US Savings Bonds/Series I US Savings Bonds

Table and graph of historical Series I Savings Bond and TIPS fixed base-rates.

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Based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) released today, the annual rate of inflation over the last six months was 2.88%.

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Our latest update on the current value of equal monthly investments in the stock market and Series I Savings Bonds.

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I-bond/10-Year TIPS spread sets new record at -78 basis points.

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New Federal Reserve policy favors I bonds.

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October 2011 I bonds are an exceptionally good deal.

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Upgrading 2008's 0% fixed-rate I bonds will earn an additional $3 per year per $1,000 invested.

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Standard & Poor's raises concerns about CPI estimates underestimating inflation in some countries.

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Learn how the CPI-U is calculated.

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All the answers to your rollover questions.

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Investors can use inflation-protected securities - Series I Savings Bonds and TIPS - as a hedge against the risk of runaway inflation. But is that a real risk?

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I have been investing the $30,000 maximum in Series I Savings Bonds every year. Is the $30K limit only for new bonds or does it include rollovers?

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

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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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Can I buy a Series I Savngs Bond through TreasuryDirect as a Roth IRA? If not, how do I purchase an I bond or TIPS and establish a Roth IRA with it?

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Paper Series I bonds purchased through the end of 2006 will be inscribed with the words Gulf Coast Recovery Bond.

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So if I have I bonds that are over a year old and the next I bond inflation rate does come in at 0%, would it make more sense to wait three months, then cash them in? Or should I hang on for another six months to see if the CPI increases?

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Why does the U.S. Treasury finance part of the national debt with Savings Bonds rather than with Treasury notes and bonds that are much cheaper? T-bonds with a maturity of 5/15/30 are trading with a yield of about 4.7% this morning while the rate on I Bonds is 6.73%.

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Most Series I Savings Bond investors have no idea that every I bond's rate not only changes every six months, but can swing widely between an eye-poppingly high rate and zero. Here's how this works.

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The Series I Saving Bond honors famous Americans

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We need some advice on cashing in Series I bonds. We are purchasing a new house and we need some cash. We have approximately $30,000.00 in I bonds and we would like to cash in about $8,000.00.

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I was wondering what the difference (in a nutshell) is between Series I and EE Savings Bonds. When I read about how the interest is accrued, I get lost along the way.

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Can EE savings bonds be converted to I bonds without having to pay taxes on the interest earned? Is there any way to rollover EE bonds into something else and not pay tax on the earnings of the EE bonds?

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Where can I find comparisons on how Savings Bonds are doing against one another, for example, should I get Series EE or I bonds?

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