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US Treasury Series I Savings Bonds Inflation Rate Earnings (Nov '21 - April '22)

(Limit $10K/Year Per Person)

7.12% Interest

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U.S, Government Treasury is currently offering 7.12% Interest Rate in combined Fixed + Inflation Rate Earnings valid on newly issued Series I Savings Bonds purchased from November 2021 through April 2022. Limit of $10,000 / year in interest earnings per person.

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About this offer:
  • How do I buy a Series I bond?
  • What is a Series I bond? (source)
  • "A savings bond that earns interest based on combining a fixed rate and an inflation rate."
  • You may use Series I bonds to:
    • Save in a low-risk product that helps protect your savings from inflation
    • Supplement your retirement income
    • Give as a gift
    • Pay for education
    • Click here for more information about Series I Bonds
  • What interest does a Series I bond earn? (source)
    • A combination of a fixed rate that stays the same for the life of the bond and an inflation rate that is set twice a year.
    • For bonds issued from November 2021 through April 2022, the combined rate is 7.12%

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Note: This popular deal is still available.

U.S, Government Treasury is currently offering 7.12% Interest Rate in combined Fixed + Inflation Rate Earnings valid on newly issued Series I Savings Bonds purchased from November 2021 through April 2022. Limit of $10,000 / year in interest earnings per person.

Thanks to community member dn90003 for sharing this offer.

About this offer:
  • How do I buy a Series I bond?
  • What is a Series I bond? (source)
  • "A savings bond that earns interest based on combining a fixed rate and an inflation rate."
  • You may use Series I bonds to:
    • Save in a low-risk product that helps protect your savings from inflation
    • Supplement your retirement income
    • Give as a gift
    • Pay for education
    • Click here for more information about Series I Bonds
  • What interest does a Series I bond earn? (source)
    • A combination of a fixed rate that stays the same for the life of the bond and an inflation rate that is set twice a year.
    • For bonds issued from November 2021 through April 2022, the combined rate is 7.12%

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Written by BostonGirl
Refer to the forum thread here for more information and details.

Original Post

Written by dn90003

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Looks tempting. But these are only rated for inflation as fixed rate is 0%. Once inflation is back down, your rate will go down with it.
In case you're wondering, here's how the rate is computed:
Composite rate =
No, these are govt bonds. They stay in the treasury. I bonds are based on the rate of inflation. They have a fixed rate plus the current rate of inflation. Inflation goes up, you earn more. It was 3.54%. Rates went up on 11/1. To realize the full benefit you need to buy before the rates change on 5/1 and 11/1. No fees or penalties. Hold for a min.of a year. If you cash out in less than 5 years you forfeit 3 months interest. After 5 years, you don't pay anything. You can only buy $10k/yr and then up to an additional $5k if purchased directly from your tax refund.
I bought $10k in denominations of 2,3, 5 so if I want to cash out I can do it in chunks instead of having to cash out $10k.: Better than any CD or bank rate if you want to stay in cash.
By the way, using your tax refund to purchase bonds won't count toward your $10k yearly limit.

https://www.treasurydirect.gov/in...eature.htm

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talkbackfreebie
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Quote from Yosemity :
Wow… are you lost? It doesn't take a certain new channel to see the actual results as they are happening. Just look around at the inflation, boarder, spending, debt ceiling, crime, lack of leadership, etc. etc. There's currently not a functioning administration in place, that is the 800 pound elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about. Oh, I watch the Bloomberg channel on the internet since I don't have cable.
SMH and wondering what problems you have with a boarder? Not paying their rent in your BOARDING house or are they cooking in their room?








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practicalme
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Quote from raimar :
Interesting. I will have some college fees to pay in a year's time. Thinking of buying just enough bonds to cover it so I don't have to pay fed taxes when I sell in +1 year to cover tuition. I will still get hit with the 3 months no interest early withdrawal but better than having the money sitting in the bank after reaching the IRA 6k limit. Most predictions for the next Bond return hike seem to be below 7.12% but will still be decent.
Check to make sure you qualify for the tax except. From the Kiplinger site:

If you cash in I bonds or EE bonds issued after 1989 and use the money for eligible college costs, you may not have to pay taxes on the interest you earned. To qualify for the tax break, the bond owner must use the money to pay qualified education expenses for himself, his spouse or a dependent (tuition and fees qualify; room and board do not). The owner also must have been at least 24 years old when the bond was issued. That means the bonds must generally be owned by a parent, not a child. The child can be a beneficiary of the bonds but cannot be a co-owner.

