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Explaining what happened to I bonds

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
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What newspaper columnists are saying about the drop in I bond rates.

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Changing a living beneficiary

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
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How do I change the beneficiaries on my Savings Bonds? Will I have to pay tax on the interest I've earned?

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Hold off on Series I bond rollovers

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
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Does the new 1.40% fixed base-rate make it worthwhile to cash my Series I bonds and buy new ones?

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I bond fixed rate 1.40%; EE 3.70%

Monday, May 1st, 2006
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Interest rates for new Savings Bonds issued from today through the end of October are out.

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5-year TIPS auction Tuesday, April 25

Thursday, April 20th, 2006
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The Treasury announced today it will offer $11 billion in 5-year TIPS at auction on Tuesday, April 25.

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I bond redemption timing

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
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If I want to redeem an I Bond that was bought 5/11/05, what is the earliest date I can do so outside the three-month penalty window? I don't want to lose any of the 6.73% currently being paid.

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April TIPS auction yield is 2.409%

Thursday, April 13th, 2006
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Yesterday the Treasury held an auction for additional January 2006 10-year TIPS, which have a coupon rate of 2%. The price was 96.480271, which creates an actual yield of 2.409%.

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Canadian Savings Bond fraud victims reimbursed by Bank of Canada

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
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According to CBC news, the Bank of Canada has reimbursed $100,000 to 14 Canadian Savings Bond customers who were victims of fraud.

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Jeff Brown likes I bonds, but not now

Monday, April 10th, 2006
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Jeff Brown, financial columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, usually recommends Series I Savings Bonds, but recommended investing in CDs for now in yesterday's column.

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I have a blog on Amazon.com

Friday, April 7th, 2006
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Amazon has a new feature, called Amazon Connect, that gives book authors ways to connect with Amazon's customers. It's like a continuous book store appearance.

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5.61% CD or 6.73% I bond?

Thursday, April 6th, 2006
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I have about $100,000 of CD's that mature later this week. A a local bank has a 12-month CD special of 5.61% APY.

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Pederson predicts I bond rate of 1% to 2.6%

Monday, April 3rd, 2006
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Susan Tompor of the Detroit Free Press reports on Dan Pederson's outlook for I bond rates.

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Time to dust off the Savings Bond interest rate crystal ball

Friday, March 31st, 2006
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You have been right about I bond rates in the past. What's your best guess for the new Series I and EE rates May 1.

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Bank gets POD backwards

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
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I just tried to redeem some Savings Bonds that are registered "my name POD my husband's name". The bank said this means I can't cash the bonds until my husband dies. How do I fix this so I can cash them now?

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Should I buy Series I Savings Bonds now or wait?

Friday, March 3rd, 2006
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One of the comments here says that the Treasury may raise the I bond fixed base rate if the inflation component becomes uncompetitively low. Would this be a reason to hold off buying until after the next set of rates are announced?

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Marshall Loeb likes Series I Savings Bonds

Friday, February 24th, 2006
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Add Marshall Loeb, former editor of Fortune, Money, and Columbia Journalism Review, to the financial advisors who like I bonds.

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Scott Burns likes Series I Savings Bonds

Thursday, January 26th, 2006
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Personal finance columnist and author Scott Burns reaffirmed why he likes Series I Savings Bonds this week in his column, As misunderstood deals go, I Savings Bond one of best.

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John Wasik likes Series I Savings Bonds

Thursday, January 19th, 2006
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At the end of a column on the consumer debt burden in the U.S., John Wasik, author of The Kitchen-Table Investor and Bloomberg.com columnist, recommends I bonds.

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Savings Bonds lost in flood

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
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I have had two floods in my house and I have lost the folder I used to keep my savings bond. It was probably destroyed. What should I do?

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Can lost Savings Bonds be found by Social Security Number?

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
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If I lost a Savings Bond, can it be found by my Social Security Number?

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Transfers between Savings Bond series

Friday, August 5th, 2005
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I assume it's possible to transfer Series EE Savings Bonds to either Series I bonds or Treasury securites. If so, is it possible to avoid taxes on the accured interest by doing that transaction?

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San Francisco Chronicle reports on Series EE fixed rates

Thursday, April 7th, 2005
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How Series EE Savings Bonds work using the August 1993 bond as an example

Friday, November 19th, 2004
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I own a $1,000 EE savings bond issued in August 1993. I thought it would be worth the full $1,000 after 10 years, but it's not. Will it ever be worth $1,000?

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Where did this bond come from?

Tuesday, November 9th, 2004
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Invest periodically or all at once?

Thursday, November 4th, 2004
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I'm interested in putting away $20,000 for 20 to 30 years. Does it make any difference whether I put it all away at once or whether I invest say a thousand dollars a month over a 20-month period? Will my timing affect the amount I earn in the end?

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Should I buy Series I or Series EE Savings Bonds?

Friday, September 24th, 2004
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I have $15,000 sitting in a bank as a CD not even making 1.5 percent interest. If I was to transfer it all into Saving Bonds, which series would give me the most interest after taxes?

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Humberto gets it right

Wednesday, August 18th, 2004
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Are my bonds earning interest?

Tuesday, August 10th, 2004
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Why is my rate dropping to 4%?

Wednesday, July 28th, 2004
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Bond Reaches Original Maturity Guarantee

Thursday, July 1st, 2004
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I have a $10,000 Series EE Savings Bond that was purchased in August 1992 that is currently paying 6% interest and matures in August 2004. Will this bond continue to pay 6% interest beyond the maturity date of August 2004 and if not, what would the new rate be?

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