The Treasury set a 5.27% interest rate on Series I savings bonds that will apply to purchases starting Wednesday, up from 4.3% in the six months ending Tuesday. The new rate on I bonds, posted on the Treasury Direct website Tuesday morning, reflects an inflation component of 3.97% and a fixed, or real, rate of […]
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It’s an underappreciated asset class that offers investors one of the few direct ways to protect themselves against rising inflation. Treasury inflation-protected securities are a little complex, but they’re worth understanding because their yields now look appealing and they offer a good alternative to ordinary Treasury bonds. There are two components to TIPS yields: an
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Treasury I bonds now carry a lower six-month interest rate, but they just become a far better investment over the long run. The fixed rate on I Bonds was set at 0.9% at the semiannual reset on May 1, its highest level in 15 years. That’s up from a 0.4% fixed rate at the prior
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Treasury I bonds now carry a lower six-month interest rate, but they just become a far better investment over the long run. The fixed rate on I Bonds was set at 0.9% at the semiannual reset on May 1, its highest level in 15 years. That’s up from a 0.4% fixed rate at the prior
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The new rate on the Treasury’s popular inflation-indexed savings bonds has been set at 4.3%, down from 6.89%, according to a notice Friday morning on the Treasury.gov website. The new rate, which applies to bonds issued from May 1 through Oct. 31, reflects a decline in inflation as measured by the consumer price index from
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With a little more than two weeks to go until taxes are due, more of you are asking questions about using your income tax refund to purchase I bonds. It’s complicated, as it often is when it comes to investing for retirement. The answers to your questions depend on a variety of factors such as
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