https://www.doctorofcre
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https://www.doctorofcredit.com/us-treasury-bonds-rate-set-to-increase-to-7-12-rate-i-bonds/
Comparing Series EE and Series I Savings Bonds
https://www.treasurydir
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https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ebonds/res_e_bonds_eecomparison.htm
1. This 7.12% rate on I bond is for next six months only (April 2022).
2. If, in April inflation is higher than today, they will earn higher, if inflation is less they will earn less for next six months, so basically rate changes every six months based on inflation.
3. You can keep these for 30 years or withdraw earlier (see #4 below)
4. You need to wait for 1 year before you can withdraw
5. If you withdraw between 1 yr and 5 yr, you lose last 3 months of interest (see #2 above, so if based on inflation if interest it was paying was reduced, you lose reduced interest)
6. After 5 year, no penalty so you don't lose last 3 months of interest
7. No state taxes on distribution (as per my understanding)
8. If you used for certain causes (like education) and your AGI is below certain value, you don't pay Federal tax as well (as per my understanding)
9. Buy at the end of month (on the 30th of a 31-day month, or 29th of a 30-day month), interest starts accruing from the 1st of the same month.
10. Interest rate can go down to 0% but not lower. This happened in 2009 during deflation.
Purchasing for others - https://slickdeals.net/f/15497017-us-treasury-series-i-savings-bonds-inflation-rate-earnings-nov-21-april-22-7-12-interest-limit-10k-year-per-person?p=152307
FAQs Concerning the Change in the Annual Purchase Limit for Savings Bonds [treasurydirect.gov]
Buy I Bonds as a Gift: What Works and What Doesn't [thefinancebuff.com]
Historical bond rate chart:
https://www.treasurydir
Code:
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ibonds/IBondRateChart.pdf
May 2021 3.54%
Nov 2020 1.68%
May 2020 1.06%
Nov 2019 2.22%
May 2019 1.9%
Nov 2018 2.83%
One trick to max out these I bonds: Overpay your estimated taxes now, by at least $5000, and then you can apply your refund of up to $5000 to buy $5000 more of I bonds, so it brings your total per year up to $15,000. The $5000 will come as paper I bonds, but you can mail them to the Treasury and convert them into electronic bonds.
Track inflation and iBond here
Update Apr 2022 [wordpress.com]
About this offer:
How do I buy a Series I bond?
Must register or sign-in to your free TreasuryDirect.gov account and link a bank account.
Electronically: Online via TreasuryDirect (including through payroll direct deposit)
Paper: By mail when you file your federal tax return
Click here to view a Guided Tour
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%
On May 1, 2022, the rate is scheduled to update, and is expected to be over 9%. Source 1 [cnbc.com] Source 2 [tipswatch.com]
How to buy: After registering and logging in, click on "BuyDirect" on the top menu bar. Check the "Series I" radio button.
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Per @cinderblockfist -- Form 5444 on the Treasury site has been updated (Aug 2022) to allow notary signatures.
This is a good article that provides step-by-step instructions on how to buy Series I bonds from Treasury Direct. "Bonds' Record-High Rates Are Worth the Hassle: How to Purchase Savings Bonds Online":
https://www.cnet.com/personal-fin...ds-online/
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Also, it is highly unlikely that inflation is going to go down to 0% anytime soon, so most of us will just leave the money in there for at least 5 years if not longer. Sure beats the 0.5% - 1% savings interest I was getting.
Buy today: 7.12% for next 6 mo + 9.6% for 6 mo after + (unknown)% for next 6 mon
Buy in May: 9.6% for 6 mo after + (unknown)% for next 6 mon + (unknown)% for next 6 mon
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inflation rate for sure will go down, i would recommend to by those tax free high yield bond.
A guaranteed 9.62% for six months isn't anything to minimize - and having seen this too late (to get the combined rates), I still think there's a good chance that come November the next six months is going to be at least 7.5%. And if I need the money after a year? If I'm doing my math right, based on $10k investment and an 8.75% average, then after one year I'd still have $656 in earned interest - after deducting the 3-month penalty. Which equates to a 6.56% rate for a year (for the decimal-point challenged). Which still isn't bad if you have the money that you can live without for a year. Sure, I have a few stocks that pay over 5% in dividends - but at anytime, things can go south and dividends can be halted. Still waiting for some of my investments to start re-issuing dividends.
Seems like a pretty straightforward no-brainer to me, to take advantage of this now, and not worry about missing the April purchase deadline (for the previously guaranteed combined rate)...
Also, it is highly unlikely that inflation is going to go down to 0% anytime soon, so most of us will just leave the money in there for at least 5 years if not longer. Sure beats the 0.5% - 1% savings interest I was getting.
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The only variable is whether to buy now and lock in the first six months at 7.12% or take the chance that the rate will be higher near year-end. If you believe the rate will go to 10% in the future, you'd be better off buying in May. You'd get 9.62% for the first six months and then 10% in the next six month period.
Conversely, if you believe the Feds actions will cause the rate to drop to 5% in the future, you'd be better buying today.
In either case, you're MUCH better putting available funds into the I-bond than leaving it in a CD, savings account, checking account, etc. where they pay less than 0.1%. Even if you yank the money at the end of the first year and forfeit the last three months of interest.
A guaranteed 9.62% for six months isn't anything to minimize - and having seen this too late (to get the combined rates), I still think there's a good chance that come November the next six months is going to be at least 7.5%. And if I need the money after a year? If I'm doing my math right, based on $10k investment and an 8.75% average, then after one year I'd still have $656 in earned interest - after deducting the 3-month penalty. Which equates to a 6.56% rate for a year (for the decimal-point challenged). Which still isn't bad if you have the money that you can live without for a year. Sure, I have a few stocks that pay over 5% in dividends - but at anytime, things can go south and dividends can be halted. Still waiting for some of my investments to start re-issuing dividends.
Seems like a pretty straightforward no-brainer to me, to take advantage of this now, and not worry about missing the April purchase deadline (for the previously guaranteed combined rate)...
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