Savings Bond Advisor archive for May, 2006

Interest rates for new Savings Bonds issued from today through the end of October are out.

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New I bond fixed rate 1.40%; EE 3.70%

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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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It's difficult to see how I bonds are a good deal when 1-year bank CDs are paying over 5%.

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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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What newspaper columnists are saying about the drop in I bond rates.

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Can I trade-in my 3.2% EE bonds for the new 3.7% version?

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How does gold stack up against I bonds as an inflation hedge?

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I bought a bunch of I bonds with a rate of 6.73% in December. What's the rate now? I don't want to earn under 3%! What should I do?

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During the six-month period when Series I Savings Bonds had an initial rate of 6.73%, new I bond investments were over $5.37 billion.

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Google has just introduced a new feature that shows, in relative terms, the search activity on specific terms over time.

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The Treasury has an online system called Treasury Hunt that can help you find Savings Bonds you don't know about.

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The Detroit Free Press columnist explains how I bonds work.

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Scott Burns discusses I bonds in his financial column in the Dallas Morning News.

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Savings Bond data from a Federal Reserve survey of US family finances.

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I'm looking for a solid tax-free investment. What do you think about Savings Bonds as a long-term investment, say 10 years?

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This World War II Savings Bond volunteer medal was recently offered on eBay.

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I'm making out my will. I'm wondering which is the best way to register my Savings Bonds so that the least amount of tax will have to be paid.

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If the CPI doesn't measure the kind of inflation you're interested in, I bonds won't protect you from that kind of inflation.

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