UsSavingsBonds

I've been asked this question thousands of times since the start of the Series I Bond program in 1998 and it's finally making headlines: "If inflation dropped to zero, or there's a recession, what will happen to the interest rate of I Bonds?" Recession, deflation or economic slowdown; any way you...

If you own U.S. Savings Bonds, you might stick the certificates aside and not think about them at tax season, but you better pull them out and check if you need to report any income. One of the biggest advantages about the interest earned by a savings bond is that it is not subject to any state or...

...wait, is that right? US Savings Bonds and making money in the same sentence? Yes, it is. I walked into my local savings bank yesterday and while filling out my deposit slip, the towering sign of current interest rates for various investments caught my eye. It was quite a depressing sight. A...

Many people are looking to President-elect Obama to be able to perform some sort of miracle to get America out of its economic and financial crisis. Well, perhaps looking at what past Presidents have done upon taking office is giving the new President some great ideas. Everyone in the press and on...

Did you know not all savings bonds earn the same rate of interest? AND, did you know that there are more than 50 different interest rates for EE Bonds since they began being issued in 1980? If you didn't know these two small but very important facts about savings bonds, you're not alone. The...

With all the confusion in the financial markets these days, the good old, reliable United States Savings Bond comes through once again as the absolute best investment available today. Because of all the bank failures and consolidations, many individuals have reservations about placing their money...

With the change of the Savings Bond rates quickly approaching on November 3, and the recent roller-coaster in the stock market, perhaps we should stop for a moment to answer the age old question: Are U.S. Savings Bonds really a 'safe' investment? Compare it to the Dow Jones year-to-date return,...