Tag Archives: Treasury investments

I don’t like this new I Bond interest rate, should I sell and invest elsewhere?

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Tipswatch

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?

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Tipswatch

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 →

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