Category Archives: I Bond

Buy I Bonds now, or wait until later in 2014?

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Tipswatch

Feb. 5, 2015 update: Buying I Bonds in 2015? No, wait! Nov. 6 update: I don’t like this new I Bond interest rate, should I sell and invest elsewhere? Nov. 3 update: Treasury drops Series I Savings Bond fixed rate to 0.0% Oct. … Continue reading →

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New Treasury Floating-Rate Notes: Bad deal for small investors?

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Tipswatch

The Treasury Department said today it will hold its first Floating-Rate Note auction on Jan. 29. These 2-year-term FRNs are a new product, and are drawing a lot of attention as a possible replacement or add-on to fixed-income holdings like … Continue reading →

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More evidence: Why I Bonds are a no-brainer buy

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Tipswatch

May 1 update: Treasury drops I Bond fixed rate to 0.1% Four days into November, and I am still amazed that the U.S. Treasury added a 0.2% fixed base rate to its Savings I Bonds purchased from Nov. 1, 2013 … Continue reading →

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Amazing news: Treasury adds 0.20% fixed rate to the I Bond

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury just announced that I Bonds purchased from Nov. 1, 2013, to April 30, 2014, will pay a fixed-rate of 0.20%, along with an inflation-adjusted rate of 1.18% (annualized) over the next six months. That means I Bonds … Continue reading →

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U.S. inflation rises a meek 0.1% in May

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Tipswatch

U.S. inflation continued at a mild pace in May, rising just 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis and creating a ‘headline’ inflation rate of 1.4% over the last 12 months. Here’s the summary report. The non-seasonally adjusted number was 0.2%, … Continue reading →

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