The highest since the 30-year term restarted in Feb 2010.
I believe I helped my son buy 30 year TIPS for his IRA last August at a real yield of…
i tried to reply to you numerous times so hopefully this one works. No, this was never resolved. I lost…
Yes, if issued at the same par value. The same inflation accruals would apply until the 5-year maturity.
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I don’t like this new I Bond interest rate, should I sell and invest elsewhere?
May 1, 2015, update: Series I Savings Bonds to pay 0.0% interest; EE Bonds bump up to 0.3% The Treasury announced this week that it is dropping the fixed rate on Series I Savings Bonds to 0.0% for new bonds sold … Continue reading
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Why Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities?
A little story. Back in 1999 I was at a cocktail party, and of course, the conversation drifted toward the red-hot stock market, as it always did in 1999. What were you buying? Cisco? AOL? Something-or-other.com? I said, “I’ve been … Continue reading
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
So I am in this same age range (a spry 55). I was a buyer as I am builidng a…