You must also meet income requirements to qualify. You can qualify for the full interest exclusion if your modified adjusted gross income in 2016 is less than $116,300 if married filing jointly or $77,550 for single filers. You can take a partial exclusion if your income is less than $146,300 for joint filers or $92,550 for single filers. The tax break disappears if your income is higher than that.
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raimar
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Awesome info. Thanks. Yes I would qualify based on income and age. Currently using financial aid for school fees but for that semester, one year from now, I would be paying out of pocket (with T bond sale proceeds).

Quote from practicalme :
Check to make sure you qualify for the tax except. From the Kiplinger site:

If you cash in I bonds or EE bonds issued after 1989 and use the money for eligible college costs, you may not have to pay taxes on the interest you earned. To qualify for the tax break, the bond owner must use the money to pay qualified education expenses for himself, his spouse or a dependent (tuition and fees qualify; room and board do not). The owner also must have been at least 24 years old when the bond was issued. That means the bonds must generally be owned by a parent, not a child. The child can be a beneficiary of the bonds but cannot be a co-owner.

You must also meet income requirements to qualify. You can qualify for the full interest exclusion if your modified adjusted gross income in 2016 is less than $116,300 if married filing jointly or $77,550 for single filers. You can take a partial exclusion if your income is less than $146,300 for joint filers or $92,550 for single filers. The tax break disappears if your income is higher than that.
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MrDeaals
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I understand that you can buy 10k bonds for every trust setup . Is this in additional to individual limit of 10k / year ?
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Quote from deval7 :
Any idea if someone on an H-1B visa could have any restrictions buying into this, or selling later?
You will need to meet the Substantial Presence Test.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/i...sence-test
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Quote from mdyoung :
You will need to meet the Substantial Presence Test.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/i...sence-test
Thank you, I meet the requirements for that test
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I am diversified and have existing I-bonds from 2001 that have a decent fixed-rate in addition to the inflation-adjusted variable rate. After seeing the purchasing power of my money drop by 10% or so during the pandemic, I bought the max in I-bonds a couple of weeks ago, and will buy more in January. This is a great way to have a safety net from falling markets and a possible crypto-bubble burst. (I own a little physical & ETF gold as well as Coinbase stock for my crypto hedging)

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Quote from usercar007 :
I would rather put money into USDC and get 9%. Its fully back by cash and security on 1:1.

You can sell and withdraw anytime you want and no plenty like this.
You may be able to withdraw anytime you want at the moment. Everyone in past pyramid schemes that collapsed thought the same thing. Wait until everyone tries to get their cash at the same time and the "fully backed" funds turn out to have been stolen or lost due to poor investments. Any entity paying that high of interest rate when the prevailing rates are so low is an outright fraud. I am sure the balance on your account statement looks great, but when the music stops all you will have is a account statement. As far as auditing and ratings are concerned, we have seen that before. All those mortgage backed securities during the housing bubble were rated AAA, and you remember how that ended. Enjoy the party while it lasts!
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Quote from usercar007 :
LOL It's more incredible that people can't even read? You link to USDT which is NOT USDC. USDC reserves are attested monthly by Grant Thornton LLP.

https://www.circle.com/en/usdc
https://www.coindesk.com/business...er-circle/

I guess USDC is much better only subpoena by SEC . We can all sleep better at night knowing the SEC is make sure they are legit....I guess a lot of people like to support company that create financial product that question by the regulator

OR

They are so ignorance that they don't even know the regulator is investigating the company they put money in, just INCREDIBLE LMAO
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FioreB
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I went to chase today, they told me they don't do medallion stamp for this and told me to go to another bank. My link account is chase, can I do the authorization in another bank if I have account with them?
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Quote from FioreB :
I went to chase today, they told me they don't do medallion stamp for this and told me to go to another bank. My link account is chase, can I do the authorization in another bank if I have account with them?
Can you explain what this means? I'm curious. Sounds like you have some experience with this.
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gibsonbass
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Instead of TIN , can you use SSN?
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tjax123
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question. If you buy the bond, will you get that fancy certificate like the one in the picture?
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Quote from gibsonbass :
Instead of TIN , can you use SSN?
yes

Quote from tjax123 :
question. If you buy the bond, will you get that fancy certificate like the one in the picture?
no

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It's funny, you can edit the HTML code in Chrome dev tools to allow you to type into the password field.
How? I haven't looked but that hilarious and I'm curious.

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