https://www.doctorofcre
Code:
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
Code:
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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It will likely be 6.48% (6.48% variable rate, and we'll know the fixed rate, which has been zero for a while, tomorrow 11/1)
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Fixed rate
You know the fixed rate of interest that you will get for your bond when you buy the bond. The fixed rate never changes.
We announce the fixed rate every May 1 and November 1. That fixed rate then applies to all I bonds that we issue during the next 6 months.
The fixed rate is an annual rate.
For savings bonds issued November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.
Fixed rate: 0.40%
For savings bonds issued November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.
Fixed rate: 0.40%
1. Does the 0.4% fixed rate is applicable only for new bonds that we purchase over the next 6 months or is it applicable for the bonds purchased already?
2. If my account is open now by the end of this year(before last week), I plan to the same and depending on future interest rates, we will deliver accordingly. Will the new bonds I purchase and gift, will have the 0.4% through it's life and the variable changes every 6 months?
Could you please shed more light on this? TIA.
1. Does the 0.4% fixed rate is applicable only for new bonds that we purchase over the next 6 months or is it applicable for the bonds purchased already?
2. If my account is open now by the end of this year(before last week), I plan to the same and depending on future interest rates, we will deliver accordingly. Will the new bonds I purchase and gift, will have the 0.4% through it's life and the variable changes every 6 months?
Could you please shed more light on this? TIA.
I hope I am not wrong but:
TD gives an annualized rate that you earn for 6 months so 9.62/2 is what you'd year from the month of purchase to 5 more months. Then month 7-12 you earn the next annual rate/2 of the 6.89%.
In your case since the purchase was credited to you before Nov 1st; so you'll get the 4.81% until March 2023. Then from April 2023 to October 2023 you will earn the 3.45%. This is the minimum you have to hold before you are allowed to sell (-3 month penalty before 5 years).
As for the Gift bond delivery my plan is to see how the rates are next year or what the predictions are. If i do not plan on making any new purchase then I can deliver the Gift to the said person. If the rates are still decent then I plan on buying but not gifting until the earned rates are crappy enough to hit the $10,000 a year limit. In other words I might not deliver it next year (as you can hold for the life of the bond) and if I do deliver it will be closer to the end of October.
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1. Does the 0.4% fixed rate is applicable only for new bonds that we purchase over the next 6 months or is it applicable for the bonds purchased already?
2. If my account is open now by the end of this year(before last week), I plan to the same and depending on future interest rates, we will deliver accordingly. Will the new bonds I purchase and gift, will have the 0.4% through it's life and the variable changes every 6 months?
Could you please shed more light on this? TIA.
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