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US credit rating could drop within 10 years
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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According to a recent report by the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's, the credit rating of the US Treasury could drop from its current AAA rating to A by 2015.
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How to oppose a bill that would weaken identity theft protection
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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The credit reporting industry is tempting Congress to pass a law that would make identity theft easier.
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Check our headlines in your favorite feed reader
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
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How to easily check for new headlines on your favorite web sites without going to each site.
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Do you really want a tax-free investment?
Friday, April 21st, 2006
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St Petersburg Times Personal Finance Editor Helen Huntley is as frustrated as I am with investors who would rather lose money than pay taxes.
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